Lucian has currently been on winter break. We wanted to do something new and fun before he returned to school. Well, he goes back on Monday. Therefore, we did something new today that I've been wanting to do with him for awhile now. We went skating. All of us. As a family.
Keep in mind that neither boy has one skating before. Lucian received roller blades for the holidays this year from his grandpa. The boys tested them around the living room a bit. I told them we were going to go skating while on break. Naturally, they weren't thrilled because they are homebodies. I made them go anyways. I think they had fun. They tried something new.
Lucian fell a lot while learning to balance. But he figured some of it out. There was a lot of laughing and smiling. He didn't cry or get upset. He did his best. I am proud. He was proud of himself. Maybe next time I'll rent him a support contraption that kids use when they are learning. Only if he wants. Or maybe we will try ice skating next.
Apollo had the adjustable plastic skates for kids. His feet weren't big enough for the smallest skates yet. They were a lot easier to move around in than blades. Easier to balance. Plus they didn't roll well. He basically walked around in them and did the occasional split. He was okay with it all. He had a fascination with all the numbers the rink had on the walls.
After their hard work, we visited the arcade section. It wasn't much of an arcade I'm afraid. Most of the machines were out of order. Unfortunately, we got a good amount of tokens before looking at the games. It all worked out. They ended up with some tickets and picked out a few prizes (including cotton candy). I think it was a good overall experience. I hope we do some more new things soon.
