When we were homeschoolers we went skating once a month at the homeschool skate.  Brandon was in the stroller or with Grandma and had never put on real skates before.  (You know it’s a homeschool skate when there are tons of strollers on the floor and brothers and sisters help each other skate without fighting.  Not that homeschoolers are perfect…but it’s a pretty special culture.)

Now that all the kids are in private school, we rarely go skating. So I was excited for Brandon to be invited to a skating birthday party.  I dropped off the rest of the kids with Grandma this time, so I could focus all my attention on him.

The wheels on real skates spin super fast.  Brandon was sure he was an expert skater and didn’t wait for me to go on the rink floor.  He looked like something out of a Disney Goofy movie.  Ouch! He was ready to go home.  I couldn’t even hold him up with his arms and legs flying everywhere.  I can’t tell you how many times I said, “Just stand up.” (Patiently…of course :P.)

We tried having the wheels tightened on the skates, but his feet were too narrow for the velcro ones and the tie skates can’t be tightened. Next try were the fisher price shoe skates.  His shoes were too big for those so he just wore his socks.  Now we’re ready for some fun!

His new friend from school was there and they were an inseparable pair.

She was a fearless skater and when she took a tumble Brandon was right there to help her up.  It was so sweet, I tried not to cry.  I love it when I see one of my son’s be gentle and strong.

One of the games was the limbo :).  They were pretty lenient on the rules and I laughed myself limp watching the kids army crawl under the pole.

The rink had one of these thingies made up out of pvc pipe to help the really struggling skaters.  I wish they had 10 of them.  They looked really easy to make so I took this photo to help me remember how to put it together.

The Mom hosting the party is super creative and made these minion cupcakes for the kids.  Adorable.

Hope you enjoyed my super blurry phone pictures (bwa ha ha.)  We sure enjoyed the day.