gosh, i love my family!
i admit, the kiddos have really been trying my patience lately...with the holiday break giving us a LOT more time 2 fill, & with my energy level not being quite as high as usual...plus, gabby is at this impossible age of questioning every little thing i say! & it's not inquisitive questioning - like the eager young gal is yearning 2 broaden her horizons...but, it's the i-need-u-2-justify-what-u're-saying-because-i'm-not-quite-sure-
it's-the-decision-i'd-like-2-hear type questioning...6 year olds, ugh!
but, none the less, i'm enamored by my family!
each & every day, i'm totally taken aback, by the enormous amount of blessings in my life!
thank u Lord!
"every good & perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows." james 1:7
as i mentioned on friday, we had a chill weekend planned...daddy worked & mama took it easy with the kiddos...enjoying the last little bit of holiday break we had left
plenty of outside time & a chilly picnic on saturday
with lots of board/card games, mixed in with some video games too
& a trip 2 the roller skating rink on sunday!
this place rocked!
it's the same rink that's been there since i was a kid...but i hadn't been there (& up on skates) since like middle school days! when, i might add, i was pretty darn fast on some inlines! ;0)
now on sundays, they're open from 1-4pm...it costs $12/family (up 2 a fam of 5), & skate rental is an additional $1/ea...and it's so not crazy busy & packed!
this was only the 2nd time EVER, that the kiddos had been on skates (here's the 1st)...curtis & i didn't rent skates at first - assuming we'd spend most of our time walking alongside wobbly kiddos...but after just 15 minutes, all 3 were off on their own, not really concerned about us
they all LOVED the music (commenting several times on the old school, cliche roller rink jams that they recognized from 1 of their fav movies - the whole reason they asked Santa 4 skates 4 xmas!)...jaden would jump up from having soda & popcorn, exclaiming "oh no! i'm missing my favorite song!"...or i'd ask him if he needed 2 go 2 the restroom, & he'd reply "no, i'm skating & dancing 2 my favorite song right now." that kid loves music! & he also loves 2 talk! the few times he did stop 2 take a breather, he was either at the skate rental or the arcade prize claim, chatting it up with the employees! ;0)
gabby even joined in several of the games they did throughout the 3 hours (corners, red light/green light, limbo, reverse skate, etc.)...i love that she's starting 2 come out of that shell of her's & try new things! :0)
corinn really seems 2 get the whole concept of skating...she's not scared 2 fall, she's got the pumping action down, & she's fast!
all 3 kiddos were amazed when mama put on skates! i rented some right away, after realizing my wee ones, weren't so wee & could skate all on their own - but i don't think any of my kiddos actually believed i could skate! ~lol~ it was hard going slow enuff 2 stay with them tho (they all wanted me to skate beside them)...and of course if u're close by, they want 2 grab u as they're going down...curtis hasn't actually ever been skating, & he chose not 2 start 2day either (even tho, he was tempted - he told me we should plan the next trip when he doesn't have 2 skip out early 2 head 2 work)...he helped out the kiddos so i could skate, & he had a great time grooving 2 the music with us ;0)
the girls didn't fall much at all - i heard the official count on the car ride home...gabby said she fell 4 times, and corinn said she fell 6 times - & i totally believe them...they did really well! (& their skates have a little resistance 2 them, so they have more control)
jaden fell quite a few more times (his skates r adult size SEVEN speed skates - no resistance!) - he actually was very dramatic about it! if he fell, he made sure he really fell - full belly contact with the floor, falling...or spread eagle, laying down on his back, scaring the boogers out of his mama, that he was gonna trip a few other kiddos in the process, falling! ~lol~
but it was a BLAST! & we plan 2 go back at least once a month...hey, we might as well get Santa's money's worth outta those skates! ;0)
here's a video of how well the kiddos did...sorry, it's a little dark
on the way home, we swung by nana's for some swing time on the flyers, & 4 a pizza dinner...what a perfect ending, 2 a really great day! :0)
corinn conked out in the car on the way home...and after baths & the bedtime routine, all 3 were out like a light, once hitting the bed (skating sure is a workout!)! ;0)
we're all geared up & ready 2 get back in the school/work routine 2moro tho...i've had that song stuck in my head all evening...
"back 2 life, back 2 reality..."
;0)
6 comments:
Looks like you all had a great day!
Wow, the skating looks fun. I forgot how much fun 4 wheel skating was. OLD SKOOL ;) I actually haven't even been on a pair of inline skates since my elbow injury. I would have to wear elbow guards if I ever tried again. Kids, wear your safety gear, please!! I broke my elbow in the same place twice. It's no fun!!
So glad to see you were feeling well enough to take on such an adventure. Loved what you said about the kids. We love them too. Can't wait to catch Javi up on the Skates family in a few minutes when he gets home. He'll probably want a pair of roller skates now!!
Wesley so would have fallen the same way as Jaden:) Such dramatic boys! Looks like a lot of fun though. I think I am going to take Wesley to one this weekend. I hope that the kiddos settle down now that schools back in session and the routine is back.
eeekkkkk....I HATE to skate--I never could do it--I have a "lame left leg" that for some ODD reason, I am uanble to lift OFF the ground, once a skate is tied to that foot. Seriously. In college, I had huge football players just drag me around the rink, in Lynchburg! LOL! Iceskating, the same way. And again, the Canadian guys/friends from college would attempt to teach me-coax me to lift that dumb leg up and BOOM, I'd fall, or I'd almost bring their 6'6" frames down with me.........my poor children will never learn to love the sport.....maybe I'll send 'em w/ you, next time we're in the 'Burg! LOL!
What a BUSY day you had---reading all that made me tired! I'm so impressed w/ you, to keep doing all that you are doing, during this "season" of life.
Here's hoping and praying for a healthy and smoothe week, before you begin Round 2 next week! have a super one!
Ahhh!!! Is that Skatetown??? Oh, the many wonderful memories I have from that place!!! LOVE all those great pics of the kids skating!
yep - it's Skatetown! actually, it's called skating fun center...or something like that now...pretty much the same place tho, just a little diff ;0)
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