Easier Said Than Done

While I have yet to post anything about Christmas or other blog worthy events that have happened since my last post, I'm feeling desperate to at least catch myself up since the New Year began. The truth is, January has not been all that exciting for us, unless you count 2 bouts of influenza separated by a week trapped in the house from the snow and ice that paralyzed Atlanta.

Now that we are all up and running again, it's time to make up for lost time and have some fun!

Awhile back, I purchased some discounted tickets from Groupon for ice skate rentals and skating time at The Rink, which is on the edge of Piedmont Park in Atlanta. Prior to closing the deal, I had discussed the idea with Eric as a fun family outing, at which point he asked, "When was the last time you skated?". Good point. Nonetheless, I decided it would be an adventure and sealed the deal, and then invited The King family to join us. Olivia is too young to skate, and Susana is carrying baby #3, so Bryant and Sophie King joined us on the ice.

Walking in the skates on the regular floor to get to the ice proved to not be a problem for the kids (or me!), but once we actually got on the ice, it was another story altogether. It was quite a challenge even for us adults to get a good feel for the ice and find our rhythm. But trying to verbally explain the technique to a 3, 4 and 5 year old proved to be virtually impossible.

Here's Jack, all confident that he'd be able to rock it on skates before actually giving it a try...


Jack decided to call it quits after his first lap around, and Sophie persistently held onto the wall around the rink while her feet repeatedly took turns slipping out from under her, resulting in her falling, with me doing everything in my power to not go down with her. All this in about 25 minutes tops.

Here's what happened when one of us relinquished our duty to try and capture the moment on film...


Thankfully, it wasn't all for naught as we were graced with the first 65 degree day of the year, which allowed us to enjoy a nice lunch outside, followed by a walk to the playground on the other side of the park.

All in all, it was a very FUN day!!