Ice Capades

The other night I was reading an article about all of the fun activities to do in Colorado Springs (of which there are many), and one of them caught my eye: ice skating! It turns out that the World Arena, which is about 3 miles from here, has public skating sessions on the indoor rinks on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12-1pm and 5-6pm, and also several hours on the weekends. For the Noon session, the cost is $1; skate rental is $2.

As far as Gus can remember, he might have gone skating once while in grade school, but certainly hasn't since then. On Tuesday morning I told him I wanted to go ice skating and hoped he'd come along to skate or, if nothing else, to sit in the bleachers and cheer me on! :P Much to my surprise, he not only offered to accompany me to the rink, he was also willing to try skating!

So, at 11:30 we headed over to the World Arena, paid our dollars, rented our (very uncomfortable) skates, and waited for the Zamboni to finish its job. Finally, we stepped onto the ice. I skated a lot as a kid, so after a few wobbly seconds I had my ice legs back. Gus, however, got to start as a true beginner. Although he quickly developed a fondness for staying near the rail, he made great progress in the hour we were there! He went from depending on the wall for support, to taking some very fast, semi-confident strides on his own toward the center of the rink. I was so proud of him!

Best of all: Gus enjoyed it so much that we went out and bought our own skates this afternoon. :) Look out Stars on Ice, here we come!