Skating at Flat Irons Mall

Kaylee's birthday was yesterday and I had promised to take her shopping for a bunch of new clothes. Since my in-laws were in and Jim was working we decided to go to one of the nice malls...Flat Irons. We had tons of fun. We were so surprised and excited to see an outdoor skating rink when we arrived. We did some shopping and had lunch. Then Mom and Dad surprised us by buying us tickets and skate rentals for a little afternoon fun!! Thanks Mom and Dad!!

This was only the second time to skate for my Kaylee (she was only 3 the first time and hated it!). It was the first time for James and Jagger.

Here is Mom and Dad enjoying watching us fall on our bottoms while they kept their bottoms high and dry on the benches.


Jagger loves all things sports. He was smiling and laughing the whole time. He really enjoyed the whole experience.

Kaylee caught on very quickly..and enjoyed it much more this time around! She fell quite a bit but enjoyed skating. It was a nice birthday surprise for her.

James was frustrated a lot. We all did a lot of cheering him on to help him get his confidence up. I even told him that he had an advantage because he is Russian and Russians are great skaters! I was so proud of him for staying so determined and really working it out.

What a great wipe out picture!

James did great with the shovel because he focused more on the shovelling than the skating. He was really getting it at this point.

I'm thinking of going professional.....

And maybe Melissa would like to be my partner??


What fun. And what wonderful memories!! Thanks Mom and Dad. It was a perfect day!