Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Family Ice Skating


We are happy to report that we have resumed one of our favorite activities - ice skating! In Saudi Arabia, unfortunately, it was impossible for us to go skating as a family because the rinks were either for men or for women, but not for both. Bishkek, however, has several rinks around the city. The one we have been frequenting is a large rink filled with men, women, and children of every ability level. 

We weren't sure if we would be able to find little skates for Sebby, but we were pleasantly surprised. Not only do they have skates for the smallest of customers, but they have helmets and knee pads to boot! 

Misha was thrilled to be back on the ice, zooming around in no time, and Sebby absolutely loved his first time on the ice. I guess he's just dying to keep up with Misha. He can't skate by himself, of course, but he loved hanging onto our hands and getting spun around the rink again and again. Every time we took a break, he begged, "I want more ice skating!" Skating while supporting Sebby takes a big toll on Josh and me, so after taking Sebby along for the first two times, we found a sitter and enjoyed skating for ourselves the next time. Each time we have gone, we've taken friends along who have never skated before and were excited to try something new.











The enjoyable exercise wears us all out - especially Sebby! He fell asleep in the brief time between taking off our skates and loading back into the car.

2 comments:

Tanya said...

Cute! What fun. I wonder if Nara is big enough to try ice skating yet. :)

Tammy Kula said...

Be prepared to spend most of your time hunched over holding her hands ... :)