Blades of Glory

In typical Alex style, he befriended this kid about 30 seconds after we arrived...

Thanks to a Groupon offer, I signed Alex up for ice skating lessons at Brenton Skating Plaza downtown. First of all, what a great idea this has been for the city! I've been to the Metro Ice Arena before, but it's your basic, boring ice skating rink. This one is outdoors and located right by the Des Moines River. You get a nice view of downtown and can skate under the stars.

Alex did a great job (I was really surprised because I was convinced that he would be a wall-hugger like his dad when it comes to skating), and most importantly, he had a lot of fun.

 

We hit Zombie Burger after our lesson

Two years ago, I took him ice skating with his cousins, and it was basically Misery, Inc. He was done after I drug him around the rink a few times, and could not stand up on his skates at all. I know that they have walker-like devices to help the really wee ones start skating, but none were available then, so it was, in the words of Slap Shot, "Too much, too soon!"

But of course, I was a total liar about it on this blog:

"Alex's cousins from Chicago are in town this weekend and we decided to take the boys ice skating. Cal and Mac have gone a few times before, but this was Alex's first time. He did a great job and enjoyed it...most of the time!"

Let's take a quick look back:

January 2010: "You do that, you go to the box, you know. Two minutes, by yourself, you know and you feel shame, you know."



New sport: ice dragging

Of course, no post would be complete without a picture of The G!