Brianna's First Skate

This last weekend Brianna was invited to a skating party and she was determined to be able to skate as quickly as possible. We had a pair of double bladed strap on skates in the basement and the weather presented us with the perfect 8ft by 3ft strip of ice in the backyard garden. Ever since this miniature ice rink was created, Brianna dreamed of skating on it and with a skating party on the horizon, she wanted to get on the ice with her skates.

The event started with her running onto the ice once her skates were on, and before long – well approximately 15minutes later, she was skating on her own. Below you can see a video of her first time on the ice. (bonus points if you can name the song!)

It didn’t stop there, she was so excited about skating in the backyard on the double blades that she wanted to try skating on single blades, so Dad and Brianna headed down to the local Boomtown Emporium (used sporting goods store) and scored a pair of CCM skates (thanks Aunty Kathy!).

Then came the big skate party on Sunday, Brianna was so excited, I believe she forgot that she didn’t know how to skate on single blades, this did not stop her. In true adventurist fashion she took to the ice like a duck takes to water, we started to skate at 3:30 and she didn’t get off the ice until the Zamboni shooed us away at 5pm.

At one point while she was using the “helper bar” a friend came skating by (she was very good) and encouraged her to join her. Well, Brianna pushed the “helper bar” away and took off (very slowly) with her friend.

Brianna now loves skating and has been invited to another skating party on Saturday.

Sadly Dad has mediocre skills and the Gretzky gene doesn’t exist on his side of the family, Mom however is an avid skater and was also a part of a women’s hockey team. So, I guess, she gets her sense of No Fear from her Dad and the ability to actually skate well from her Mom. Either way she enjoys being on the ice and getting the exercise that a little girl needs to grow and her Mom and Dad are very proud of her.