Today Sadie went to a birthday party at the roller skating rink. It was the birthday of my running buddy's daughter, Olivia. It wasn't the shortest party ever, luckily we had three hours at the rink.
The first hour was spent trying desperately to keep Sadie on her feet. I have never seen long skinny arms and legs flail in so many directions. Not to mention the painful sound of elbows, knees, and butt bones (there is no padding there) smacking into hardwood floors.
However, after the first hour I am pleased to say Sadie finally started getting the hang of it. She only fell on average one and a half times per lap around the rink. She was determined, she broke only for a quick bite of hot dog and for cake (gifts to be opened later). She had a blast. I skated slowly along behind or at arm's length (so she wouldn't lean over onto me which would cause her to begin falling as her skates turned haphazardly in a counterclockwise sort of direction thus resulting in Sadie facing backward in front of me, grabbing frantically at all my body parts while I struggled to keep us both from falling into an in ungainly heap.
Once Sadie had it down there were 11 other 5 to 7 year old girls that recognized me as one of the "mommies" and clung to my hand for various periods of time while we circled below the disco ball and grooved to everything from Michael Jackson to Hannah Montana.
It was a memorable afternoon. I'm glad I got to share it with my darling, charming daughter. I'm also proud of Sadie and her new skill set.
The first hour was spent trying desperately to keep Sadie on her feet. I have never seen long skinny arms and legs flail in so many directions. Not to mention the painful sound of elbows, knees, and butt bones (there is no padding there) smacking into hardwood floors.
However, after the first hour I am pleased to say Sadie finally started getting the hang of it. She only fell on average one and a half times per lap around the rink. She was determined, she broke only for a quick bite of hot dog and for cake (gifts to be opened later). She had a blast. I skated slowly along behind or at arm's length (so she wouldn't lean over onto me which would cause her to begin falling as her skates turned haphazardly in a counterclockwise sort of direction thus resulting in Sadie facing backward in front of me, grabbing frantically at all my body parts while I struggled to keep us both from falling into an in ungainly heap.
Once Sadie had it down there were 11 other 5 to 7 year old girls that recognized me as one of the "mommies" and clung to my hand for various periods of time while we circled below the disco ball and grooved to everything from Michael Jackson to Hannah Montana.
It was a memorable afternoon. I'm glad I got to share it with my darling, charming daughter. I'm also proud of Sadie and her new skill set.
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