Skating Angel

After the Christmas pageant and church service, we went to our friend Noah's birthday party. It was at Skate City. Marina had done really well learning to skate the last time we went. She want ed me to skate with her, but she did much more on her own this time. Mostly she skated on her own away from the rink, but on the rink, she held my hand tightly. She fell a few times, but it didn't seem to upset her. She even went around with Madi and her mom - without me! Once the party was over, Marina flopped onto one of the seats. "I'm worn out," she said.

Skating Princess

Marina was invited to her friend Madi's birthday party at a roller rink. I know Marina had been there before, but apparently she just held on to the side wall as she "skated." So, for the first time in 25 years, I put on skates and helped her. I was impressed at how much she learned in just a few hours. And I managed to not fall down either! She only wanted to go once around the rink each time, but I think she still had fun. She enjoyed the skating so much she didn't even eat cake!