Ice Skating Lessons begin...

Matthew put on ice skates and hit the ice for the first time ever yesterday 8.9.08. While the other toddlers were standing with their arms outstretched for balance and marching up and down to get the feel of the skates, Matthew just walked on by to the gate to the "Pond" and waited for the instructor. They gave him a little bar type thingy to hold onto at first and here are the pictures of his first couple of minutes on the ice. My batteries died so I only got 3 shots but he got rid of the bar after 10 minutes and just sort of got used to the ice for the remaining 20. He loved it and wants to go again. He say he wants to play for the Red Wings. I asked him why not the LA Kings since that's our home team. He said "they lose". Even a 3 year old knows the Kings suck! He will be in the Tiny Tots course for 7 more weeks. If you are near the Ice Station in Valencia, he is there every Saturday at 10am. The instructor said he was so comfortable he may skip Ice Tots and go right onto To Stars next. Matthew just wants to play hockey, all he could say was "where's the stick". Give him a year or less and he'll give Sidney Crosby a run for his money....okay maybe 10 years.