Learning to ice skate

At the ice arena where LMS is taking skating lessons, they teach the kiddos how to fall without hurting themselves (fall to the side), then how to get up.

Here they've all fallen, though I will say that LMS is always the last one down- she doesn't like falling, even for practice :)

Assume a puppy dog position:

Bring one leg up:

Try to push yourself to a standing position:

Try again:

Get help from the teacher :)

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And here she's concentrating on skating:

A quick smile for mommy:

Look at her go!

She's only gone to 3 classes (2 more to go), but she's learned a lot already. She's more confident in her ability to stay upright, and she can skate frontwards and backwards. Not long smooth strokes, but she is moving. She mostly has fun, though I think she'll enjoy it a lot more once she feels more comfortable on the ice. I'm curious to see if she wants to stick with it. At this point, we're just introducing her to things she's expressed an interest in and seeing what happens.