It’s been a tough winter for young families, to say the least. So this short backyard skating rink video is a real win for us.
My 4 year-old son learned to skate and also found a love for hockey this winter, despite the isolation, no play-dates and lack of organized sports. Not to mention the stress, fears and the local rinks shutting down.
Christine and I decided early in the winter that the “stay at home” orders for our province weren’t going to rob our kids of a “normal” winter, so we put in our first ever back yard ice rink to help the kids keep active and occupied this winter.
Well, Turner was a complete beginner on skates and flopped like a fish while his older brother skated circles around him. Carrson had learned to skate a few winters ago with the benefit of skating lessons and we played shinny a few times a week at the local outdoor rink for the last two winters.
Little Turner had none of those advantages this year but he buckled up and decided that he was going to teach himself to skate and to play ice hockey!
Our back yard ice rink only lasted a couple of months but Turner was out almost every day, lots of times 2 or 3 times in a day. Always the last to get off the ice.
I have so much respect and admiration for him!
I hope this little video helps a few people realize that even in these weird, hard times, we can still learn, grow, accomplish our goals, and have a ton of fun along the way.