We of course got there late because Daddy was cutting it close getting home from work and when he arrived home Bo had an accident in his pants. So we basically had to take a bath. We also forgot our helmet but luckily the lost and found had an a few extras. Ours was a Power Ranger one so that had Bo's approval.
We laced up our skates very quickly since it was 10mins past class start. It was also noted to be sure to be early the first day because they give a talk on what to expect, how to put on the skates, what to wear, etc. Bo didn't like them at first because they were too tight but I made him walk on them across the floor to get used to it. He had the hang of it pretty quickly.
Just as we got to the door, they were lifting the kids on the ice one by one. Then the kids were suppose to stand there and practice balance. Almost all of them fell from what I saw. They got back up. They practiced putting their arms out and touching their toes without falling. Then it was sort of slowing marching in place without falling. Then it was practicing falling the proper way so you protect your skates from hitting anyone else or yourself.
During all of this Bo basically had a one on one lesson with the assistant girl. Once he fell the first time, he didn't really try to get up. He just sat there and sort of whined because it was cold. She picked him up and he fell. This happened a couple of times until he was crying for Daddy. I waved from the glass no and to stay out there. That made him cry more. She let him sit there for awhile until she came over to him and picked him up to carry him to the door.
This is Bo sitting on the ice and it is "coooold".
This is him getting his "private lesson" before coming off the ice for the first time.
I met them there and she said he had to go potty. Basically Bo figured out that the only way she was going to get him off the ice, this is what he had to say. Bo and I had a talk for a little bit because he said he wanted to go home. But we decided to give it another try. The assistant came back over and took him to the group. By this time the others were starting to try to move around a little. I'd say about half could move a little and the rest of them kept failing.
This time he did really well for about one minute. He kept his balance and even touched his toes without falling. Then the teacher moved away from him and down he went again. This time he really cried loudly and she carried him off again. We took off his skates and watched the rest of the class for the next 15mins. After 30mins of lessons, they have a 20mins open skate. Some of the kids stayed out there and tried to go to half line and back. Others were down for the day. We watched a little more and then went to the other rink to watch the hockey practice. He liked that.
This is Bo after keeping balance for a little while the second time out there when he refused to get back up.
Ideally, I like to take Bo to practice again before the next lesson so he is a little more comfortable with the whole experience. He was very confident about it and gung-ho about it the few days leading up to it and even on the way there. I think it is another thing to be out on the ice basically by yourself. He was brave at first and hopefully with some practice he will get the hang of it. We will see again next week.
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