Thanksgiving weekend, Part 2: Ice Skating!!

The day after Thanksgiving was beautiful weather (70 degrees!), and we definitely wanted to take advantage of it and do something fun as a family. Matt suggested we try out a park in Downtown Houston called Discovery Green. I looked it up online and found that in addition to alot of fun things, they have an outdoor skating rink that's open this time of year. So we brought some gloves & hats and headed down there.

Allison and I skated, while Matt ate lunch with the Sarah & Kimball on the sidelines (and took pictures). I think that everyone had a good time. This was Allison's first time ice skating! One thing that made it so much easier for her was that she was able to rent DOUBLE bladed skates. So it didn't take long to learn how to balance and skate around on the ice. She had a blast! As she became more confident, she wanted me to skate BEHIND her, so that she could prove that she could do it herself without holding my hand. Typical.

Me and Allison, getting used to the ice. (Look at Allison concentrate :)

Sarah giving Kimball a lift, to see Allison better :)

Allison having fun on the ice.

Getting more confident!

Allison posing with her Santa hat

Sarah's handiwork with the camera: a snapshot of our 'festive Daddy!'