Weekend fun

So we went out to play this weekend.

Friday night hubby came home and we headed out to some skating before our weather turned again. It was a warm night, the sky was clear, stars were glittering, so to the canal we went. Well, sunshine was determined to improve her skating and. Well, 14 km, 3 beavertails, 1 hot chocolate, 1 hot apple cider, 1 water and 3 hours later and sunshine is now a better skater! She is quite pleased with herself for skating all the way downtown.

I remember when we were younger our family used to skate together all the time. There was a lake in our neighbourhood and we would skate on it and follow the little river that jutted off of it. I used to like skating on the little river that fed into the lake because it was warmer than being out exposed on the lake, especially when the wind blowing.

I remember an one skating excursion when I was a little ahead of the rest of the family going down the little river and I heard a huge crack. Now it was quite common to hear cracks in the ice as you were skating, the ice was quite thick but every so oftenn you would hear a cracking noise. Well on this occaision I thougth I was going through the ice, man I spun around and high tailed it back to my parents and siblings. I was sure my stomach was in my mouth. After that I never went as far down, and I stayed closer to my family.

So here is a pic of sunshine in her skating glory on Friday night: