Skating Fun Day

Today was the skating celebration for the completion of the semester.  The kids were able to show off the skills they had learned and then have their family & friends skate with them.

practicing snow plow stops

 proper stroking

 backward one-foot glide

 taking a bow

 Next session, she'll be learning new skills in Basic 4

 I was the "family" skating with Reagan!

 Reagan made it through 5 rounds of limbo before hitting the stick

After the skating party, Reagan got a special surprise when Ginger took her downtown to the seasonal skating rink.  They skated together and then went out to dinner ~ a big skating day for Reagan!

Santa's Workshop

Reagan's ice skating club put on an ice show tonight.  The title of the show was "Santa's Workshop" and Reagan's class skated to "You're a Mean One, Mr Grinch".  I took pictures at rehearsal this morning since the show would be in dark with performance lights (not picture friendly!).

Reagan's group wore green pajamas

 warming up

 getting instructions from "the Grinch"

The show was a success!  Reagan did great and had several fans in the audience (Mom, Dad, Cooper, Gigi, Bubba, & Ginger).   We celebrate her accomplishments by going out for pizza!

Moving Up

It was evaluation day for the Basic Skills classes.  Reagan passed her test and will now move up to the Basic 4 class.

Skating Surprise

Greg & I surprised Reagan tonight with tickets to see Scott Hamilton and Friends on Ice.  She was so excited to see professional skaters.  She told Cooper they were professional, they were a "little better" than her!!  She said this was the best night of her life and just kept thanking me over and over for bringing her.

waiting for the show to start

 Scott Hamilton welcoming the crowd

 The cast's opening number

 Mercy Me were the live musical performers and provided all the music for the evening.  They also shared the Gospel with the crowd.

 Silvia Fontana & John Zimmerman

 Josef Sabovcik

Christina Gao

 Ryan Bradley

 Isabella Tobias & Ilya Tkachenko

 Michael Weiss

 Sinead Kerr & John Kerr

 Alissa Czisny

 Tanith Belbin & Ben Agosto

 Katia Gordeeva

 Paul Wylee

 The Cast

 Scott Hamilton introducing his son, Aiden

 She loved the show!

Sunday Skate

It was time again for Reagan to go to ice skating lessons.

 working on spins

 learning their routine for the Christmas ice show