back to the rink...

My big cameras still haven't gotten out to play much! This is another post of photos from my new little point and shoot camera. I played again with the flash off to capture more the scene and movement. Color cast is really funky... but that's okay.

Jeff *had* to go to the Bull's game last week :-), which meant I was in charge of getting Clara home after dance. Instead of going home and then coming back down to pick her up, Alex and I opted to stay and hit the ice rink at Millennium Park.
As you can tell from the photos....
.... it was a great time to be there! There was hardly anyone skating!
He went around for about 20 minutes before it was time to groom the ice. While we were waiting for the zamboni to finish, we started talking to one of the ice rink guards. Turns out that he was one of the skate instructors there. He was giving Alex tips, and then when the rink opened back up, he ended up skating with Alex and giving him a lesson for at least 30 minutes! Alex really improved during that short time!

The regular city outdoor rinks closed after the weekend (Clara got in one last trip with her friend yesterday), but the one at Millennium Park is open for a little while longer. We hope to get in another day or two of skating before it closes.

With the rinks closing, spring must be right around the corner, right?