Lilly ice skates on her own!

And she will be the first one to tell you about it! She has been telling everyone all weekend that she skated "all by herself!" We met Lori (the figure skating coach) and her daughters Lynsey (6) and Lira (3) at the ice rink this Saturday. We bought Lilly a new helmet and her very own skates! She thought she was something else! :)



We were so excited that Lori brought her daughters. They are both great skaters! Lira, Lori's 3 year old, sure can motor around on the ice; and Lynsey does these amazingly, graceful moves! They were both quick to help Lilly! And Lilly seemed to be inspired by the both of them!





The Lovely Coach Lori was teaching Lilly how to fall correctly, and then how to get up. At the end of the session, Lilly was skating all by herself, with no coach and no bar! Tom and I were cheering from the sidelines.





So, coach Lori and her family are returning to their hometown of Pittsburgh this month, so she can no longer coach Lilly. We really want to keep Lilly skating. She talks about it all of the time, and understands that she goes on the weekends. She especially is excited now that she knows she can do it all by herself. We are going to meet with Jenna next weekend. Jenna teaching 2, 3 & 4 year old tot classes, so we think Lilly will have a ball with her, too! Thank you, Lori, for introducing us to the awesome world of skating! Best of luck to you all back in Pennsylvania!