Ice skating!

Susan should really be the one to write this, since I wasn't present... but these are fun photos, and I'd like to share them.

Susan went on an ice skating trip with Liz and Lexy earlier this week to a downtown outdoor rink in Rochester's Manhattan Park. Amazingly, Sam loved it! Susan expected him to balk at the skates and wouldn't have been surprised if he hadn't wanted to even get on the ice. But he was quite happy to. He even managed to go it alone for a little bit, and wasn't at all deterred by falling on the ice from time to time.

There were there for several hours, believe it or not! Sam and Susan did some ice dancing together, and enjoyed watching the Zamboni smooth the ice.

Susan is even now on the plane to Minneapolis to see her friend Xochitl. Keep her in your prayers, for healing from her bad accident. Sam didn't fuss when she left, though he said several times he wanted to go with her on the plane. And both at dinner and at bedtime he insisted on praying, and prayed for Mommy's trip. Fortunately, no tears as yet. Of course, it's only been a few hours...