Kids like Roller Skating!

When we were trying to figure out what kind of birthday party Ben wanted, he commented about how it seems like it's been the longest year ever. I remember that feeling, you probably do, too. How time seemed to crawl in between Christmas and birthdays.

I'm gonna go on and say that we made the wait worth it.

Ben had a skating party!!







I haven't been skating since the mid 80's at Thunderbird Roller Rink in Plano...seriously.

I gottat tell ya, it smelled the same, it looked the same, there was a snack bar and a disco ball....I don't remember it being so loud, though. Hmmmm.

Anyway, it was great!

Ben and his buds seemed to have a pretty good time, too. There were many spills, but only on the skating floor. There were presents, candy, wicked cool cupcakes. We had it all.










Below is my favorite picture. It might not look like anything special, but I can't tell you how many times I have seen this exact scene. I've known these guys since they were Kindergarteners and have seen them gather just like this for years. Good stuff!





Oliver even got to try skating. They had skates for the wee ones that fit over their little shoes. We knew that it was going to either be super awesome or an epic fail. HE LOVED IT!!!!








That's enough pics for him! Let's GO!






I'm not sure that I have ever seen Oliver have that much fun. Really. We were going around the rink, I was holding his little hand, and he said, "I so happy." Melted my soul...in a good way.

Oliver asked morning and evening for the following 3-4 days, if we could go skating. That is not an exaggeration. Bless him, he asked every way his big 'ol 2 1/2 yr old brain could come up with, too.

"You wan go skating?"
"We go skating?"
"I like skating. You like skating?"
"We GO skating?"
"We go SKATING?"
"WE GO SKATING!"

This party was big fun for everyone. Ben and his friends skated. The parents of Ben and his friends skated. The people at the roller rink took care of all the details so that all you had to worry about was making it around the skate floor and back to the table for some cupcakes without falling. Not bad.