Ice Skating in Downtown Houston

Friday after Thanksgiving ("Black Friday") we opted to go ice skating over fighting crowds in the shopping malls. Bryan and Kara put on those skates (1st time for Kara & 2nd for Bryan) and hopped on that ice and took off like they have been doing it all their lives. They loved it! The sun was shinning and it was warm so the ice melted quite a bit. Bryan had a blast "pretending" like he was falling down and dove into it like he was sliding in to home plate. His dad was proud that he was "practicing" for the upcoming baseball season.

I did miss the "Black Friday" shopping just a bit because I missed spending the time with my sister-in-law Kim. She and I have made it a tradition to go out in the wee hours of the morning and get those "great deals". She was scheduled to work that day so she came to Beaumont the weekend before Thanksgiving and helped me shop for her kids.

Kara - 6 years old


Bryan - 10 years old (you can't tell in the pic but he is soaked)


Tim helping Hannah learn to skate.

Hannah - 5 years old

The kids watching the Zamboni do it's job.