Ready to slip and slide

So we found out that as part of Austrian law all children in grades Primary (Kindergarten) through 4th grade are required to have five weeks of ice skating. Now you may say, "Gosh, that is a lot of ice skating." Well we only go once a week. The entire Elementary school will load up on the U-bahn and travel to the ice rink where we will spend a lot of time getting ready and then falling on the ice! We will do all of this in February. (Aren't you excited to read about those stories to come!)

I am excited for this as I love to ice skate. Carrie and I decided that if we are going to rent skates every time we go then we are going to waste money. So we've been on the hunt for ice skates recently. Carrie found some in her size and she is so excited. Apparently it is a bit harder to find my small size here. We'll keep our eyes open but at least one of us has their own skates!! Here's what they look like!