So this afternoon (after skating class this morning mind you), we all piled into the car and drove up to Georgina for the KIS Invitational skating competition. Before I go further I have to tell you that it was really well organized and ran very smoothly. They also had a nice lobby attached to the rink where Katrine was skating which helped to corral Elspeth while we waited for Katrine’s turn. They also had the cutest wall of kisses leading to the awards area. The kisses were organized by club with one kiss for each skater. You got to write little messages on any of the kisses. What a creative way to boost club spirit. At the end, the girls got to take them home. Katrine’s is already hanging up on her wall.
This time Katrine was doing “big girl” elements. This is basic moves like the past two years but instead of a group of girls being on the ice together and doing each move in turn, the girls did a sort of mini program with the moves strung together but without music. Katrine’s group was pretty darn good and there were some cute skaters (one little girl was dressed up as Dorothy completed with ruby slipper boot covers!) Anyways, Katrine surprised us all and took first in her group.
And how do you celebrate winning first at skating? Go skating. Yes, this evening saw Katrine and some friends skating at a local PJ Skate dressed up in comfy pjs. She had a blast. I however did not fair so well having fallen quite hard on my hip when a girl wiped out in front of me. I think that I will be very sore decorating the tree tomorrow.
Then to finish off, a few fall photos for you to enjoy.
