And so it begins...

William has been asking us to sign him up for ice skating lessons for quite a while because he realizes that he will need to learn how to skate before he can start to play hockey. Tonight was his first skating lesson...and he loved every minute of it. He progressed quite well during the class. The first 30 minutes are with an instructor and the last 30 minutes are open skate. By the end, he was zipping along. Early morning ice times and expensive equipment may be in our future.  

 Here is a timeline of his hockey obsession:

Seats on the glass for a Griffins playoff game... the obsession begins.

Driveway hockey on Anderson

Basement hockey in Kalamazoo

First attempt at ice skating

After watching Olympic hockey, we would play in the basement.  The winning team received a gold medal and had their anthem played.  

Rollerblades!

Roller hockey

Nice moves

Suiting up for ice skating lessons

So excited!

I don't think the smile left his face