Babysitters on ice

Last night we took the boys to an ice skating show. It was quite special because our babysitter, Aly, is on the University's synchronized figure skating team. When she first told me this, I couldn't quite wrap my brain around it. Lots of chicks? On ice? How do they not bump into each other? The answer is really quite simple: they are all very, very good.



And actually, these girls in particular are super-extra good, because UD's team is ranked 3rd in the nation. This show was their public send-off to this year's national competition.

It was lots of fun -- they had plenty of cute routines -- but Jacob found it a little long and got pretty obnoxious about it several times. Here he is in a calmer moment, modeling his boy-band hair.



In contrast, Isaac the Patient was determined that he would see Aly on the ice. We actually tried to leave about halfway through the program with still no Aly, but Isaac was in tears that he would miss her. So we stayed. It was worth it to see her, a confection in blue, zipping right past us as we stood near the glass. Isaac thought it was just about the coolest thing he'd ever seen.



We also got to meet her mom. She was very nice, but Daddy thought she had a special look for me, one that said, "Why does that 14-year-old have two kids?"