Lauren's first ice skating performance

On Sunday, 10/28/2012, just as Hurricane Sandy was brewing out in the Atlantic, our Lauren had her first ice skating performance!  It was part of Iceland's Halloween fundraiser supporting the Ronald McDonald House.
Lauren was naturally a bit nervous, but I downloaded some new cartoons onto my Kindle Fire and used them as an incentive to not be nervous, rock it, and have fun!  I was so- proud of her.  She went out on that big ice by herself and with the guidance of her coach Priscilla, had an awesome first performance.  She had a fall towards the end but it didn't seem to bother her too much.  She noticed that the crowd let out a collective gasp (a subtle one!) but Tae and I assured her that the most important thing was to simply get up and move on when it happens.  We went to one of her favorite Italian restaurants Umberto's afterwards to celebrate.  More than anything, I'm thrilled that she simply loves to ice skate. 

Stretching (not really!  Just looks like she is.)

Warm-up.

My BIG girl!