Skating Into 6!

 We had a few ideas about what to do for Violet's 6th birthday.

But when she created a small, girl-only guest list, and I got an email from the Ice Station with a birthday party discount code, having her party there made all kinds of sense.

After all, she loves ice skating, and Cora also had her 6th birthday party at the Ice Station.

So, on Sunday afternoon, we gathered with a few of her favorite friends to celebrate together.

 Cake choice was easy for this girl - chocolate, of course!

 Here's the group before headed downstairs to get our skates on.

 Unfortunately, this is the best photo I have of Violet skating at her birthday party! For shame!
But, Grandpa couldn't stay for the skating part - he had to take Cora to her softball playoff game.

Yes, you read that right - Cora couldn't skate at Violet's party, because she had a playoff softball game, which was scheduled less than a week before the party.

Cora was crushed, but handled the disappointment as well as she could.

Here are the young skaters during their 15-minute lesson - Vi was one of the few with skating experience, and she looked very good on the ice!