After taking a few months away from the rink, we have started back and both boys are showing some great progress. Thanks to a great instructor, Coach Katie, Mason is doing stuff naturally that I have never seen him do before after only two lessons. However, the most impressive improvement has been by Cutler. After two lessons with her I decided to put him in hockey skates and after only two falls he is “zooming” all around the ice. He loves skating by himself as I sit in the bleachers playing games on my phone, but I couldn’t resist and got out there with him to film this for his adoring fans.

http://youtu.be/5GtuhKPdLLM

He was definitely going faster than it appears, next time I won’t skate alongside him when I film.

UPDATE:

While looking through another day of videos I realized I had one taken from the stands where you can see just how quick he can actually motors when he wants.  Now if we could only get his right leg to stride as well.  Also, take note of the dancing Mason skating in the background at the beginning of the video.  I can picture him in cut off jeans, a tank top and busting his moves in the local roller skate rinks in the 80’s.

http://youtu.be/PXAU6rgB7_M