MIS of the Year

 And the Most Improved Skater of the Year Award goes to....

 Jennifer! She started out this winter with no skating experience, and by the end, was really actually skating! (Check out the bottom pic!) She does fall more often when she is really gliding and stepping, but maybe that is partly due to bad ice conditions more than her lack of skill...or maybe not. ;)

 Jennifer is usually the one to ask if the rink is frozen enough to skate on.  Then she convinces Daniel or Evelyn to join her, or everyone goes enthusiastically on when she spreads the word that it "we are allowed to skate!"

Evelyn has "bob-skates" which are supposedly skates to help you learn how to skate. But really, they are like training wheels on a bike which don't teach you anything about biking. They were helpful in appeasing the spoiled youngest child...so she could be a part of the crowd. If you are thinking of buying a pair...think of them in those terms...not as helpful for skating skills.