Icing

Saturday mornings Mathias is taking a skating class with a half dozen other 4-year-olds. After three sessions he is making good progress.

He has developed a somewhat strange fear of the Zamboni. Yesterday, the spent most of his class looking over his shoulder to make sure the gate off the ice was closed and no vehicles were approaching. Oddly enough, after class is over, the Zamboni coming and fixing the ice is the highlight of the day... From a safe viewing distance, of course!