Finally, we got some pictures of Luke skating. Check out his new skates...he got "too good" for his old ones. They were rated for entry-level skating, not for jumps and spins. Luke decided that in lieu of a birthday party, he wanted to participate in Skate Camp. He skates 3 1/2 hours on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. He's still working on some of his "old" moves, but has also begun work on jumps and spins. He can do a pretty decent Waltz jump, even if it's his Mom saying so.
It's not perfect, but it's a one foot take off and one foot land. (NOT an on-the-butt landing, like Mom would. If she got the nerve up to start with.) Roland, the jump coach, has also been instructing them in some toe jumps. Luke spends more time kissing the ice with those. His only complaint with the whole camp is Roland makes them work hard. I told Luke that was his job. Of course, Roland had him jumping in under half an hour, so Luke has decided Roland's a pretty OK guy, in the end. He's also begun taking private lessons on Mondays and Wednesdays with Laura Handy, his former group instructor (yes, who also makes him work). Laura has encouraged him to enter into a local skating competition, so Luke will be competing at the 2006 Sun Sand & Skate competition in Atlantic City, NJ on August 5th. He is entered in two events--the Basic 3 Compulsories, and the Basic B Program (levels Basic 3 and 4). The compulsories are the traditional "skill execution", and the Program is a skating routine with music. He's very excited and looking forward to it. We're proud of him for just giving it a shot.
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