In my grief, I am learning to hold captive to every moment. As winter comes to a close here, I decided to take the boys for one more skate on the outdoor rink.

JC and CC loved racing and playing tag. OC took his first tentative steps on his ‘cheese cutter’ skates.

We all had a blast.

Yup, those are boats in the background. We are skating right beside the lake.

CC with a full mask of snow courtesy of his big brother.

I laughed.

I raced.

I am still faster for one more year!