The Canadians Christmas party was something you loved going to from the time you started dating Brendan. Now that the twins were three you both thought it would be a good idea to teach them how to skate. You had the basics of skating down (start, stop, turn). After you and Brendan laced up Nick and Nina’s skates you led them out to the ice. You took Nick while Alex had Nina. Nick and you were leisurely skating around the rink while Alex and Nina were speed skating laps.
"I wanna be like daddy." Nick said when you stopped by the bench, Nick was getting tired.
"You wanna skate like daddy or play hockey like daddy?" You asked your son.
"I wouldn’t consider what Brendan does playing hockey." Brandon Prust said from nearby.
"Hey you too man!" Brendan shouted from center ice. Brandon laughed and skated away.
"I wanna play hockey mommy!" Nick said answering your question.
"Yeah? Do you think you can show mommy how you skate?"
"Yeah look!" Nick said and took off around the ice. You were amazed! Nick came to a solid stop when he got back to you too.
"Wow that was pretty good buddy!" You told your son as Brendan came up to you with your daughter.
"Well Nina doesn’t like this at all." Brendan said with the unhappy toddler at his hip.
"That’s ok! Nick’s amazing at skating and said he wants to play hockey." You say taking your now crying daughter into your arms.
"Oh yeah? You wanna be a hockey player like your daddy?" Brendan asked Nick.
"Uncle Brandon said what you do is not playing hockey." Nick told your husband. You had to bite your lip to keep from laughing.
"Remind me to beat him up next time we see him."
"No daddy."
"Why not?"
"Because he can beat you up!" Nick told Brendan. This time you couldn’t help but laugh. Brendan took Nick skating around the rink and left you with a visibly unhappy Nina.
"What’s wrong baby girl?" You ask sitting down on the bench.
"I want daddy to like me. If I don’t play hockey he won’t like me!" Nina said crying.
"Baby that’s not true! Your daddy loves you!" You reassured your daughter.
"Mommy did you play hockey?"
"No I was a dancer."
"Then I wanna be a dancer like you!" Nina said when she stopped crying. "Mommy how do you have all those things if you didn’t play hockey?"
"Mommy got all her trophies and medals from dance."
"How?"
"When you dance for so long you get trophies and if you dance competitively you get trophies too!"
"I wanna see mommy dance!" Nina said excitedly.
You take out your phone and go on YouTube knowing a ton of videos are on there. First you show Nina one of your ballet solos. She loved it and didn’t believe it was you. Then you showed her a contemporary solo that your best friend choreographed for you one year. Then you showed her a couple of group dances that you liked. Nina loved all of them!
"Daddy! Mommy’s a really good dancer!" Nina said when Brendan came over by you two.
"I know! Did she show you the one with Aunt Lauren?"
"You did a dance with Aunt Laur?!"
"Yeah I’ll show you at home!"
"Ok! I’m gonna be a dancer daddy, just like Mommy!" Nina said.
"Our kids are gonna be just like us." Brendan said as he placed a kiss on your lips.
-Jordan
