Ice skating and the Circus

Today was another good day. We had snow last night, about an inch and everything was white and bright.  We, along with the Walks, took Vika to the ice skating rink, and then met up with the orphanage at the circus.  When we arrived at the skating rink they said that there would be no skating until 1:30.  It seems that they run skating sessions in one hour shifts, and we were to late for the one that was started before we got there.  We were told we could purchase tickets in advance for the next session, but not for another 50 minutes. So we went bowling, Vika was not to thrilled about this because she had her heart set on skating.  The bowling section was not as croweded as last week and we got a lane with bumper guards, so there were no gutter balls. This made for a better game for the girls, and it put Vika in a better mood because they could knock some pins over every time, not just once in a while. After the alotted waiting period I went and waited in line for ice skating tickets, there was already a line. We finished our bowling game and went and got our skates. Vika, Nastya, and sister Vika did a great job on skates! There were a couple spills but nothing major. What we had to be carful of was the skaters around us! There was a group of teenage boys, and none of them could skate, they would come by us with their arm and legs flailing and if you were not careful they would crash and take you down with them!
With the help of Nastya, Russ and Cheri's daughter, we ordered lunch at the restaurant by the skating rink. The girls all had pizza, and Vika got chocolate ice cream.
After lunch we were off to the circus. We had purchased our tickets before we went skating to make sure we had seats.  We found the kids teacher and they sat with their group.  We were on the other side of the ring from them, but they kept waving at us.  The circus was better than we anticipated, there were many different acts. The kids had been there before and were not as impressed, but they still enjoyed it. It was after 6 when we left and we took the kids back to the home and said goodnight.  I only have two pictures from today, because Vika had our camera last night and the battery was almost dead when we got it back this morning. It was worth it, there are some excellant pictures of her and some of the other children.