Sunday, December 28, 2008

Snow Tubing on Christmas Eve!!

We tried to find the perfect time to go tubing and since Jeff's niece and nephew had school on Monday and Tuesday the 22nd and 23rd (can you believe they had school the day before Christmas Eve!) the only day we had left was the 24th which was Christmas Eve. When we called to see if they would be open they said they would be until 2:00pm so the time was set and thank God the conditions were perfect because the night before we got more snow and then it was supposed to snow again during the day! Here is a pic of the fresh snowfall the night before.

Here is the first thing you see as you walk up to pay and get your tube.

Up up and away we go! Thank goodness for the escalator or you would be so tired by the time you got up there you wouldn't want to go much more. The hill is three stories high and with the gradual slope and the bumps in between you get to go a pretty good speed by the time you hit the bottom.

Here is the view from the top as soon as you get off the escalator!

Here we are all getting prepared for the next run. You can go at it alone or you can lock your feet in the tube behind you for up to four people and when you do that you can really go fast and far, even if Jeff's brother in law does not believe it. Here is Jeff's niece Justine and mom with Tanner waiting to push them off and jump on.
Here is Tanner and me getting ready for my first try.


Whew I made it. What a blast! My only problem was my boots were not waterproof and they got wet fast and then cold so I headed into the heated shack to warm up! Here is the view from the bottom looking up to the top.

Here is Jeff's sister Pam leading the way, then Mom, Kaye, and Lisa bringing up the rear!

Here comes Kaye, Lisa, and Brad!

Here is Brad awaiting another run down the slope.

Here Pam is headed up for another run.

For a while it was pretty slow and we could get up and down pretty fast, but as the day went on it got pretty busy.
Time to go!
We came we saw and we went away snow covered and tired and ready to eat!
Here we all are at the end of the day!

We took two of these so Jeff's Dad could be in the picture too!

We had a great time and we will not soon forget this trip as it was a wonderful time filled with laughter and tons of fun.

4 comments:

~Kimberly~ said...

Oh WOW! What a fun time you guys had together!! What a neat thing to get to be with his family for Christmas and then to have all that fun too!
Glad you are home though...:)
Love you Kimi

Music Eloquence said...

That looks like a blast. (I think I post that every time... because every post looks like that much fun LOL) I'm glad you guys are home. Love you.

Livin' with the North in the South said...

Sis Kimi...
It was a great time and I think this was the best time I have ever had with Jeff's family. Jeff's sister even said that this was the best Christmas they have ever had and she was crying when we left. We had such a good time with them and leaving was bitter sweet because it was so wonderful and yet home is still home and we are glad to be back. Luv you guys!!

Sis. Von....
It was a ton o' fun and at the end of the day it was an absolute blast. We did miss all you guys and wished you all could have been there with us. The ladies at the store around the corner want to hide in our trunk next time.

Rachel said...

this looks like so much fun!

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