Tubing at Edelweiss

This morning we kinda skipped church on the last day of Christmas Vacation so that we could go on one last winter vacation adventure . . . tubing! Now, normally when you think of tubing it's on a hill that will require a lot of walking up that hill that you're swooshing down . . . but not this time!!!

We went to a ski hill that also had tubing runs with their OWN CHAIR LIFT!!! Yep - I'm pretty sure that's what made it so appealing to Braden and I (knowing that the kids wouldn't be carrying their own tube and all). It was a blast!!! The kids had never been on a chair lift before so just that was exciting to them - and 3rd run Emma and Kaleb were riding them by themselves. Actually, those two were pretty hard core - we're finally catch up to them and they'd be off again - just the two of them taking on the hill and chair alone :) It was a little cold so I only took out the camera one time because my fingers were freezing!

Daddy and Navia waiting to be pushed down

There were a couple guys at the top of the tubing hill that would help you slide down - in a chain (holding each other's feet in a line), or a flower-type formation (all over the place, holding whatever you could of each other) or just solo. Then they would either push you so that you'd go straight down, or they'd swing you so that you'd go around and around in a circle as you are trying to catch your breath due to high wind of going so fast and flying snow that kept hitting your face! The kids thought it was amazing!!!

Kaleb waiting (very impatiently!!!)

The only "small" problem was that one of the runs made you go so fast that when you got to the end of it you would hit the small hill and start sliding down - towards where everyone was walking to get back to the chair lift. Usually not a problem, unless of course you are walking along and are suddenly hit from behind with a person on a tube and therefore flying into the air like a rag-doll (which is actually really funny to watch - sorry, but it is!!!). We know this not because of being hit, but because of running into people - in fact, within 1 minute we (Brade/Emma and Carrie/Navia) hit the same girl. She must have just gotten up and recovered when Navia and I took her out again (kinda funny because no one was hurt!!!)

Navia and Emma picking up their tubes from the top of the hill

So, if you are in the Ottawa area and feel like tubing, you NEED to check out Edelweiss - only 30 minutes from downtown (across the bridge in Quebec). Oh and if Grandparents would like to proven themselves to grandkids, I'm sure they LOVE to take you on with the tubes!!!

Daddy and the kids

Mommy's turn for a pic with the kids