Today we went tubing with Marc's family at Soldier Hollow (well, all of us except Marc -- he was at the Sundance Film Festival). Marc and I were concerned about Lucas going, as he's been home sick the last couple of days, and we didn't want the cold to worsen his condition. Marc said, "he can still go sledding around here when he gets better." I said, "hmmm, that's a little like telling you that you can still see movies around here anytime," -- he's sick as well but was still planning on attending 5 screenings today -- and he had to concede the point that it is not the same thing at all. As Lucas was absolutely determined to be well enough to go, I just couldn't crush him by saying no.
We met in Heber for a tasty lunch, then drove over to Soldier Hollow, where everyone got into their snow gear and headed up the hill. It was funny to remember that last year I had to spend the first half hour convincing Lucas to give it a try, he was so nervous. (I finally forced him to give it one try, with the promise that if he didn't like it, he didn't have to ever do it again. Of course he loved it. Without that delay this time, our two-hour block felt much longer.)
Last year I didn't bring my camera, not knowing what to expect. This time, I knew it would work, and documenting the day made it that much more fun for me (this is me riding the tow rope behind Lucas).
Grandpa even tried it out this year!
After the sun went behind the mountain, it got a whole lot colder. The kids were in pretty good shape with their snow gear and hand warmers, but I sure did wish I had some snow pants, as my jeans were good and wet and my bum was most definitely numb.
Eva was playing in the lodge with Grandma, but at one point they came out and she got to try out a teeny tiny tube on the gentle slope at the bottom of the hills. I didn't think she'd be outside much, so I didn't even bring her hat or gloves! Luckily, Grandpa shared his. (When she saw me, she instantly said, "I don't want to go home!" Sheesh, am I that much of a killjoy? I like to think not.)
I'm not sure why Max was getting this special treatment...
We like to hook our tubes together and go down in pairs or groups. I took several videos while we were going down the hill, and while it is kind of annoying to hear me repeatedly whooping, I still enjoy watching what we were doing!
Lucas announced upon our arrival at home that he was no worse for the wear, and I sincerely hope that he's right, because we had a great day in the snow.
Marc and I had both seen this product at Costco and been intrigued. Could it be good for our kids who are notoriously bad about eating fruits and vegetables? Could this nutrition boost help them not to get sick quite so often? I decided it was worth a try, so I shelled out the $30 for it yesterday.
