Happiness is in the skip

Last Sunday we spent a family fun afternoon at the Elm Creek Park Reserve tubing hill. It was the first tubing adventure for each of us and while we planned to have a good time we didn't realize how much fun we were really going to have.




We arrived to a jam-packed parking lot - I guess a lot of other families had the same idea since the thermometer was above 30! We forged ahead and within minutes we found ourselves standing at the top of 10 perfectly manicured snow lanes. We took a cue from the family in the lane next to us and we tied our tubes together - with Teagan in the middle, of course. Once the lane was clear of human targets we pushed off...down we went!!

About halfway down the hill I thought "Oh no, she's going to be so scared"! I did not think that we would achieve the speed that we did in such a short period of time. Before we knew it we were at the bottom. I looked over at Teagan and she was laughing hysterically. She pounded her fist on her tube and said "Stop it! That was so much fun! Let's go again."




We all agreed - again was a must! We pulled our tubes over to the magic carpet ride and it carried us and our tubes back to the top. I could get used to this - when I was a child we had to haul the sleds and ourselves back up the hill! Not here - I guess this is part of what you pay for. On our journey back to the top Teagan was still chattering about how much fun it was and said "next time I'll keep my eyes open!"

We repeated the process many times over for the next two hours. I know that it was a successful family outing because between each slide down the hill Teagan skipped everywhere. I've learned in her 4 short years that when she skips, she's happy! It made us both giddy to watch her enjoy our afternoon.




We're already anxiously awaiting our next trip to Elm Creek!