What Goes Up, Must Come Down

Yesterday, we were invited to go inner-tubing with Mr. B, his family and another large group of friends. We dressed warmly in layers, packed up goodies and extra clothes and headed out. We had to travel a good 30 miles to the spot where all of the action was to take place.

As we neared the spot, I snapped this photo....the inner-tubing was to take place near the base of this mountain.

We followed another truck in and as we got closer, we could see everyone was already gathered and the fun was underway.

A large fire was built for us to stand around and keep ourselves warm. This really came in handy after many trips down the hill on the tubes and getting covered in snow. There was plenty of warm food and drink to go around. One of the gals made a batch of Hot Buttered Rum for us to try....now that was good stuff!

We arrived around noon, so a lunch break was under way. Everyone filled up on beans, hot dogs, salads and other goodies. Then it was time to load up the truck with people and kids for the journey back up the hill. The truck and driver would take us all to the top, pulling the tubes behind. Here Countrychick is helping Mr. and Mrs. B's little ones into the truck. Mrs. B. is headed up the hill as well. I stayed behind this trip to take photos......

Off they go, up the hill........

All you could see from the bottom of the hill were the tops of heads bobbing around while they readied the tubes for the ride down.

Countrychick and little B. were the second to come down. I had no clue how fast they were going at this point...but they were moving right along. There were screams and laughter as they sailed down the hill.

The ride down is fast! I bet they were hitting speeds of 35 mph or better.

Once they hit the bottom, the would have to get off quickly, grab their tube and get out of the way as they next group was headed down.

The next group would usually be all adults on the big tube. They would grab onto the side and hang on for dear life......This was a riot to watch! Let's just say there were a few wipe-outs before they reached the bottom!


Yours truly had a blast....I went up and down several times on the tubes with the kids. Countrychick and I shared a tube with one of the little B.'s.....it was a blast. The kids loved hearing me scream....I had no clue how fast everyone was really going until I went on my first trip down....the world was whizzing by and I was screaming my full head off!!! We did have a small wipe-out once, nothing to serious......but there are a few sore bodies in our house today!

Countrychick had a minor mishap with her pants and someone had to loan her a pair of wool coveralls to wear. She decided that the wool pants were the way to go as she wasn't cold or wet after putting them on.

In the early afternoon, the snow got to soft for tubing, so out came the snowmobiles. Countrychick and Little B. had a blast riding on the thing. Countrychick had never rode on one alone before, but it didn't take her long to get the hang of it. I have a video of them, but I just have to figure out how to get it uploaded. We finally headed for home as it was getting dark. There were chores to do and dinner to prepare. Hayman fixed dinner when we got home, so that was nice. Everyone was so tired that we were all in bed very, very early! An afternoon of fun was had by all!