First Time Snowtubing

Over the weekend, we all packed in to the car and headed north to Blue Mountain to do some snowtubing. Zoe has never been, and Cheryl was incredibly scared the one time the two of us went, so I was cautiously optimistic that we would all have a good time. Bundled in our layers, we made our way to grab a family tube and head up the hill.

We eventually made our way down the mountain and, I'm just not sure Zoe really enjoyed herself. What do you think?

I was also able to take some video of a couple trips down the hill. Again, I'm still on the fence as to whether or not Zoe really enjoyed it. Do you think she had any fun?

After a number of runs down the hill in the family tube, we decided to make our way over to the single tubes. I'm not certain that the hill was bigger on the individual tube side, but it certainly seemed that way the first time I went down. And our big girl went down all by herself!

Overall, the day was a huge success. Everyone had a great time, even if Zoe got a little scared after her first solo run down the hill. That being said, after we were done, grabbed some food and had a bathroom break, she was excited to come back and do it all over again.

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