Mmm.... syrup

Today we went to the Maple syrup farm. First we stuffed our faces with pancakes, sausages, baked beans, fruit salad and muffins (it was deeeee-licious!), then we took a tractor ride out to the bush to check out how the trees were tapped and how maple syrup is made.

Did you know that it takes 44 liters of sap to make one liter of syrup? That's my interesting factoid for the day!

Here we are, all bundled up and ready to head out to the bush:

Speeding down the hills

After working for 15 hours yesterday, Chris was able to take today off. So, the boys and I and the McKenney Clan headed over to the Pinery for some tobagganing.

It was awesome! I've never been to the Pinery in the winter, and I highly recommend checking it out. They had two fabulous hills, one mid-sized one, and one really big one (try getting up that sucker while dragging a sled with a kid in it!). We had a great time going down the hills - even Quinn loved it! He kept saying: "Moe, Moe!!"

After the tobagganing we drove a little bit to a quiet spot where we fed the birds. The flew right onto our hands and nibbled at the bird seed.

The Pinery: www.pinerypark.on.ca

Snow! Glorious Snow!!

We finally got some snow today! Chris and I immediately bundled up the boys and headed outside because we didn't know how long the snow would last.

Aidan had a blast shovelling with Dad - I hope that his love of shovelling continues well into the teenage years! Quinn was a little unsure of what to do at first. It probably had a lot to do with the fact that he couldn't really move much in his snowsuit and boots. But after a few turns around the lawn in the sled he was up and toddling along in the snow.

For the record, the snowfall lasted exactly an hour and a half - we'll see how long the snow actually stays on the ground!!