Winters End

We had one final cold snap that pulled the sap out of the trees! Daddy & the boys tapped about 5 trees this year so hopefully we'll get a couple of pints.

Last Fall, the kids & I scouted out about 20 maples on our property and tagged them for tapping. All of the trees weren't sugar maples...... but I'll just throw in some extra sugar and fix that :-) We put 2 taps in each tree but only about 3 were producing when we checked the bags. We really got lucky with that final cold snap or we'd have NO sap haha!

Tomorrow, we'll fire up the outdoor gas burner and boil it all down..... mmmmm, I can taste it already :-) Next year, we'll get a jump on the season and get them all tapped!

Snowboarding

And here come the rains..... everybody scrambled outside yesterday to squeeze in one last run down the hill with their boards !! I think Sean has the fence permanently stamped on the front of his face haha! Actually, he did pretty well for a little fart.... jumps and all :-) Ryan is more the 'speed demon' which really surprises me. Lyndsay.... well, let's just say Lyndsay needs a pair of skis.

We all have big plans for the property for next winter. All of the trails I cut will be perfect for cross country skiing! We have at least 3 areas that would be great for downhill and the hills west of the pond will be awesome for snowboarding. Now I have to get my 'McGyver' husband to figure out how to make a tow rope haha!! I'm feeling the need for a snowmobile :-)