Yesterday and Today

Though the girls had a day off from ski practice yesterday (due to school vacation week) our intrepid skiers couldn't possibly miss out on six inches of fresh powder! 

View from the back door at 7:00am Sunday morning. 

And our view at 8:30am today. Perfect temperature out there this morning to begin boiling our first batch of sap! Nothing like the smell of maple right outside your back door! xo

Harvesting Snow, Boiling Sap

 With the unseasonably warm/record breaking temps we've had we needed some way to keep the ten gallons of sap that has been collected cold. The girls grabbed their sled and shovels and went down to the cul-de-sac to harvest some snow yesterday morning. 

Returning from trip number one. 

Harvesting trip number two. 

Late afternoon snow harvest. 

This morning, before Dave and the girls left for skiing, he got everything set up so that I could begin the boiling process! Day one went very well and one bucket of sap is now in the boiling pot. Here's to hoping that the colder temps that are on the way will allow the sap to start flowing again so that we can collect a few more buckets before the season is over. xo

And So It Begins!

Fingers crossed for a really good run this year! xo

{These Moments} Outside And In

{These Moments} A Friday ritual- no words- containing two moments from the week. Simple, special, extraordinary moments. Moments I want to pause, savor and remember. If you are inspired to do the same leave a link to your moment in the comments section below. We wish you a lovely last weekend of February and a very happy leap year! xo

On Christmas Evening

This year, rather than individual gifts, we asked that my family give us one family gift. We sent along a list of suggestions (leather bound books, board games or sugaring supplies) incase they wanted some ideas. Sugaring supplies was definitely my favorite suggestion and so I (and Dave and Grace and Emma) were super excited to open the box and discover that's what was in there! Now, we just need for winter to actually arrive so we can put these items to good use!

We hope that your Christmas Day was as sweet as ours! xo