Making Maple Syrup at Grandma's

For spring break this year we headed North instead of South. This year Mom had a very good maple syrup season. It was a great opportunity for us learn how to make syrup and help out.
The sugar shack. Shadow is barking at the snow, trying to get it to slide off.


The collection barrels

Nathan can not wait until he is old enough

How to run up to 60 taps into one barrel

Sweet pea


Pumping sap out of the barrels

Corey doing his rounds



The sap pan and burner.

Nathan’s favorite part


Lou monitoring the Syrup

The kitchen (finishing pan, pump, filter, and bottling)






Hailey sticking stickers on pancake mix


Bottling the product.

The Great Wolf Lodge

After visiting mom’s for a few days we headed for the Great Wolf Lodge. It is a Hotel with a giant indoor water park. Good thing it is indoor, it was snowing pretty good out side. The kids had a good time splashing around for two days.