maple syrup festival

During the March Break, we went out to the Maple Syrup Festival at Bronte Creek. Who can resist pancakes and REAL maple syrup!?




Can't let any of that maple syrup go to waste!



I think the girls checked every bucket on the property!



It was a great day!

supermoon

The moon was supposed to be HUGE last night....unfortunately, the we had cloud cover until 9:30, and then it was too late.



The moon we did see was beautiful though.

last snow?

Have we finally had our last snow? After a few weeks of back and forth between rain and snow, warmer, almost spring like temperatures and freezing, we had a morning of beautiful thick fluffy snowflakes....possibly (and hopefully) the last snow of this winter. Once the ground was slightly covered, I talked my girls into going down by the river so we could take some pictures with those beautiful fat flakes (I haven't had my camera out very much this winter)....of course, by the time we got out the door, the snow stopped.

But the scenery at the Grand River is beautiful...and the girls LOVE 'exploring' down there and watching the geese and ducks.



Each Spring, as we get more rain, all the ice on the river melts and the water swells over the banks, it always amazes me. This year, the huge chunks of ice were left up on the shores all over the walkways. They were quite impressive!



Part of the pathway was still flooded and we couldn't go any further.


But I did manage to get a good one of my baby girl.