We took a field trip...

When I knew Jim was going to be out of town for the weekend we chose to visit a nearby friend.  She has so many wonderful things to do at her house that it's almost like taking a field trip.  First off, have you ever been to a Maple Syrup Festival?  We hadn't either until a few weekends ago.  I love going to things like this! 

Learning how things are made and exploring local attractions is really fascinating to me.  So we donned our winter attire and off we went to stand in line, eat and eventually learn about all things maple syrup.

The kids even got to try their hand at hammering in the little metal lip that goes into the tree to draw out the syrup.  Here is an old used up tree with a lot of holes from kids' testing.

Next up? 

Worms.  But probably not the way you are thinking.  Wait and see.