Although lately life for Carl has consisted of studying and life for myself has consisted of working at the bank, working at Starbucks and then studying for the bank at Starbucks, we have managed to fit in some fun activities over the last two weeks. Last Saturday we went out with a few young adults from the church and went rock climbing! It was quite the work out - especially for those of us that are used to sitting all day! I was slightly terrified at first, putting my life in the hands of my husband while he held the rope that kept me from falling to the ground if I let go - it was a good trust exercise!
Carolyn and Carl adding an acrobatic spin to their rock climbing experience!
And then there was me, just holding on for dear life!
Carolyn, putting her trust in me as I held the rope for her
Then, just this past Sunday, we drove about 1.5 hours to experience our first Sugarbush! A Sugarbush is where they harvest Maple Trees for maple syrup! Apparently right now is the the prime time for harvesting maple syrup as the temperatures start to rise, the sap begins to flow! A small hole is drilled into each tree where the sap drains from. On maple tree farms, like the one we were at, they have elaborate piping systems where the the sap drains from the trees, the pipes join up into larger pipes which then gets directed right to the spot where the boiling begins! We learned all about the makings of maple syrup and got to try our first Maple Taffy-on-Snow!
If you look closely, you can see all the pipes in between all the trees!
This much sap, makes that small amount of syrup!
Mmmmm, maple taffy-on-snow!!!
Sooo yummy!
Then we got to sample the syrup firsthand, on some fresh pancakes with some maple sausage!
Above: Carolyn Below: The Prost Family, our bible study hosts and their adorable 3 children!
Feeling like true Canadians!
Oh yeah, and there was a big chainsaw collection!
So, although things are busy, we try and get out to do some fun stuff but even if thats not possible, we enjoy the little things like the sunset from our window!
Can't forget to make my shout outs to Lorrie for taking the pictures and to my mom for sending them :) And to Grandma Funk for sending us more lovely family pictures, our wall is getting full but there is still more room so keep sending us your pictures, we are still missing some important friends and family on there!!!
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