So contrary to popular belief Canadian baby boys are not born coming out of the womb clutching a hockey stick…

Grandpa bought a hockey stick for Ali and cut it down to an appropriate size.  We ‘played’ hockey for the first time the other day.  Ali doesn’t quite yet realize that he needs to hold the stick with two hands to get better control.

He did enjoy yelling “HOCKEY” at the top of his lungs over and over again!

Yesterday we went to Jakeman’s Maple Farm which has been producing Canada’s best maple syrup since 1876. Every weekend in March they serve pancakes with their famous syrup.

We arrived a little after 10am and immediately went to their quaint little restaurant and had yummy pancakes and coffee. The pancakes were exactly as pancakes should be- big and really fluffy!

I kept pouring on the maple syrup as the pancakes were soaking it in too quickly (I don’t feel too badly about this as apparently pure maple syrup has less calories than sugar, honey and molasses ).

Here’s Ali sitting on Grandma’s lap enjoying his pancakes

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