The Sweetest Gift : :

We have always been big fans of maple syrup in our home! Even though it is a bit pricey {and understandably so with 40 gallons of sap = 1 gallon of syrup!}, it has always made it's way onto our grocery list. Where we live you can get some really great syrup, see tapped trees with buckets filling up everywhere, and each May our little town has a Maple Festival full of yummy maple goodness. This month, the syrup on our table and in our most favorite recipes and treats is a bit more special than it's ever been.

At the home we live in now there is a big old maple tree right on the corner and when our neighbor/close friends asks us to tap, well of course we were all for!

My oldest joined in to watch the tap and the rest of watched from inside, where it was warm.

The whole process is a bit magical really and gratefully our friends are keeping us stocked with the best maple syrup we've ever had.

Our go to simple recipe, that is becoming a daily breakfast or treat these days.

Organic Plain Greek Yogurt
strawberries quartered
chopped walnuts
a generous drizzle of Mustache Maple Syrup
= YUM!

For the first time, it's not just the delicious syrup we're enjoying, but the whole process.

Thanks to some hard work from our very thoughtful friends, it doesn't get any sweeter!