Our life is filled with bees.

We are going bee crazy this year. Our hive did really well last year, so Trent split it in half, so now we have two hives in our yard. A few weekends ago, I was looking at our pear tree, and I noticed a huge swarm of bees in it! Trent was so excited, he ran inside and got another bee box, we put the dogs and the baby inside, put on our bee suits, and Trent cut down the swarm into the new box.



 So now we have three hives in our backyard. I felt like this was a bit excessive, since I can't even walk into our garden right now without being surrounded by bees, so we found someone to host that swarm. The beehive will be on someone else's property, but Trent will take care of them and we will split the honey. After talking to a few friends in the area, we found more families that were interested in hosting. So now we will have six beehives this year. SIX. Pretty soon we are just going to quit our jobs and sell honey for a living! I was playing with my slow motion camera again and got a pretty

cool video of our bees....


 This is "my" hive (I claimed it) and the queen's name is Beeeyonce. Named by my friend Michelle. The other queen's name is Freddie Mercury. Get it?

This is a piece of honeycomb that Trent pulled off of the hive. It's so perfectly symmetrical!

Mason even has bee jammies. I'm telling you, they're taking over our lives. 

Notice how he is already going through dad's wallet? 

We have the best grandparents!

Mason received a gift in the mail this week from Great Grandma and Grandpa Russell. They are so sweet to think of us and he will look very handsome in his new shirt!! He is growing so much that we need new clothes all of the time!! And of course, the paper and the box provided an entire evening of entertainment. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa!!

Playing with my slow motion camera

Kentucky Derby Party

We went to a Kentucky Derby party at our friends' house over the weekend. We had fun dressing up in our derby wear and cheering on the jockey from Idaho. Trent helped me sew real lilies onto my hat, and they smelled so good! Unfortunately every time I hugged someone I would sprinkle pollen all over them. Oops.

Mason went crazy in the sandbox. We had to hold him upside down and shake all of the sand out of his hair. 

I can't help putting sunglasses on this kid. :) He just looks so good in them! 

Visiting Jerome

While Trent went fishing, Mason and I visited friends and family in Jerome. We went to see Grandpa at his classroom at the high school, and as we walked by the football field, I realized that Mason needs to experience his first time on a track! His birth family would be very proud! 

Happy baby.

Natural History Museum

Mason and I recently met our friends JoEllen, Sal, Nicky and Brooklyn at the Natural History Museum on the University Campus.

We played with cells....

Learned about solar power and how the museum uses them...

 Looked out over the valley from the roof...

Played with a few bugs...

Climbed in a shell...

And learned about the largest land mammal. Don't ask me the name of it. But it was huge when it was alive! Mason was ok touching part the nose, but only for a second. Then he was ready to leave. It was pretty scary.