The New Year

Avery has been playing in our neighborhood park, showing off his new walking skills.

Making yogurt biscuits can now be a team effort with such a capable young chef.

New Year's in Tahoe with his new friend, Lois. 

Lois knew some toddler moves that impressed Avery.

Here she is pulling him for a hug.

Ahhhh, a baby and a Papa on vacation!

Grandma visited for a day at Joaquin Miller Park.

And she plays piano like nobody's business (except maybe Avery's).

Fetch with Luna: Avery watched Papa throw.

And then he tried it himself.

The sad news from the winter break is that our bee colony disappeared. Some died, but the hive was pretty empty. We found some melted comb, some mold (both signs of imperfect living conditions), and some dead bees. We wish them well in their new home.

Meanwhile, ants were invading the empty hive for the honey...

...but we are bigger. And we have tools.

So in all, we harvested another 7 quarts of honey. 

We plan on getting a new swarm this spring.