It's Coming....

I can feel summer is on it's way. 

Can you see the bees...they are loving the apricot blossoms.  They aren't our bees however.  Our hives are empty.  It is quite sad but true. 

 We had four hives and in three of them, the bees left.
Our hive at the Wollenziens had moths and they were in the hive but DEAD.                                                                                       

You have to look hard but the bees are there.

We are not the only ones missing our bees as an email related:  Our bees went to Mexico and I got an email from them telling me they were not coming back. ...that would be from Ron that started keeping bees when we began.

This is our neighbor across the street that just got back from winter in Yuma.

                    I think the sunshine must have gone to his head...that is one drastic pruning job!

 

 We went and spent Sunday at Brookes.  It was great to see Conference on the big screen but hard to focus because it was much more entertaining to watch Winston.  He is learning how to walk. 

Edith has grown a lot in  the past few weeks!

 Brooke and Whit have come up with variations on Rumicub.   They are playing "Speed" Rumicub after Conference.

                                                               Look at Kim...he's still got it!
This weekend brought some news that has made our summer look much more interesting.  Elder Quentin Cook is coming to our Stake Conference in June.  It will be Father's Day and my 60th birthday.  That's a lot packed into one weekend!  Then we are all making plans to go to Hong Kong in July.  ( That would be my kids and us).  It is a dream come true for Kim to make it back to Hong Kong before he is too old to enjoy it and to have some of our children with us makes it even better.  So many plans...so little time.
My favorite thought ( at least one of them) from Conference was from Elder Packer:  There are few things more powerful than the prayer of a faithful mother.            
We are so blessed to have this time to listen and learn what the concerns and thoughts of the church are and to evaluate oneself and how we are doing.    It is a great blessing and just like the changing of the seasons, it is a powerful reminder of the value of change, and consistency.   They both make life interesting!