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Last week we got a phone call from our neighbor that lives behind us and she said that their was a big beehive in our tree. We didn't think too much of it at first as we have had a few hives hanging off our gutters in the past.

When we got around to looking at it we couldn't believe our eyes... Look at how large that thing is (not the best picture, I was afraid to get too close)!! It was massive and there were tons of bees swarming around it. It had to be built in about two days because Tommy had mowed the lawn not too many days before and our neighbors play back there all the time.

We waited until about 9:30 at night to attack it. Standing outside our sliding glass door you can hear the buzzing from inside the hive, it was pretty scary. Tommy first shot it with the sprinklers, hoping to soak it and knock it down. Not much happened, no bees even came out. He decided to go for the bee killer spray which was already half empty. The spray ran out pretty quick not even covering half of the hive. That is when we headed for the grocery store for two more bottles.

Luckily, when we came home the hive was gone. It was pretty dark and we looked at the ground and discovered that it must have fallen off. There was a dark pile of something, possibly bees laying there. After using a whole can of spray on the dark spot on the lawn we went to bed feeling confident. When we woke up we checked things out and it indeed was a pile of bees, the hive must have dissolved or something. We are hoping that we made an example out of this hive and the other bees in the neighborhood will stay clear from our house in the future!

Busy Two Weeks

We have been on the go the last two weeks. It started with my brother Jake's graduation from BYU. We got to spend time with my mom and dad, Rob, Cami and the boys, Saw and Maddie, and Jake of course. He graduated in Russian and we are very proud of him.

After my family left us we heading down to St. George. We met up with Tommy's parents, Tommy's sister Kris and her family. We went to Snow Canyon and hiked the Petrified Dunes. It was beautiful when you got to the top and looked down. Here is a picture of us at the top.

Tommy and I split off from the group and went to Las Vegas for two days. We stayed at the MGM Grand and went to Phantom of the Opera. Phantom was awesome! The special effects were great and the Phantom sang amazing. It was well worth it. Walking the strip wasn't so much fun in flip flops (I wasn't too smart). The monorail saved us and we were able to just hop on and off to see the casinos we wanted to visit. We were looking forward to seeing the Venetian and Caesars Palace, to compare the architecture to the real thing we saw last year on our cruise. It was pretty cool, but unfortunately they fooled us with the gelato. It was not the real thing. It looked real the way they have it set up. Once they scooped it out it ended up being just plain ice cream!

After our week in St. George and Vegas we came home to a visit from two of my best friends from high school. Maria and Joanne spent the weekend with us and we got to show them the wonderful sites that Salt Lake and Park City have to offer. It was a blast to see the girls again!