beeeees

For some reason, wasps love our house.  And not just our house... they love to crawl on the sliding glass door right next to Gordy's play area.  While Todd and I get frustrated and constantly try to shoo them out, Gordy loves them.  In fact, he'd pick them up and play with them if we weren't vigilant about the not touching.  So, when one of our old water polo girls invited us over to her house to see her dad's bee hives, we couldn't pass up the opportunity!  

The hives were swarming with honey bees going in and out.  Even more cool was when Uncle Bruce opened up one of the hives and took out a few panels to show us the bees and their queen.  Gordy was doing such a good job staying mellow that Bruce picked off one of the drone (non-stinging) bees from a panel and let Gordy hold it.  The bee climbed all over Gogo's arms and he couldn't have been more delighted.  

Thank you Lorena and Uncle Bruce!