December was busy. Jan and Noah harvested the first phase of a new plant-soil feedback experiment. Superstar undergraduates Madeline, John, Alejandra, and Abbey produced first drafts of papers from their independent projects that we hope to edit for submission to peer-reviewed journals. Hannah, Noah, and Devon presented at the Annual Ecology and Evolution Grad Student Symposium — and Hannah earned 1st place for her talk (Congrats, Hannah!). Devon set-up her first experiment in the lab. Scott, Noah, and Hannah have all finished drafts of new papers. A visiting student, Kori Bohon, joined the lab and is finishing up experiments for her PhD. And, we had a great holiday party that was so good I forgot to take pictures. Hopefully everyone also enjoyed a break with family and friends!