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family Phil, Nicole and Family Visit We had a great time visiting with Phil, Nicole and their kids and Grandma and Grandpa Knight this week. The kids played so well together (which is always a huge plus) and the adults visited and played several games.
family Thanksgiving Dinner We enjoyed a delicious Thanksgiving dinner at home, featuring herb-roasted turkey, stuffing, homemade red mashed potatoes, homemade pumpkin pie, and an apple pie. It was nice to celebrate the holiday just by ourselves.
carson Landscaping, Day 3 Carson and I moved another six cubic yards of decomposed granite into our backyard today. Luckily, we were nearly done before it started pouring rain.
carson Landscaping, Day 2 Our neighbor commented today, "you're the handiest computer guy I've ever seen." Carson and I worked in the yard most of the day again. Grandpa Knight brought his tractor, allowing us to scale up our operation. We went from moving 1.5 cubic yards
carson Landscaping, Day 1 Carson and I spent the day landscaping our backyard. It took us a while to get setup, but we were able to get a lot done. All of the shoveling was good exercise for, what is now, my extremely sore shoulder -- it still hasn't healed from my
carson Potty Training Tips Potty Training is complete; Carson is now officially potty trainined! So what worked? The biggest thing was getting advice from others. Initially we tried giving little snacks or treats each time that he used the bathroom. This failed miserably. Then we asked around. It was suggested that we make the
Tough Times Combining a potty-training three year old and a four month old makes it tough for a family to get out much. You always have to be within minutes of the nearest bathroom and have to accept that there will be a baby scream at the top of his lungs in
carson Little Mechanic Carson helped me fix up the car today. We replaced the radiator, spark plugs, front rotors and brake pads. He's a pretty good mechanic. He even climbed underneath the car with me while we disconnected the radiator!
carson Our Little Pastry Chef Carson has inherited a sweet tooth from both his Mom and Dad. So he loved his opportunity to make a yummy dessert for dinner at Grandma and Grandpa Knight's house today. He did a great job.
family Seeing Michelle Off How can kids be so tiring?!? The combination of a 3 1/2 year old and a four month old can really drain you. Michelle was kind enough to visit us for a week and a half and help with the kids. Carson had a great time with his buddy,
angela Mom and the boys Mom and the boys.......I know, I look a little tired. That's what happens with a three-month-old! Comments Anonymous (Nov 15, 2008): Hello, my name is Angela, and I was just looking to see who had "keithandangela.blogspot.com" because I wanted that name and it
family Grant's LDS Baptism Grant invited us to his baptism, which was held in Sparks to be closer to both sets of his grandparents. To help Carson understand what was going on, we spent the last few weeks in Family Home Evening discussing baptism and why Jesus taught us to be baptized. Carson was
carson Halloween Night Carson and I had a blast on Halloween night! Carson was Ironman. We Trick-Or-Treated at our family's houses in town and around our neighborhood. It was even fun answering the door for Trick-Or-Treaters that came by our house. It was always a disappointment at our old house when
angela Farrari Farms Pumpkin Patch We went to the Ferrari Farms Pumpkin patch with Michelle on Thursday. We picked out the pumpkins we would carve for Halloween (picture in the next post). They have a bounce house, games, farm animals, and a hayride for the kiddies - all with a nice harvesty atmosphere for the
carson Carson Building Castles Grandpa Ross is always building something in his woodshop. Some time back, he made a wooden castle block set. Carson was so excited when his Great Grandpa gave him the set on Sunday; we've been building castles since. Thanks Grandpa Ross!
keith A Time of Healing Healing is a wonderful thing. Since my visit with the Orthopaedist, I have been steadily recuperating. Shockingly, he affirmed the diagnosis from the Urgent Care doctor -- my left shoulder rotator cuff was the cause of the problems. While he gave me several treatment choices, he prefers to treat this
carson Happy Kids The boys recently got to see their Grandma Bea, which made them very happy! Thanks for coming to visit, Mom. We enjoyed having you here and we're so glad you could stay with us! Comments Yo' Mama (Oct 24, 2008): Those pictures are adorable! Love all the
carson Friends While driving home from Home Depot 'Safety Day', I told Carson, "Thanks for going with me this morning," to which he responded, "Thanks for being my friend, Dad."
carson Home Depot Safety Day You just feel bad when small shops try hard, but fail. Carson and I went to the Woodcraft Tool Show; we found more employees than customers at the unfortunate 'Tool Show'. They spent a lot of time preparing demos and they even had homemade food, but there were
carson Halloween Gifts Ray, Paula, Charlotte and Elise are always so thoughtful; every holiday they send Carson and Tucker gifts. Carson loves the new glowing Jack-O-Lantern and Halloween Beanie Baby Cat. Thanks!
carson Marketing Genius -- GeoTrax Toys Carson got a free Fisher Price GeoTrax movie in the mail today. The semi-irritating DVD had three short episodes animating GeoTrax toys. After it ended, Carson looked at the advertisement that came with the movie and said, "I want to buy these ones, " pointing to some of the
carson Boys in their PJs A few shots of us hanging around this morning in our PJs... Tucker's hair naturally sticks up and curls. Comments AuntieM (Oct 16, 2008): I really love these pictures. They're cute of Carson as usual, but I think they're the first ones I'
family The Knights of Modesto, CA Scott, Lori and family recently moved to Modesto, CA; leaving Carson missing his buddy Brianna. So she brought her family up here for the weekend to visit Carson and to watch the LDS General Conference among other things. It was fun to see them. LDS General Conference was excellent. There
