Hail in July??? On my way to the hospital to see Angela and Baby, I could hardly see. A torrent of 1/4" to 3/8" hail stones were pummeling the car, followed by flash flooding. I've never been in a hail storm while still needing the air conditioner
angela Finally Here! Baby Knight was born this morning (Sunday July 13, 2008) at 11:36am; 9lbs 2 oz, ~21" long. He is a happy little boy with a big Aksland family dimple in his chin. He definitely has more of the Aksland family genes.
angela Like a Race Car Man (aka Baby on the Way)! Angela went into labor at 1:00am this morning. Carson was so good when we woke him up at 2:30am -- didn't complain at all. As we were driving (and accelerating pretty quickly), Carson said, "You're like a race car man!" We dropped Carson
angela Surprise! The baby actually came naturally! We fully expected the labor to have to be induced, as it was with Carson. At 1:00am, Angela began to have strong frequent contractions. She woke me up at about 1:30am and we started timing the contractions. Not knowing anything, we frantically searched
family Let's All Go to the Movies! To spend our last weekend before baby arrives, we decided to hit the movies. Carson has been wanting to see Wall-E, so Carson and Keith went to Wall-E while Angela went to Hancock. It was a lot of fun for everyone.
angela Fourth of July Party Uncle Don hosted the family 4th of July party. It was great to see all of the family together and to watch the kids play. The weather was perfect and the food was delicious. Even after nine months of pregnancy, Angela looks amazing. We forgot Carson's swimming suit,
angela Sparks Farmer's Market Carson loves to see busses -- pointing them out whenever we see them on the road. So when we found out that Sparks has free bus rides from Reed High School to the Farmers Market, we figured that it was his opportunity to ride one. He loved it! He wasn'
carson The motorcycle's tires are lost! Tired of being cooped up in the house with all of the smoke in the air, Carson and I decided to work on the dirt-bike today. Carson helped me take the wheels off of the Yamaha WR450f and bring them to the shop to get new tires mounted. He&
angela Angela's Shower I went to my shower last Saturday, it was such a nice little party! Most of my family that I have here in town was there to celebrate the arrival of the new baby. My mother-in-law, Nan. Anita Hicks (Nan's sister), Corinne Ross (married to Nan&
carson Guy-time While Angela was at the Baby Shower that Sofia was so nice to organize, Carson and I decided to spend some guy-time together. Carson put some tools in his pockets, said, "I'm a tool guy", and was ready to help. We fixed some minor details
angela 9 Months What 9 months of pregnancy does to a person... BTW: baby due in 28 days! Current favorite names: Tucker David Zander Possibly middle names: ??? maybe Sanford (from Silas Sanford Smith) or some other family name. Comments Yo' Mama (Jun 21, 2008): I love it! You are hilarious but so
carson Camping at Desertstone This weekend, Carson and I had our first father-son camp-out at Desertstone. With all of the earthquakes that we have been having, we decided to add to our emergency supplies with a tent and sleeping bags. Carson got his own sleeping bag for his 3rd birthday a week
