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School Days -- Starting Pre-School

Today, Carson started pre-school. He was really excited and had a good time.

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Exploring the Amazon

Our little explorers conquered the Amazon River, surviving waterfalls, crocodiles, and monsters in their homemade raft. Tucker paddled with all his might while Carson fought off the monsters. It turned out to be a lot of fun.

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Monster Jam -- Monster Truck Rally

We won two free tickets to Monster Jam from Boulevard Pizza. So my Dad, Carson and I went. It was a blast. Well, actually, at first it was a little annoying. Parking was $7, which my Dad was nice enough to pay. Then when the show started, it was SOOO

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My New Trek Bike

Carson got a new bike, courtesy of Grandma Bea and Grandpa Gene, thank you! It's a Trek bike, and Carson loves it. We went to Scheel's yesterday to get it, and as soon as we came home, Carson was out riding it all afternoon. We are

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Stairway to the laundry room

A couple of nights ago, Tucker climbed up the stairs, all by himself. Until now, Carson had been playing with him on the stairs and sometimes carrying him up a few. All the practicing from the last few weeks must've finally clicked and he went up and up

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Carson's ABCs

While Carson has known his ABCs for quite some time, he now has some really cool posters to help him practice.

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We're Mechanic Guys

As Carson says, "We're mechanic guys." We spent the day working on our vehicles. We: 1. Changed the oil in the Cobra 2. Replaced the air filter in the Tundra 3. Replaced the rear brakes on the Avalon 4. Re-installed the splash guard on the front

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Our Capricious Cobra

Apparently, the Cobra has a few kinks to work out -- some of which randomly come and go. For starters, the gas gauge doesn't work all that well. Returning from the DMV, the car stuttered, then died at one of the busiest intersections in Sparks. I got out

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Wow! Cool Prayer

After I finished saying the bedtime prayer with Carson, he said, "Wow! Cool prayer, Dad." He can always make me laugh.

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Splish Splash in the Ultra Shallow Water!

We have to keep the water shallow so Tucker won't swallow too much water! But Carson doesn't mind. He really likes taking baths with his brother, especially now that Tucker can sit up and crawl. He's much more fun to play with. Carson is

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Boys growing up

The last four pictures are taken by Carson. He's pretty good with the camera. He really captured Tucker's new skill, crawling. In the red picture, that was when they were inside the tent that Carson got for Christmas. they were in there for a while, laughing

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Mobile at Last

Carson is an amazing big brother; he taught Tucker to crawl today. Tucker is crawling like a pro. He is stable and can move pretty quickly. Time to start baby proofing again...

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Paratroopers Invade Sparks Home

Our home was invaded by Paratroopers this weekend! Tucker and Carson (with a little bit of help from Dad), built a parachute for their toys. A Halo 3 action figure and a Lightning McQueen car (from the Pixar Cars movie) tested it out. It look a few crash landings to

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A Cool Baby Tucker

This evening, Carson asked, "Are we going to have another baby Tucker?" "Maybe someday, but not now," I said. "Good. We already have a cool baby Tucker," responds Carson.

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Happy New Years!

They must have talked about New Years in Carson's Sunday School class. Since then, he has been saying, "Happy New Years!" He doesn't have a clue what New Years is, but he has been asking when Santa will come back. Well, New Years has

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Loving the Time Off -- Hitting the Park with the Kids

I have loved all of the time-off I took the last couple of weeks. I was able to spend so much more time with the family. Today, Carson, Tucker and walked to the park and played for a while. They are such cute kids! We played frisbee, swung on the

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Playing In The Snow

Seeing as this was Andrea's first White Christmas, we had to build a snowman. The snow didn't stick together very well, so it was a pretty skinny snowman. I also taught Carson how to build a snow fort, which he quickly toppled over. This is a

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White Christmas

We awoke to a beautiful layer of fluffy snow. Perfect Christmas conditions (unless you have family driving over Donner Pass -- they eventually made it safe and sound). Notice the garbage cans on the street? It was trash day -- on Christmas in the snow. They still came?!? Pretty amazing

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Excited for Christmas

Carson is so excited for Christmas. Everyday when I return home from work he drags me to his calendar to show me how close we are to Christmas. I laughed as Carson asked, "Dad, does Santa bring tree toys or people toys?" Carson's descriptions of his

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Carson's Newest Creation: Chocolate Chip Cookie Brownies

Carson and I created a new dessert fom dinner at Grandma & Grandpa Knight's house tonight -- chocolate chip cookie brownies. You scoop chocolate chip cookie dough on top of brownie dough (thanks Betty Crocker). It was really good.

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Welcome Brielle!

We had a good time visiting Danielle, Matt, and new baby Brielle in the hospital. She is such a beautiful little girl! Thanks for letting us visit.

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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.

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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

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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

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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