Making ornaments for the Nevada Christmas Tree We met up with Andrea in front of the Carson City Museum to make some ornaments for the Christmas tree that will be displayed in the nation's capitol. They had multiple crafting tables with lots of paint markers and slices of tree trunks, wooden and plaster and plastic
Melvin's Woodworking These are made with the laser cutter (I guess the mom and daughter are on their phones) these last three pictures are made with a CNC Router Comments Diane Adams (Jan 27, 2024): The wood working is just beautiful.
Tucker found a weather balloon Tucker frequently goes on hikes in the hills behind our house and he found a weather balloon a few weeks ago If it is in really good condition, 'they' want it sent back, and it comes with a self-addressed mailer
Carson's Pinewood Derby Carson's young men's group in church had a 'no rules' pinewood derby, where they could race cars down the track without worrying about weight and other regulations. Carson worked on his car for a few weeks before the event. He added a large fan
Tucker's electronics Tucker's Arduino projects He is turning a stepper motor with his circuit. Working on Carson's electronic Pinewood Derby Car
Savannah's pencil cup Savannah requested a new pencil cup for her desk. She picked out this unique design and Tucker printed it up on his 3D printer.
New 3D Printer Tucker used some of his birthday money to buy a newer, bigger and better 3D printer. He's super excited to print new things. These are some random shapes and animals that he has been printing out to test the colors and make sure everything works properly. There'
New Landscaping Some before and after pictures; this is the paver path being prepared next to the driveway and through the back fence. This is after this is after, from the streetview before paver path finished Before after before after we widened the driveway on both sides pathway from side yard goes
The new slime shop! SavvySlimeAndEssenti Hey it's me again! Guess what? I just opened an Etsy slime shop called SavvySlimeAnd Essentials! (no space) I try to make all my slimes at a good price, but cheap enough to get business. Right now I am also trying to get someone to support my business,
The new interest in slime... Hi, its me, Savannah! I just wanted to make a blog post of what has been going on in my life, and I have actually found a new interest in... SLIME!! I like slime because it helps me keep focused and also lets me have something to have in my
Building a hamster maze Tucker got some cardboard together and started putting together a hamster maze. So Savannah got her own materials and made one of her own. Now, whenever Snowball comes out to play, we have a nice box with obstacles for him to walk around in. Tucker says, "We call this
Painting Steamboats I have always been into art, and during Covid I have had lots of time on my hands. This steamboat is what I decided to make. I used our 3-D printer to create the blank, and used paintbrushes and palettes from my Aunt Andrea for Christmas. When I made
Grandpa Knight's woodworking Grandpa Knight just got a laser cutter, so he showed us how it works and the kids designed a sign and watched it being cut. You can see all the other things behind Savannah. We put it on our pantry door.
Carson and Tucker Carson has been working on his RC car for most of the summer, and Tucker just bought a drone with some of his saved up birthday money. We went to a park to give them space to fly/drive around.
Tucker paints a rock The kids draw on our glass door with dry erase markers. Tucker got a rock from our front yard and painted a beach scene on it.
Tucker's raisin story Here it is: Hello, I am Harris the grape. I am about to tell you all about my dehydration. It was a hot Summer's day when it all started. Me and my family were at Raymond Beach, and I was lying out in the sun. It was so
Carson's RC car Carson and Ryan did some time trials with their RC cars Ryan and Jess came over for church last Sunday and spent the day with us.
Airpod case under the electronic microscope notice the small dark smudges on the lid and right in front of the airpods My airpod case has magnets in it that keep it closed. These images show the erosion from opening and closing the case for a couple of years now. Above shows metal shavings that are attracted
Nicole's Art Classes - kid's craft and painting Nicole and her boys came to visit this week, and she taught a couple of art classes while she was here. The kids got to do an under-the-sea clay sculpture class. Tucker's Savannah's (see the mermaid?) That night, she taught a painting class. She
Carson and Tucker projects Carson started building up his RC car while we lived in Cedar City, and has continued to fix it up here. Aunt Andrea and Uncle Brent gave him a much-enjoyed wheelie bar for his birthday. Tucker made a minecraft figure in Grandpa Knight's woodworking shop. He sent
Clutch Work on the Motorcycle The previous owner of the KTM motorcycle had installed an auto clutch and removed the clutch lever. So Keith tried to reinstall the clutch lever -- only to find that the clutch was not designed to work with a lever (even though most similar clutches are). So Tucker helped him put
savannah Savannah Wins Big! Thanks InfoWest Tucker and Savannah both entered coloring contests hosted by companies throughout the city. We just found out that Savannah won first place in the InfoWest contest. The prize: $50 Walmart Gift Card She is SO EXCITED! Thank you InfoWest. UPDATE: With her winnings, she bought a rotisserie chicken, some makeup,
carson Some Minor Repairs We're still trying to find the cause of an intermittent stalling issue in the Escalade that only occurs once every 6 months. We brought it into a shop, which after a thorough examination, concluded that they couldn't reproduce the issue and had no idea what could
savannah Savannah the Author and Her New Book Savannah decided to become an author. She bound her book with cardboard and cloth backing, wrote, and illustrated it.
savannah how boredom got me into drawing first i was bored and i was looking for something to do then i opened my notebook to draw and after three drawings i drew this. it was very fun to draw this. i finished it jan 5 10:15 AM. every one likes the oil lamp the most so
