carson Using Lentils So I put some old lentils in a bowl and let the boys play with measuring spoons and such while I made dinner one night. Carson really enjoyed it, and Tucker did for a few minutes and then started eating them. This is an ACTION shot, as you can see
carson Discovering Reactions Both cups started out purple, and changed colors as citric acid and baking soda were added. Then the purple cup on top was both red and blue combined. Carson got a science experiment kit from his Aunt Andrea for Christmas, so we pulled it out today and did an activity
carson Making Trivets With Sydney Sydney and Carson went to the Home Depot Kids Workshop together yesterday. They did a great job making trivets -- they even painted without making much of a mess. Carson was pretty proud as we used his Trivet for dinner. It was a funny that the Home Depot, 'your project
family Painted Pumpkins We decided to paint the pumpkins this year instead of carving, cause Carson is really good at painting and not making a mess. Here's how they turned out! Comments AuntieM (Nov 01, 2009): Wow! Those really do look great. Cool idea to paint them instead of carving. Less
carson Carson's Nevada Bookmark Carson has been working on the 'Fall Reading Program' at the library. So tonight he made a Nevada themed bookmark. We started off by walking around Legends Mall are talking about all of the Nevada themed artwork. They have some amazing displays and historical explanations. Then Carson helped
carson New Backyard We have grass in our backyard now! Yippee! So now we're actually hanging out in our backyard, which is nice. We also got a new patio cover gazebo thing that Keith put together a few weeks ago. That makes it extra nice to sit out there in the
carson Can you spell 'Corvette'? Carson can spell so many words, so a couple of weeks ago, Carson was spelling words for Grandma and Grandpa Knight, and Grandpa Knight asked, "Can you spell 'Corvette'?" He couldn't, so Grandpa made him a deal: when he could spell 'Corvette'
carson Replacing a T-5 Transmission in a Shelby Cobra The transmission in our Cobra has had issues for a while. So I bought a rebuilt tranny on eBay a few months ago and Carson and I finally got around to installing it. I searched for a posting on the internet to guide the process, but didn't find
Backyard Lawn Growing -- Week 3 At three weeks, the lawn has been thickening up and the bare spots are filling in. It's looking pretty good.
carson Portraits by Carson Carson was experimenting with the timer on the camera and has taken some pretty good pictures.
Backyard Lawn Growing -- Week 2 I don't have the grass border in yet, but you can begin to see the shape. It is really growing well.
carson Painting the Sidewalk Carson has had all kinds of opportunity to paint recently, Hailey (one of our neighbors) came over and invited him to paint the sidewalk with her.
carson Carson Preparing for Burning Man Festival Izzy and Annie's Dad is going to the Burning Man Festival, so they invited Carson to help them paint the trailer. Comments Yo' Mama (Aug 31, 2009): I have some pink and purple fur Carson can glue stick on if they are game... :)
Backyard Lawn Growing Carson and I finished the backyard sprinklers last week and planted grass seed. One week later, it is growing pretty well! Comments AuntieM (Aug 29, 2009): Wow! Looks pretty good - all that in just one week of growth?
carson Baking Italian Pugliese I love baking bread -- I just don't do it often or well. Hopefully a little practice will help. Carson helped me bake an Italian Pugliese with black olives. It was fun to make, but a little rushed. I didn't have time to let it rise enough.
carson Emergency Water Storage For a long time, we've wanted to have a decent water supply in case of an emergency. We just never did it. So when Bishop Mueller encouraged the Ward to focus on preparedness this year, we we're excited for the extra motivation. This month, the focus
Laundry Room Cabinets A year ago we bought cabinets for our laundry room; but they never quite made it into to the laundry room. They just sat in their boxes in Tucker's room. So Angela suggested that installing them may be a good birthday present for her. So Carson and I
carson 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.
carson 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
carson 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
Our Custom Bedroom Set We finally received our new custom bedroom set. It is all one-of-a-kind, made out of Walnut and Cherry wood. Each side of the bed has three floating drawers that form the base of a cherry platform that the mattress rests on. The drawers have aromatic cedar bottoms.
carson 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.
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 dirt-
