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 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!
carson Carson's Pirate Ship After my dirt-bike crash, I wasn't sure if I would be able to work with Carson on the Lowe's Kids Workshop project. He convinced me otherwise. Carson and I arrived at Lowe's a little too late; they were already cleaning up. Fortunately, they
carson Carson's New Truck Lowe's had a great kids project this weekend: GM Pickup Trucks. Carson and I both had fun building our truck -- twice. It turns out that Dad isn't that great with directions; so Carson had to build it twice to get it right. Carson is getting really
Building Lockers at Lowe's Carson went to another workshop, this time at Lowe's. He built a mini locker out of wood, and he got to keep this little hammer! As you can see, he was very careful and precise when hammering those nails. Lowe's is so nice - they give you
carson Home Depot Kids Workshop Carson and I joined about a dozen other kids at the Home Depot kids workshop. Carson is really good with a hammer. I kept waiting for him to accidentally hit his thumb with the hammer, but he hit the nail nearly every time. Comments Yo' Mama (Aug 04, 2008)
carson Building Fences Carson and I helped Grandpa Knight build a fence today. Carson and Grandpa both had fun playing with tractors.
Cutting the cable We cut the cable this week. We had cable tv, but they just doubled the rate, so we cancelled. We have switched to over-the-air high definition. The picture looks really good. We usually watched local channels anyways; now they are free and look better.
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
carson Our Little Mechanic Carson made his first repairs to his bicycle today. Its brakes needed adjustment and tires needed air. He's already quite a mechanic. He loves the motorcycle style bicycle that Grandma & Grandma Aksland got him for his birthday. It's, "just like daddy's (motorcycle)
home It's you, not me... Centex (and sub-contractors) spent the entire day working on various problems with our new house. They ended up pulling up carpet, cutting holes in the floorboards, rehanging a door, and re-installing the kitchen sink garbage disposal. Quite a day. They will be back at least tomorrow and Monday.
