The DownTown Denver Auqarium

This was so fun. It smelled like fish, but I got used to it. The kids had fun and Mica got really excited to see Nemo and Dorie
I wanted to take a picture of the octopus, but you had to turn your flash off or it would ink, and it was too dark in the tank to see the octopus with out a flash. Out side they had a bubble machine. The kids played in that for a while. I will make a slide show and put all the pitcures on it. I couldn't fit them all in the smile box.

Make a Smilebox postcard

The Denver Zoo

I made a smile box, because I couldn't possibley post every picture. It would take forever. We had so much fun. And I thank the Fazendin's for letting us tag along. We have decided to take the dual family trip every year. Next year we are thinking of going to Lagoon together.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

David's Homecoming

David came home June 7th. The kids and I went to Roosevelt on June 5th. We spent some time with The Cambrige's before everyone arrived.Kolby sure likes that Apple! We went to the park and had lunch on Friday. After that... We went to Jalynn's concert. It was so good. Jalynn: Good Job!We were all together again for the first time since Bryan left for Iraq in 2005!!!
So David, nice to have you home.

Carson turned 7!

Carson's Birthday was June 4th, but since I couldn't find my camera I haven't posted it yet. Carson wanted a Sperm Whale cake this year. I tried my best. I came out ok. Carson informed me what I could do to make it more realistic, but was still satisfied with what I did do. I had to add the "scars" from the fights with giant squid, but I flat out refused to make a squid or re-shape the cake. Carson didn't think it was quite the shape it needed to be.Carson got a PT-109 Boat from Grandma and Grandpa Carlson, A remote control truck from Mom and Dad, a Cattle Hauling Semi from Mica and a Track Hoe from Nick. Happy Birthday my Son. I love you!

I found my Camera!!!

I found it a while ago but have been busy so I haven't posted anything yet. No more excuses. It is time to post what has been happening lately.

Ted's Mom is Home

Well, Sherry is finally home. She has been in a hospital in SLC for the last 3 1/2 weeks. She got home last night and Carson said it all "Boy Grandma, you sure look better then the last time we saw you!" Which is true, she looks a lot better then the last time we saw her. The kids missed her and are glad she is back. She isn't 100% yet, but hopefully she will be soon.

Happy Father's Day

I know I am a little late with this craft idea, since today is Father's Day but if by some off chance you haven't got a card for the Father's in your life here is a father's day card design that I thought was cool.
1. To make one, first cut a 4- by 12-inch rectangle from a piece of decorative scrapbook paper and fold it in half to create a double-layer 4- by 6-inch rectangle.
2. Form the collar by cutting 2 matching 1-inch-long horizontal slits about 1 inch below the fold.
3. Fold over the 2 flaps as shown, then glue them down with a 5-inch-long tie shape cut from another piece of decorative paper glued between them. Glue a pair of small buttons to the collar.
4. Once the glue has dried, lift the bottom front of the card and write a Father's Day greeting inside.


So to all the Dad's I know HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!

Happy Anniversary Mom and Dad!

We love you and hope that you had a wonderful Anniversary!
I would do the list of what happened on this day, but who cares! It is your day, and Flag day and Ted's sister's Anniversary, but other then that it is your day. So enjoy. Love, Ted Carolyn Carson Nick and Micalyn "Gussa" Carlson ;-)

Happy Birthday Melanie!

Melanie: Here are a few people who share a birthday with you:

James C. Maxwell 1831
William Butler Yeats 1865
Harold "Red" Grange 1903
Tim Allen 1953
Jamie Walters 1969
Ashley Olsen 1986
Mary-Kate Olsen 1986

And now here are some events that took place on June 13th:
1789 - Ice cream was served to General George Washington by Mrs. Alexander Hamilton.
1866 - The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was passed by the U.S. Congress. It was ratified on July 9, 1868. The amendment was designed to grant citizenship to and protect the civil liberties of recently freed slaves. It did this by prohibiting states from denying or abridging the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States, depriving any person of his life, liberty, or property without due process of law, or denying to any person within their jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
1898 - The Canadian Yukon Territory was organized.
1920 - The U.S. Post Office Department ruled that children may not be sent by parcel post.
1922 - Charlie Osborne started the longest attack on hiccups. He hiccuped over 435 million times before stopping. He died in 1991, 11 months after his hiccups ended.
1927 - For the first time an American Flag was displayed from the right hand of the Statue of Liberty.
1940 - Paris was evacuated before the German advance on the city.
1943 - German spies landed on Long Island, New York. They were soon captured.
1944 - Marvin Camras patented the wire recorder.
1971 - The New York Times began publishing the "Pentagon Papers". The articles were a secret study of America's involvement in Vietnam.
1983 - The unmanned U.S. space probe Pioneer 10 became the first spacecraft to leave the solar system. It was launched in March 1972. The first up-close images of the planet Jupiter were provided by Pioneer 10.
1989 - The Detroit Pistons won their first National Basketball Association title. They beat the L.A. Lakers in four games.
1992 - Future U.S. President Bill Clinton criticized rap singer Sister Souljah for making remarks "filled with hatred" towards whites.
1994 - O.J. Simpson was questioned by Los Angeles police concerning the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend, Ronald Goldman.
1997 - The same Denver jury that convicted Timothy McVeigh of the 1995 bombing of a federal building in Oklahama City recommended the death penalty for his crime.
2000 - Julius "Dr. J." Erving issued a public appeal for help finding his 19-year-old son, Cory. Cory had been missing since May 28, 2000. His body was found July 6, 2000.
2000 - In Pyongyang, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Il welcomed South Korea's President Kim Dae for a three-day summit. It was the first such meeting between the leaders of North and South Korea.
1983 - Joe and Mary Perkins become parents for the 5th time with the birth of their 3rd and last girl, Melanie

Happy Birthday Bryan!

Bryan, here are a few people who were born the same day as you:
David Rockefeller 1915
George H.W. Bush (U.S.) 1924
Anne Frank 1929
Jim Nabors 1930
Marv Albert 1941

and here are some events that took place on this day:
1099 - Crusade leaders visited the Mount of Olives where they met a hermit who urged them to assault Jerusalem.
1665 - England installed a municipal government in New York. The was the former Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam.
1667 - The first human blood transfusion was administered by Dr. Jean Baptiste. He successfully transfused the blood of a sheep to a 15-year old boy.
1898 - Philippine nationalists declared their independence from Spain.
1918 - The first airplane bombing raid by an American unit occurred on World War I's Western Front in France.
1923 - Harry Houdini, while suspended upside down 40 feet above the ground, escaped from a strait jacket.
1929 - Anne Frank was born in Germany. She wrote in her diary about growing up in occupied Amsterdam during World War II. She died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in March 1945.
1931 - Al Capone and 68 of his henchmen were indicted for violating U.S. Prohibition laws.
1971 - Tricia Nixon and Edward F. Cox were married in the White House Rose Garden.
1979 - Bryan Allen flew the Gossamer Albatross, man powered, across the English Channel.
1985 - Wayne "The Great One" Gretsky was named winner of the NHL's Hart Trophy. The award is given to the the league Most Valuable Player.
1987 - U.S. President Reagan publicly challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
1991 - The Chicago Bulls won their first NBA championship. The Bulls beat the Los Angeles Lakers four games to one.
1992 - In a letter to the U.S. Senate, Russian Boris Yeltsin stated that in the early 1950's the Soviet Union had shot down nine U.S. planes and held 12 American survivors.
1994 - Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman were murdered outside her home in Los Angeles. O.J. Simpson was later acquitted of the killings, but he was held liable in a civil suit.
2003 - In Arkansas, Terry Wallis spoke for the first time in nearly 19 years. Wallis had been in a coma since July 13, 1984, after being injured in a car accident.
1975 - Mary and Joe Perkins become parents for the fisrt time with the birth of Bryan!!

No Pictures!

I lost my camera somewhere. I was going to post the pictures of Carson's Birthday and David's Homecoming, but I can't find the thing anywhere. It will turn up sooner or later. Carson turned 7 on June 4th. Ted had the day off, I had to work. So after I got off work we opened his presents, had dinner of his choice, ate a cake that was shaped like a Sperm Whale and went to Evanston to watch the movie of his choice. Dinner was Chinese Casserole and the movie was Indiana Jones. Mr. Lucas, sir, you should have stopped at 3! It wasn't a bad movie, just not as good as the first 3. David, it was so good to see you! Welcome home. When your not feeling so tired maybe we can sit down and talk. I want to hear all about your mission, people you met, experiances you had, food you ate (Kangaroo?) and any and everything else. You have made me Australia hungry. I want to go visit and see what it has to offer.

I added music

I have about 15 songs at the bottom of the page that took me back, there are more but I had to have a realistic number. I will try to change it up every once in a while. Maybe I will let the kids choose the songs next time. That would be funny. It would go from Johnny Cash to Fergie! What a combo!