.: A Big Week for Ashton

Sunday, July 18, 2010

A Big Week for Ashton

Ashton (age 5 1/2) lost his first tooth this week. One of his front bottom teeth came out while he was eating an apple in the shopping cart at the supermarket. He had spent hours wiggling it with his tongue and since it was driving him crazy he decided to eat an apple - sure enough the apple did the trick. I offered to put Ashton's tooth into my pocket while we finished the shopping, but he insisted on holding it. From the front of the supermarket trolley he excitedly tried to tell and show strangers in the aisles that his tooth had come out, but sadly no one paid attention. Everyone seemed to be in too much of a rush to pay any attention.
Just as the last of our groceries were being scanned Ashton dropped his tooth on the ground. I thought for sure it would be impossible to find, but thankfully the man behind us noticed a little piece of apple on the ground and spotted the 'teeny tiny' tooth sitting on top of it. Hooray for that! As soon as Ashton got home he put his tooth into a little plastic bag so he could take it to school and show his teacher. Since it's school holiday time he still has to wait a couple more days to show his teacher and then the tooth fairy will be able to leave him some money. Ashton seems quite convinced his teeny tiny tooth is going to make him a rich kid and he will be able to afford all kinds of things ie. a big box of Lego!

Last Sunday I took the boys to Albany Primary School so they could have a good play outside. I also took Ashton's bike along and he finally learned to ride it without training wheels. Another hooray. With Ashton's strong-willed personality and determination in refusing to do some things, it was hard work getting him to learn. He was convinced he needed training wheels - and that was that! Hayden at age 3 was very determined to ride a bike without training wheels - Ashton was not determined at all. I took Ashton and his bike over to the grass so that if he fell off at least the ground would be somewhat soft. After I convinced him to get on his bike I ran along behind him holding the back of his seat with a couple of fingers. We kept running/cycling along the grass until Ashton had no idea I wasn't holding his seat anymore (by this point I had a pretty sore back). He must have asked for his training wheels at least 10 times so I told him over and over I was about to go and get them. That was the ONLY way to convince him to ride.
Within 10 minutes he was racing around at full speed. He was so close to crashing into all the scattered poles on the school court that other parents were nervously watching. At one point he did a 360-degree spin and then his head hit the concrete. Luckily, he was wearing a helmet and was quickly back on the bike. There was no stopping him! One week later and he's quite the pro now, managing to turn corners and curves with good control.

A photo of Ashton riding his bike:

Hayden on his rip stick:

Since Noah didn't have a bike or rip stick he ran and ran until he was exhausted:

Ashton at the movies wearing 3D glasses and enjoying a soda. I took the boys and Hayden's friend Alec to see Toy Story 3. They were excited about getting the popcorn and soda since I so seldom let them have it except for the rare treat:

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Ashton walking into the supermarket quietly whispers to himself: "Please can I have macaroni and cheese, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

Ashton: "I want to live with Jesus." Mummy: "Why?" Ashton: "Because he be nice to me and he gives me bread and water!"

Mummy, examining Ashton's legs, and thinking: My goodness, what hairy legs. Ashton, unimpressed with Mummy's examination, pulls away: "Don't touch them. I'm growing Daddy legs!"

Hayden gets upset at Ashton: "Right Ashton, that's it! I'm telling Jesus on you!"

Ashton with a cold: "I'm snotty as a piggy."

Hayden: "The sun is burning my eyeballs."

Hayden: "Mummy, how come your penis is missing?"

Hayden: "I get the bigger piece of cake because my skeleton is bigger."

Hayden (3yrs old) sees me get dressed in the morning and stares at my breasts with a confused look..."What thooooose be for???"

Hayden: "I don't want to finish my pizza, it's got blood all over it."

Hayden: "Ashton hit me in the heart."

Hayden learns the planets at Preschool: Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Penus!

Hayden (shopping with me and whining): "My brain hurts forever because you haven't buyed me anything."

QUOTES

Like the changing leaves of fall...My little boy is now a man.
--Author Unknown

Boys are God's way of telling you that your house is too neat!
--Author Unknown

There never has been, nor will there ever be, anything quite so special as the love between a mother and a son.
--Author Unknown

Boys are found everywhere - on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around or jumping to. Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them and Heaven protects them. A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.
--Alan Marshall Beck

Something For A Giggle....

I Owe My Mother ....

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE. "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

My mother taught me RELIGION. "You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL. "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

My mother taught me LOGIC. " Because I said so, that's why."

My mother taught me MORE LOGIC. "If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

My mother taught me FORESIGHT. "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

My mother taught me IRONY. "Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS. "Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM. "Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

My mother taught me about STAMINA. "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

My mother taught me about WEATHER. "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY. "If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE. "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. "Stop acting like your father!"

My mother taught me about ENVY. "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION. "Just wait until we get home."

My mother taught me about RECEIVING. "You are going to get it when you get home!"

My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE. "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."

My mother taught me ESP. "Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

My mother taught me HUMOR. "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT. "If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

My mother taught me GENETICS. "You're just like your father."

My mother taught me about my ROOTS. "Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

My mother taught me WISDOM. "When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

My mother taught me about JUSTICE. "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!