.: Ashton's 6th Birthday

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Ashton's 6th Birthday

Last week (November 15th) Ashton turned 6. A photo of the handsome birthday boy:

I love this photo below because it is sooooo Ashton. At 6 years old he still hysterically laughs and giggles at silly things, especially any words that begin with the letter 'P'!

He absolutely loves strawberries (I usually growl at him for always sneaking them out of the fridge and not saving any for anyone else). As it is strawberry season I made him a buttermilk cake with whipped cream and strawberries in the middle and lots of delicious strawberries on top:

The boys get ready to dig in, but patiently wait while Ashton gets the 1st piece and I take a photo (note the incredibly cheesy fake smiles from Noah and Hayden - all they want to do is eat!):

The Saturday before his birthday I took Ashton to Chipmumks with his best friend James and the following Saturday he had a few of his class friends over for a playdate. I told him we wouldn't have a party this year since he had a big one last year, but as he begged me all week long to have his best friends over to play, I eventually agreed. We have been trying hard lately to encourage Ashton to have his own friendships as opposed to wanting to play with Hayden's friends all the time...so the playdate turned out to be a good idea. I didn't decorate and there were no games, the kids just had fun playing with hot wheel cars, bey blades and eating cake and ice-cream.
Friends from Ashton's Year 1 class: James, Sam, Archie, Jacob, Gi-ho, Briar and Tamihana.

I tried to think of something unique about Ashton at 6 years old and I don't think one can get more unique than the following....A month ago Ashton was getting out of the car to go to school when he accidently closed his thumb in the car door. It was a sad start to the begining of the day with lots of sobbing and tears. A few weeks later his thumb nail was more than half hanging off and Ashton bravely let Tony cut/pull the rest of it off. Ashton was so fascinated by his black nail covered in dried blood that he stuck it in a little plastic bag and took it to school to show his teacher and show the class at morning news time!!! It was very gross to look at, but very funny that Ashton wanted to carry it around to show everyone. Ashton has a fascination with all parts of the body including his toe nails! Frequently when I cut them he collects them in a small pile and also puts them in a bag to share for morning news!!! I'm sure his teacher is use to it by now and she is probably no longer phased by the things Ashton brings to class.

Ashton loves to play with his 3yr old brother Noah. Like all brothers, there are times when they drive and tease each other like crazy which leads to tears and yelling at each other, but 90 percent of the time Ashton and Noah are really good buddies and play lots of cute little games together for hours on end. In the photo below Noah is pretending to be a puppy (the headphones are dog ears) and Ashton is taking Noah for a walk telling him to sit, lay, sleep and eat:

In the middle of the year when Ashton was in New Entrance all the 5 yr olds put on a singing concert for the parents about keeping the water clean. One day I happen to unexpectedly drop something off at Ashton's classroom and as I put my head in the classroom door the children were sitting on the mat practicing their songs. Apparently Ashton was sitting on the mat not singing and the teacher snapped at him in a growly voice..."SING ASHTON". Her mouth dropped when she happen to notice me in the doorway (although after seeing me she quickly finished her sentence with the words "You have a lovely voice darling!")
During the actual concert Ashton took all the teachers (and us) by surprise as he sung/bellowed all the words to every song at the top of his lungs for all to hear! We were so surprised, but Ashton was singing with all his heart and he could clearly be heard amongst all his classmates. We were very proud of his efforts and his wonderful singing.

One day Ashton was not calming down from acting hyper so I decided to put him into Noah's car seat (being trapped with a buckle he can't undo usually calms him, although now he reads books in his room or gets sent outside). All was quiet in the house for quite sometime until Ashton came up with the brilliant idea that he could unbuckle the car seatbelt and somehow get out of the car still in the car seat. As he proudly wondered into the house it ended up being hysterically funny....only our Ashton would do such a silly thing!

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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!