Here we go again!

I left this up as David's desktop a couple months ago to fill him in on the big news. Poor Ashton really did just want to chew on the test which was kind of gross, so this is as close as I let him get.

"Hard to sense, the darkside is..."

Ashton in his pregame outfit. He tried to eat his little Yoda face. Even though the Trunk or Treat started early Ashton was tuckered out. He doesn't mess around when he's tired at after 7:15 his face pretty much always looks like this.

His light saber is supposed to be green I know.

And since David & I didn't get around to getting costumes together it was PERFECT that Lizzy and Josh from our ward came as Queen Amidala & Annakin.

Ashton probably had the most fun of the night with these two. They were about the cutest Star Wars trio there ever was.

And just to let you all in on how nerdy I am I keep using Yoda's voice when I read David my blog title.

Dealing with teething...

It's no secret that since the day Ashton was born he has wanted something in his mouth every waking moment. He usually prefers food but he'll bite whatever is within reach. A few weeks ago he started gnawing on his crib. I'd go to get him out and he would have splinters in his mouth- it was really sad and funny. We bought the little $8 gummy rail thinking our problems were solved. Wrong.We underestimated him. That very day he pulled it right off and started biting that same spot again. I'm so glad we only got a WalMart crib. The crazy thing is there aren't bite marks anywhere else on his crib. It's like he has marked his territory and only likes that one corner.

Because of the lighting you can't tell just how deep into the wood he has gotten. He has made some good sized little grooves. So we superglued the gummy rail on... we'll let you know if that withstands the wrath of this little man's teeth.

A day at the Dallas Zoo

Ashton loved this giant turtle. And the penguins came right up to the glass so we could see them.

And then in the children's area there was this cute stream where the kids could wade in the water. So I held Ashton's hands and we went walking in it. Well, he started trying to sit down and the rest is history.

Look at those huge puppy dog eyes I couldn't not let him get soaked.

I let him sit in the cold water and splash for a good 15 minutes. He would have been happy there the whole day. I think this is why David & I are going to get a membership next summer.

And this is how he left the Zoo today. Totally white trash but I've already decided I'm going to be that kind of mom that just doesn't care. Or atleast I'll pretend like I don't.

Hair Cut, Spaghetti & Wheel!

Spaghetti night is always a favorite around here. We give Ashton a portion almost as big as David's and he is happy for a good 20 minutes.
He also got a much needed hair cut. We didn't document the event because it was a chore enough getting him to hold still.
It's not exactly even but we'll get Emily over here to fix it soon enough.

Just in case you're wondering where more than half of that spaghetti went.

David & I have an unhealthy obsession with Wheel of Fortune. I used to be 5 minutes late to the church on Wednesdays for activity days all because I just had to watch the bonus round before I left. We're convinced that someday we're going to go on couples week. Ashton loves to watch the wheel. He'll stop mid crawl to watch the colors go around in a circle. Hey, atleast we're helping him learn his letters right?