Super Dad! It's a little difficult to get things done around the house with two children who want to be held. Tony found a way to accomplish household tasks with both children in tow...(don't be nervous dad, he doesn't mow the lawn like this!) 
Does he look like he's ready for a nap to you???
Ashton and I carved pumpkins. He wanted a smiley face on the first one and when it was complete he called it 'Carcus'. Apparently he thought it looked like his brother. We took it outside and put a candle in it and he wanted the second pumkin carved with an 'Atoff' (aka Ashton) face. 
When wearing this get-up, Ashton refers to himself as "motorcycle guy". I know...a bike doesn't belong in the house, but sometimes we pick which battles we are willing to fight. 
Ashton is absolutely fascinated with the moon. Here he is laying on our bedroom floor gazing out the window at the moon coming up over the hill in our backyard. 
Pretty much anything can keep Carson's attention for a few seconds! He loves his little activity center.Carson got a new piggy bank from Matt and Jodie and Ashton is very good about being fair with the loose change he receives at the end of the day. Sometimes it goes in his piggy bank and sometimes it goes in Carson's.
Carson is a mover and a shaker. He absolutely loves to bounce. He is most content when we are out and about and he has something new and exciting to look at. He grabs at anything that is within arms reach. He wraps his little legs around your waist and cuddles right into the crook of your neck when you pick him up...we call him cuddle bug. Always moving; we are afraid of what the future holds.
The things he picks up on just crack us up! He was trying to tell us about a pirate one day and we couldn't understand what he was talking about. So, he put his hand over his eye and said "arrh"! We got the point!
Doesn't he look like Bill Muray in Caddy Shack in this picture? 
Helping Dad with the weed wacking!
He is quite the little helper!Carson gets such a kick out of Ashton. He watches every move he makes and loves it when Ashton talks to him. Ashton can just look at him and Carson giggles. This was bedtime and you can see that neither of them were ready to sleep. Ashton wears his helmet, a pair of Carson's socks on his hands and rides his bike around referring to himself as 'Motorcycle Guy'.
A sign of hard economic times...Ashton's piggy bank giggles each time a coin is dropped in. When you ask Ashton what kind of bird is on the quarter her says, 'Bald Eagle'.
Dinner with the whole gang at Cha Cha's Mexican restaurant in St. Armand's Circle. 
Shopping in St. Armand's Circle with Molly and Abby.
Post bath...looking good!
Carson always has a smile for us!
September 28, 2008 Ashton had the entire pool to himself on the day we left!
We had a blast on the sunset cocktail cruise after the ceremony and reception. The margarita's flowed like water. This is a picture of our boat which we affectionately referred to as the S.S. Minow. It was great! It even had two bedrooms and two bathrooms!
This is the life.
A powdered donut (shhhh...don't tell Uncle Matt; I'm sure he wouldn't approve!) to keep us content until breakfast.
The view from our hotel room. Ashton loved it and would wake up VERY early in the morning to tell us about the boats outside our window and the 'Tempazies' (every hotel apparently looks like Disney's Contemporary Resort). We finally ended up turning the window seat around and pushing it up against the window so that he could just lay there and enjoy the view while we enjoyed a bit more sleep.
Ashton's make-shift bed. :)
The beautiful bride! 
It's official...Mr. & Mrs. Hinz!
Kurt and Melanie with Pat and Margaret! 
The Hinz Crew
They were married at the Powel Crosley Museum in Sarasota, Florida - beautiful!This video is a little hard to see, but Ashton gets lots of practice on his guitar by entertaining anyone who will listen!
September 17, 2008
When Ashton feels like it he can count to ten (and down from 10) all by himself!!! But, only when he wants to...he's TWO you know! It's really true what they say about the terrible two's!
August 13, 2008
Ashton has always loved music and is now starting to sing along. My attempt at brainwashing him with all things Disney appears to be working!
July 12, 2008
Dinner in the Biergarten at the German pavilion at Epcot. Ashton enjoys the food and the entertainment.
Ashton is such a great big brother. He is very helpful and tends to Carson when he cries assuring him that it will be ok. Tony was getting Carson dressed yesterday and Ashton came looking for him yelling..."Carcus! Where are you Carcus?"
Brothers - ready for bed
8/5 - He loves to be talked to and have conversations!
Always a happy guy - especially in the morning.
8/3 - Not sure what he was praying for in this picture...
If there were audio with this picture you would be able to hear him laughing. Unfortunately every time we get the video camera out he becomes stone-faced.
This is how Ashton slept on the plane ride home to Florida...looks comfortable, doesn't it?
They don't call it Sunset Strip for nothing.
Ashton loves to go on boat rides (aka 'a boat a vide') and driving the boat is just icing on the cake!
Ashton got a new guitar for his birthday from Uncle Shane, Dia and Breck and Breck was kind enough to teach him how to play! :)
Ready to set sail!
Ashton and Papa Joel ready to start the day!
Shane & Dia enjoying a little R & R on the hammock
A ride on the 4-wheeler
Walter? Nope!
The pontoon is loaded for fireworks viewing from the middle of the lake.
Carson - August 2008
