Ashton has been BEGGING us to buy him some Mario "Plushes" - these are not to be called "stuffed animals" per Ashton.  They are plush versions of all his favorite Video Game Characters and her wants them all.  All the Mario ones, all the Sonic ones, Donkey Kong, etc.  Apparently there are TONS of videos on YouTube of kids making up little skits and shorts using their "plushes" and Ashton loves nothing more than to sit on his bed, and watch these videos on his Kindle Fire.  Todd and I think the videos are completely annoying and every five minutes, as he runs up to me and says "Mom... MOM... you gotta see this, it is so funny!!!!" it takes everything in me to force a smile as I watch some kid with a Yoshi plush on a video say something like "Mario.. itsa me Yoshi... I need you to clean up my Yoshi poops." SO.DUMB.  But nevertheless, he LOVES IT.  Since we told him we were not buying him anything until his birthday next month, he has taken it upon himself to build himself some characters out of legos.

To say I am impressed with his imagination and ability to make-do until he gets what he wants would be an understatement.  The boy just amazes me.  He is driving me nuts with them, but he does truly amaze me.