Spring-Summer 2013
The Nelsk, Nelski, Hybernelski, Hyber, Stinky Pete, and Peter are all nicknames for the little boy that rocks my world.
I find myself thinking during little moments of the day "I just wish that my Hyrum would freeze and never grow out of this darling stage that he is in." I also find myself wishing that some days and some moments would just last forever.
I guess so many of these have happened recently that I feel like I need to record some of them so I won't forget them.
Can I just tell you how lucky I am to have a darling little boy named Hyrum? He warms my heart when I see him smile. I love how creative he is. I love his sense of humor. I love his laugh. I love his big eyes, the shape of his nose and the way his lips pucker when he is deep in thought. I love seeing him love Afton. I love that he is tender hearted. I love that he loves his mama.
This blog post is dedicated to my firstborn, the little boy I love more than any little boy in the whole world. He makes my day every day, and is a big reason I chuckle and smile a lot during the day. Here are some of my favorite pictures of Hyrum and little phrases that I just never want to forget!
Phrases that are SO HYRUM:
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Hit the road Jack!", "
Get out of Town!", "
Do you see that Da-doo?" (Da-doo is Hyrum's word for tractor, not to be confused with "Doo-da" which means birthday!
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Shall We....." This is a phrase that Blaine uses when he is in a goofy mood. Hyrum has picked up on it and will say, "Mom, shall we go outside and ride my bike?"
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45:6!" We try to say a scripture each morning before Blaine goes to work. Sometimes Blaine will ask Hyrum, "Hyrum what scripture should we say today?" Hyrum almost always says "45:6!" I guess we need to find and memorize a good scripture that is in the 45th chapter of some book, 6th verse. I haven't found a good one yet :)
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Aye-soup-see!" This is Hyrum's word for "Excuse Me!" A lot of times he will just say "Sorry, sorry, sorry!" as he is pushing his way past somebody. I think he gets that from me. Ever since he has started doing this I realize that I do this a lot. Isn't it funny that you learn all about your habits and mannerisms, both good and bad, when your kids start to mimic you?
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I found my faa-thers!" Hyrum uses the words faa-thers for his crocs sandles. I don't know where he got this phrase. It took us forever for us to figure out what he was looking for each day. You pronounce faa like the word fat without the t. Kind of like feathers, but faa-thers!
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What's that fing?" The first time he said this, there was a loud noise outside our window. He is saying, "What's that thing?"
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Are those frinklers on?" I love when he sees the sprinklers on. He always asks this when he sees them. He can spot "frinklers" from a mile away!
One of our favorite past times lately has been da-doo drives and walks where we search for all kinds of da-doos around Rexburg!
Hyrum trying his first "Eye-sype" Cone! That is how Hyrum says it! May 2013
Recent Conversations at Grandma Munns House
"Pa-pa-pinana bread!"
- Grandma Munns: "Hyrum would you like some pinana bread?"(pineapple banana bread)
- Hyrum: "Mom should we have some cranana bread?"
- Grandma Munns: "Hyrum it's pinana bread. Can you say pa-pa-pinana bread?"
- Hyrum: "Yes let's have some pa-pa-pinana bread!" After trying it, "I like this pa-pa-pinana bread!"
"Text Me Grandma!"
Blaine and Grandma Munns were talking. Hyrum picked up a little soft computer toy that Grandma Munns has. He held it like a phone and acted like he was texting. He looked at Grandma square in the face and said "Text me Grandma!" with a goofy grin. Now whenever he is being silly we will look at him and say "Text me Grandma" and he says it back to us, usually along with "Get out of town!" and "Hit the Road Jack!"
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- Hyrum: "I am taking the da-doo four-ye-er trailer" he says as he pushes the tractor hooked to the four-wheeler trailer across the kitchen floor.
- Grandma Munns: "Where are you taking it?"
- Hyrum: "I am taking it to China!"
Are you Done?
Grandma Munns was reading the paper when we got to her house to water our garden. Hyrum was excited to see her. After a few minutes of her reading, he walked up to her and said, "Grandma, are you done yet? I want you to come sit in the kitchen...." He pulls Grandma's hand and points to a chair in the kitchen, "Right here!"
Hyrum loves Baby Afton. In the morning, when he can hear she is awake, I am always asked, "Mom, Afton's awake. Sha we go check on her?" When we brought Afton home from the hospital, her name was first Affit, then Affin, then finally Afton. I am happy, but sad he can say her name right now :(
A couple of weeks ago, Hyrum looked at me and Afton and said, "Mom, Afton's a pickle!" I asked him, "Dill or Sweet?" He said, "Sweet!" The last few days he will look at Afton and say, "You're a dill pickle!" and then start chuckling.
Hyrum at his favorite "Fire Engine" park in St. Anthony.
One trick I have learned that gets Hyrum to eat is to turn foods into something that looks like a food he does like. This day for lunch, all he wanted was popsicles. So we put his banana and "peanut butter bread" (peanut butter sandwich) on a popsicle stick and he gobbled it right up.
Hyrums favorite food, and I mean favorite food, (he would eat it for every meal and snack if I would let him is "O-me-no" a.k.a. Oatmeal. "Mom, sha we make some O-me-no?" is a phrase I hear almost every morning!
One of Hyrum's favorite thing to do lately is to hit the tennis ball with a tennis racket out on the sidewalk. Blaine tosses the ball to Hyrum and then Hyrum hits it up in the air. He is getting pretty good. I love how his left leg raises almost every time he hits it! Notice the facial expression that goes with it! Blaine's favorite part of the experience is that Hyrum always grunts a "hut, hut" when he is hitting the ball!
Hyrum in his new summer p.j.'s. (above) This is the first picture where he has ever smiled by himself, without me tickling him.
Today, when I was getting ready in the bathroom, Hyrum came into show me his "New Do." He had put Afton's headband on and was twirling around with a goofy smile. You know how you can't ever capture something as good a second time? I made him put it back on so I could get a picture of it, but the goofy grin was missing. Glad I have a good memory!
I love Hyrum's creativity. I was sitting in Hyrum's room just watching him, and I noticed him putting books side by side. Apparently he was making some "train tracks" for his "Da-doo" to ride on. I love seeeing him make things up and use his imagination. Frequently I will hear, "Mom, would you like a cookie?" or "Mom, sha we make a sa-wutch?" (He always says sa-wutch with his lips sticking out as far as they can be.) If I say "Yes" then he brings me a bean bag or block or just pretends to put something in my hand. We then gobble up our fake cookies and sandwiches together.
These are just a handful of my favorite moments with Hyrum lately. If I had 10 hours a day to blog, I don't think I could tell you all the things that make me smile and laugh that come from this little boy! I really am the luckiest!
