Birthday Boy!

Hyrum (my not-so-little baby) turned FOUR today!

 Hyrum got a monster cake for his birthday.  I wish I had a picture of his face when I first showed it to him.  His mouth opened wide and his eyes were dancing.  He really liked the cake! (At least the way it looked, he didn't eat much of it.)

 He blew out his candle so fast I couldn't get a picture of it.

 He sure is a funny kid!  He keeps us laughing.

Rebekah enjoying her cake and ice cream

Hyrum playing with the candle

 Brigham enjoying the cake and ice cream (at least he ate some cake- the other didn't really eat much of it.)

 Opening presents. (If these pictures bore you just skip to the end, they would bore me if it weren't my own child.)

 Rebekah gave Hyrum a phone from her own toys.  It was very kind of her to make that sacrifice for Hyrum- she really liked that phone, but knew he liked it too, so gave it to him for his birthday.  So sweet!

 Brigham gave Hyrum a Leap Frog Letter Factory DVD- they already watched it today and love it!  I thought the older two may not like it since they already know their letter sounds, but they really seemed to enjoy it anyway.

 Nana and Papa gave him some books, stickers, a football (skyball), and a wind up car that shoots off from a launcher.  He really likes the car and Brigham is jealous of the car.  We tried telling Brigham to go find his birthday toys to play with, but he just wanted Hyrum's

 Daddy gave Hyrum a ...

...You guessed it ... a camp chair.  He was excited about that.

 I gave him a big stuffed frog (from a thrift store) and a mini cooper model car.  He loves both of them!

 This is Hyrum showing us how big he is now that he's FOUR!

Hyrum is starting to let his personality shine through again.  (It got lost for 4 months during the move.)

He's a funny guy with a lot interesting ideas.  He's so fun to be around when he's in a good mood because he keeps us laughing with his sense of humor.  He recently started preschool which he doesn't like, but his behavior has improved since starting so I know it's good for him.  He's gradually getting more independent and starting to play more.  We love him and are sure glad  he's a part of our family!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HYRUM!