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I love this little boy and his love for all things holiday. we had so much fun creating these valentines together today.  there was just a spirit of happiness oozing out of our kitchen.  he was cutting, i was stapling. . . it was just one of those moments that you always imagine having with your children.  

hyrum is all about imagination.  he loves to think and create and wonder.  he loves holidays, stuffed animals, make believe, and drawing.  he's into super heroes, leprachans, and aspires to be a hedgehog owner.  of course, all this imagination has a downside.  because of a recent incident where he became irrationally scared silly, we are back to robber therapy.  he was convinced someone was in the house.  the next morning he told me, "mom, i know what a robber would steal. . . . our projector."  and while that $150 projector may be one of the most expensive things in our house it definitely isn't robber quality.  

hy remembers.  hy understands.  hy thinks things through.  he's smart and loud and silly and then suddenly shy.  he'll romp around our house screeching like a valociraptor and then clam up on neon day stubbornly leaving his cool green wig in his backpack.  and did i mention his ailments?  hy is fine until we ask him to do something.  then his "leg hurts" or his "finger hurts" or his "ears hurt" and by hurt he means unable to do the afore mentioned chore. . . ever.   hy's also a picky eater who would happily eat a diet of worthless carbohydrates for every meal for the rest of his life [couldn't we all though. . . he may something with that agenda].

that said, despite his whining, ailments and quirks he'll forever be MY hy-guy.  my little glasses wearing, big smiling, table setting, great reading little guy.  And believe me, if that little one ever asked ME to be his valentine, with or without the mustache, I would definitely say yes.