H.Y.R.U.M........THE BIG 12!

IT SEEMS LIKE THAT CUTE FACE WAS SMILING AT US YESTERDAY....HOW DID HE GET TO BE 12....HAPPY BIRTHDAY...WE LOVE YOU!

THESE COUSINS ALWAYS GOT ALONG GREAT.  THIS SUMMER WHEN THEY WERE HERE THEY FIGURED OUT HOW TO USE MY OLD VIDEO CAMERA AND MADE A MOVIE.  JAKE WAS BEHIND THE CAMERA AND HYRUM WAS THE STAR OF THE SHOW.  OH WHAT A WONDERFUL TIME WITH COUSINS!

THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN IN ROCHESTER RIGHT AFTER JER AND ANDREA MOVED TO DALLAS AND CAME TO VISIT HYRUM'S FAMILY THAT HAD JUST MOVED THERE.  WE WERE HAVING A GREAT TIME AT A OUTDOOR ANIMAL RESERVE.

I REMEMBER HYRUM LOOKING LIKE THIS SO CLEARLY.  HE WAS THE MOST CALM AND CONTENT BABY I HAD EVER SEEN.  HE DIDN'T GET THAT FROM OUR SIDE OF THE FAMILY!

BLURRY PICTURE IN ROCHESTER OF TWO HAPPY BROTHERS.  IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR THEM TO BECOME BEST FRIENDS.  I THINK THEIR FAVORITE THING TO DO RIGHT NOW IS PLAY FOOTBALL WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD KIDS WHEN THE WEATHER IS WARM ENOUGH!

AWE....GROWING UP TO QUICKLY AND ALWAYS HAPPY TO MEET MORE COUSINS!

THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN RIGHT BEFORE THEY MOVED FROM ROCHESTER.  THEY ALL LOOK SO SMALL.  THE MOVE WAS HARD ON THEM AT FIRST BUT THEY HAVE ALL SEEMED TO FIND THEIR NICHE IN OMAHA.....HYRUM HAS FOUND HIS IN SPORTS AND ACADEMICS.

NOTHING LIKE A GOOD AND FUN PLAN BETWEEN COUSINS.  WE SURE WISH THEY COULD SEE EACH OTHER MORE OFTEN.

THIS WAS A SPECIAL DAY IN BEAVER WHEN HYRUM WAS BAPTIZED.  IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE IT WAS FOUR YEARS AGO.

THREE BROTHERS WITH THREE SMILES.  THEY DO LOVE EACH OTHER AND HAVE FUN TOGETHER.

HYRUM IS A DIE HARD OHIO STATE FAN, AND HE LOVES SOCCER (AND IS A GREAT PLAYER).  WE HAVE ONLY GOTTEN TO WATCH A FEW OF HIS GAMES, BUT WE ALSO SEE HIM PLAYING HERE AND HE HAS SOME SERIOUS SKILLS.

NEVER TO BUSY TO HAVE AN ARM WRESTLE WITH GRANDPY.  THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO AND WE WILL BE BACK THERE AGAIN FOR HIM TO BE ORDAINED A DEACON.....AND FOR LYDIA TO BE BLESSED.THIS HAS BEEN AN EXTREMELY LONG YEAR FOR HYRUM AND FOR ALL OF US.  HE HAS HAD SOME SEVERE HEALTH PROBLEMS AND HAS HAD MORE DRS. APPOINTMENTS (WITH MORE SPECIALISTS) THAN WE CARE TO THINK ABOUT.  HIS STOMACH IS DOING A LITTLE BETTER....BUT THOSE DARN HEADACHES KEEP HIM IN PAIN.  WE ARE PRAYING FOR HIM ALWAYS AND HE HAS BEEN A TROOPER THROUGH ALL OF THIS.WE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR A MIRACLE....THAT WILL HAVE HIM PAIN FREE AND NOT HAVING TO SUFFER.  IT IS VERY SAD TO THINK ABOUT THE PAIN HE HAS HAD FOR THE PAST YEAR.  HYRUM HAS A LOT OF FAITH, AND BETWEEN HIS FAMILY'S  PRAYERS.....AND ALL OF OUR FAMILY PRAYING......WE ARE PRAYING FOR THAT MIRACLE.  IT AMAZES ME THAT HE CONTINUES TO LEAD HIS ACADEMIC TEAM TO CHAMPIONSHIPS WHILE HIS HEAD ( AND SOMETIMES STOMACH) IS BOTHERING HIM SO BADLY.  HE IS ALSO AMAZING IN HIS STRONG TESTIMONY AND DESIRE TO KEEP THE COMMANDMENTS.  WE LOVE YOU FOREVER AND EVER YOUNG MAN.  IT WILL BE GREAT TO SEE YOU ORDAINED A DEACON.  WE HOPE YOU BIRTHDAY IS PAIN FREE AND LOT'S OF FUN.....WE WILL CELEBRATE WITH YOU WHEN WE COME.  NEVER FORGET HOW MUCH YOU ARE LOVED!