Byson is 11

Bryson loves:
Electronics
Hanging out with friends
Baseball
Rocks
Cooking
Building

Bryson is turning into a wonderful young man.  He struggles sometimes to make right choices (don't we all) but owns up to them and is honest with himself about his short comings.  He doesn't love doing chores, but he will.  He also is very thoughtful and observant of others needs and helps a lot around the house. 

Eldon is 9

Eldon loves:
Pasta salad & Hamburger casserol
Blue
BYU
Scouts

Eldon is such a funny kid.  He is good dancer.  He is very stubborn.  He has a tender heart and is often very kind and gentle.

Eldon's 8th Birthday and Baptism

Eldon is such a caring boy he tries hard to make good choices. The few months before his baptism we were able to take the missionary discussions with his friend Ronin who is in our ward also.  This was such a special thing for Eldon to be able to learn more about the gospel. He has been really excited for his baptism for a long while and the day was really spiritual and beautiful.  I am so thankful to have a worth priesthood holder in our home.

Cute Things

Today I came up to see what Kayla was doing in her room. She was changing her babies diaper. She had out the wipes and everything. Girls are so different than boys.

Don made me a CD for Valentine's because he is awesome like that. One of the song talks about Superman. The first time Landon heard it he was really excited about Superman being mentioned in a song. I just briefly told him what the song was saying and that Daddy is our Superman. Now every time he hears the song he says, "It's talking about Dad!" and then proceeds to sing at the top of his lungs. He now requests Superman in addition to Melynda's favorite song (Human). It's nice to have some variety.

Eldon's cute thing? If I only choose one it would be his dancing. He has done awesome moves, and I don't mean that sarcastically. When asked a question he sometimes will answer me with a side step and jazz hands.

Bryson is the most tender hearted of the boys towards me. He is always trying hard to help me with cooking, deep cleaning, or just by being empathetic when I talk.

I think it is really cute when a brother tells a story about something that made them feel sad and he responds, "I know just how you feel," he then continues to tell how he can relate to them. He is growing up too much. He can carry on adult conversations and while that is awesome it makes me a little sad.

Don is the cutest of them all. He always kisses me before he leaves in the morning, if it wakes me I even get an I love you. It's the little things that make life great.

Eldon is 6

Eldon decided to not have a friends party this year.  He decided to do Chuck E. Cheese instead.  We invited one friend to come along.  He had a blast and felt really special.


Eldon's Favorites 
Color - Blue & Red
Food - Pasta Salad
Thing to do - Play with Friends
He loves to ride his scooter and bike.
He loves his little sister and is always helping her.

Catching bugs with his bug catcher from Aunt Cathy and Aunt Lisa.

Eldon is doing great with school and it has really boosted his confidence.  He doesn't love reading very much but is good at it for the time that we put into it.  

Eldon Breaks His Arm . . . Again

On October 3rd I took the kids out to the park right by our apartment to give Don some quiet time.  He has been sick in the night. We were there only a few minutes.  Eldon was standing at the top of the slide and preparing to slid down on his feet, which he knows he shouldn't do and now he knows why.  He called out, "Look Mom," kind of giggling because he knew he was about to do something he shouldn't.  I looked down in defeat and missed the actual fall but in that split second I think that the following occurred. The slide was a little wet and he slipped and fell back on the slide.  He caught himself with his right arm.  I looked up and he was crying.  I immediately knew something was broken.  I quickly gathered the scooter he had rode to the park and asked him to walk home.  He did.  Landon however would not.  So I left Landon there and got Kayla (who I happened to just carry this time) and Eldon home.  I left Eldon home and literally ran back to get Landon, I figured I could get a little work out in for the day. When I got home I wasn't sure if it was broken or not.  He was pail and whimpering but not crying loud.  I woke up Don, poor Don who was suppose to be resting because he was sick. But I am grateful he was there.  Don can always do anything, I swear he has super human powers.  But that's another story. 
We decided to just watch a movie and see if it passed.  Movies make anything better.  And for the time it was completely still and he felt better, but as soon as he started moving it started hurting.  Don also was just gently pressing on his arm and that was very painful for Eldon.  He could move it just fine.  His grip strength was also weaker with the right hand. So I called the doctor to figure out if we should go in and then where we should go. We went to the KidCare/InstaCare in Bountiful. The whole time Eldon was trying to tell us he was fine and didn't need to go. Once we were there even he was very concerned about what was going to happen.  I told him we would take one step at a time.  I assured him that he was in charge of his body and I would tell him everything that was going to happen. 
They were really great there.  I let the nurse know that he was a little scared of doctors since the last time he went they asked him to sit on the table and then proceeded to cut him without the numbing stuff having worked, again another story.  But they were super awesome and got his arm taken care of.  The X-Ray clearly showed a buckle fracture on the large bone just above his wrist on the right arm. After the X-Ray was the toughest part since now it was time to splint his arm.  He was worried they were going to hurt him/cut him. He let them do it though and got a Slurpee after to make it all better. Here's to hoping that this experience eased his fear of doctors.
Our awesome Eldon didn't even take and medication, because he won't, but he has done good.  The day after was the worst, pain wise.  But we made it without any tears.
Eldon got his cast on on the 6th.  He did awesome.  He chose purple because he was Donatello for Halloween and wanted it to match.
It did so great with the whole thing and we got his cast off on the 3rd of November.  All is well with his arm.

Eldon is 5

Our Eldon Theodore Hughes turned 5 on the 19th.  He is learning to read and working on writing to get ready for kindergarten.
Eldon's favorite:
Color - Blue and Red
Food - Pizza
Song - I am a Child of God
Things to do - Play with action figures and play Wii
Eldon was super happy he got gum for his birthday.
Eldon is a big boy he is 3'11" so getting super close to 4 feet.
Eldon loves to be cuddled and still naps often.

Busy Toothfairy

 Bryson had his first two teeth extracted on April 3rd!  He whined a tiny bit when they numbed it, but that is all.  He wanted to go to school right after so that he could show all his friends. 

Eldon's top tooth finally gave up the fight when he hit it on March 31st.  This was the third time he had hit it and the dentist told us that it most likely would come out.

Kid Sayings

So this last week we had a shooting in Santaquin.  The shooter was at large and later caught in Nephi.  When I told the boys Eldon responded, "The Nephites caught the bad guy?"  I told him no he was caught in the city of Nephi.  To which he went running away shouting, "Nephi caught the bad guys!"  A little confused but it made the sad day have a little humor.

While sitting at the table eating Landon was being extremely crazy.  I often ask the boys when they are really silly, "Where did you come from?" and the response is usually, "From heaven."  Answered with the attitude of that is a really dumb questions, we all know the answer.  But today it was answered by Jaron for Landon with, "From heaven. But probably the crazy side."  Really made me laugh.

Eldon Turns 4

Eldon turned 4 on Sep. 19^th.  Our family sure is blessed for having this little guy in it.  Eldon loves to give mom hugs and kisses.  He loves for mom to lay with him when he is falling asleep.  This doesn’t happen much, but it sure is a treat when it does. 

Eldon tries his best to keep up with his brother and I think as time passes he will be bigger in size than them.

This year in primary he has come out of his shell and decided that participating and giving people a smile really is fun.

Eldon likes all colors.

He loves pizza, hot dogs, spaghetti and breakfast foods. He also loves milk and dairy.

He loves to play outside and ride is scooter.

Playing with action figures is also a big past time of his.

He likes to watch movies and sports. He usually picks KungFu Panda.

His favorite songs are “We are a Happy Family,” “My Heavenly Father Loves Me,” and “Little Seeds.”

Eldon is a really good dancer.  He likes to shake his bootie whenever acceptable.

He is an awesome big brother and loves to help Landon do his chores.  He often also tries to pawn his chores off on Landon.  In his most sweet voice he tells Landon to come unload the dishwasher or get the garbage, such a sneaky kid.

He likes to learn, and is still working on identifying his letters and counting to 20.

Eldon Turns 3

Eldon Theodore Hughes turned three years old on September 19^th.  I felt so sad that his birthday was the day before we loaded the truck for the move to Utah.  Birthdays usually are filled with whatever food you want, birthday fun, and a cake of your choice.  Well he did get the food he wanted, but the cake sadly didn’t get made this year.  He wanted a pirate ship.  He had to settle for a birthday ice cream cone.  But Eldon being the awesome kid he is didn’t mind.  He got pirate cupcakes on Sep. 30^th when we did the three person party.  This was more than okay with him.

This little man is so unique.  He loves to be held.  He loves to dance.  He loves pirates and dinosaurs.  He loves to sing.  I think it is so cute to hear him sing along to all the familiar songs in the car.  He loves to read.  He is so polite and remembers to tell me thank you before the other boys.  He has just recently started saying his prayers and has offered up a few of his very own.

Just and few really unique things about Eldon, he sucks his lower lip ALL THE TIME.  He also touches his eye ball a lot with the corner of his blanket.

He is taller than both Jaron and Bryson were at age three.  He is 3’4.5”, Bryson was 3’3.5”, and Jaron was 3’2.5”.  I am not sure how much he weighs, but it is A LOT.  He is a solid rock.  Eldon has started talking a lot more and having preferences of his own just recently.  I see him developing into his own little man.  We love all our boys and love watching them change and grow. 

Eldon's 2nd Birthday

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His birthday was loads of fun too. It was a day filled with traditions that I love. The night before he birthday we decorated so that he felt special the moment he woke up.
Then his dinosaur cake. He did pick this and was consistent on what he wanted for several weeks. I had a blast making it for him.
Then a few friends to eat the cake with us. Dad made a sandbox for his birthday present. He have been loving the gift!
After the cake we went to Chuck E. Cheese. This event is my parents gift every year. They boys really love going here!
Traditions have become lots of fun in our house. The boys get all exicted talking about what cake mom will make and what special place they will get to go on their birthday.

Eldon is the biggest of all our boys so far at 3'1". He has really wide feet so we have to put him in a size 8 toddler shoe. He is talking more every day and does a lot of sound effects to tell us what he wants. So like for food that is good he say, "mom, food" and then smacks his lips. Or if he wants a drink he says, "Mom" and makes a slurping noise. It isn't that he can't say them, he just thinks this is easier I think. His favorite song is "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" which he sings to himself often. Still kind of struggling with separation and if I would, he would have me hold him all day. But with new brother this doesn't happen. He is not angry about it though, just sometimes he asks to be held when he needs it. He is a typical two year old, which means no is favorite word, and going against directions is his game.

We love our little guys and are so glad he chose us!

Eldon's Broken Arm

Poor little Eldon! The little mischievous daredevil knows he isn’t suppose to climb the bunk bed ladder so he did it before anyone even knew he was up. Don rushed in to his obviously hurt cry. Don was on his way out the door to work and still went so he wouldn’t have a late on his record. Sadly he wasn’t able to come home, they were way short on men that day. So I called a friend to come with me. I can’t carry him, or take him into X-ray. He was fine with Stacy Noyes holding him the whole time. The day of the broken arm was a little rough for him. But he adjusted just fine. He even figured out how to pull the splint off with his teeth. I had to hide the end of the wrap so he couldn’t find it. When we went in to get it casted she did the full arm since he kept taking the splint off and also because he was so active and fell often enough and would jam the broken arm again. This way when he falls he won’t jam the arm. It only has to be on 3 weeks since he is so young bones heal quickly. He is doing great with the cast. The only person that has gotten hurt from it is him. He fell on the tramp and smacked his face with his cast. He has a few bruises and scrapes from that.

Also he really is a mischievous little guy. So we washed and got out of the bath. But he was not done yet I guess. Before I could even get off the floor he had climbed back in for another bath.

Eldon has started talking a lot this last month. He loves to sing and dance. He tries hard to keep up with his brothers when they talk or sing. His favorite song is Apples and Bananas, or whatever it is called and he loves to dance to the Beatles.

Eldon 1 year old

Yes it is true Eldon is one year old. He has been officially walking for a few weeks and been taking steps since around 11 months. He is almost 25 lbs. and 31" tall.

He loves his food. I don't know what would happen if I let him eat until he said he was done. I usually cut him off, he eats as much as I do at certain meals. He will eat anything, really anything. Weaning is going really good with him so that is good.

He tries so hard to play just like his brothers do. He makes car & animal sounds as much as he can, and tries hard to make his little people talk to each other. This usually comes out as a scream more than words but he is trying. He likes to read just as the other boys. Baths are not his favorite though. He is so easy going he does anything, but I can tell he would rather not take baths.

He is an early riser. Lately I am lucky if he makes it until 6am. But he talks to himself for a few minutes while I try to force myself out of bed.

I short we are happy to have the little guy he is such a blessing.

Eldon 11 Months

August 19th Eldon was 11 months old. Times sure flies by. He had his first haircut a few days before he turned 11 months. That did not go well. He didn't like holding his head down much. The spoon picture - well he had been getting molers this month and bits his spoon when we feed him. Don won't feed him because it is such an ordeal to get the spoon back. I just think it is cute : )

Eldon 10 Months

On July 19th Eldon was 10 months old. Such a big boy. He is cruising all over the place and standing up to furniture to walk. Still not ready to walk though.

Eldon 9 Months

Our little boy is growing big, eating everything in sight, and now almost 10 months. He is crawling all over the place and yelling (talking) a lot too. We love our big Teddy.

Eldon 8 months

He is always pulling his hair and ears. I thought maybe he had and ear infection so I asked at his 6 month check-up, but nope, he was fine.
I loved this picture they are all pulling unique faces. I think Eldon likes the feel of his teeth on his tongue. He rubs his teeth with his newly found tongue often. Also sticking his tongue out and blowing spit bubbles is anther one of his favorite pasts times. Brothers don't understand why Eldon can stick out his tongue and spit and they can't.

Over the last month Eldon has really started doing a lot of new things. He officially rolls all over, and with the intent to roll. He is developing a good pincher grasp, getting that food in is very important. And new to the list . . . he started crawling, finally. Here is a video to prove it. He is such a good eater, eating anything you will give him. No one is allowed to eat in front of him without sharing. He will eat and eat until he throws up actually. Just because he cries to eat doesn't always mean he needs to, kind of odd I think.

He really is not my little baby anymore which makes me sad, but I am excited to have him doing new things and developing a personality.

Eldon 7 months

On April 19th my little baby was 7 months old. I forgot during the busy day to snag some pictures so we got a sleeping photo. They are so precious when they are asleep. He is rolling all over the place and getting himself back to the sitting up position. He is yelling and making lots of noise. He is entering that really active and interactive stage of life.

Eldon 5 Months Old

On February 19th Eldon was 5 months old. Highlights for Eldon:
He can sit-up
He has three teeth, cut that very week
He loves to yell and jabber. He even has even found how to vibrate his lips to make sounds and lots of spit!
Most of all the is such a joy to have around. He loves his brothers smiling and laughing a lot.