Hyrum's Shoes

Hyrum needed new shoes a couple of months ago, but finally brought it to my attention a couple of days ago.  He came home with his first lace tie up shoes.  He would never allow me to buy him lace up shoes before now.  But he liked the shoes (and I wasn't willing to go to another store) and was willing to learn how to tie them finally!

We got home and Karl started teaching him how to tie his shoes.  He became very frustrated because he wasn't getting it.  I tried teaching him by putting him in front of me so that he could mirror my actions. This helped, but not enough to get them tied tight.  It was late, we finally got him into bed and us into bed.  It was Friday night, so you would think he would sleep in on Saturday.  NOPE!

He was at my bedside at 6 am telling me that he was going to learn to tie his shoes today.  10 minutes late, he came back in super excited because he had accomplished his goal!

I love that he didn't give up until he got it done.  This is very much Hyrum style. When he wants something he doesn't give up until he gets it learned or accomplished!