Hurst Family News

SPIDER PIG SPIDER PIG Does whatever a SPIDER PIG does Can he swing From a web No he cant He's a pig LOOK OOOUUUTTT!!!! He is a SPIDER PIG!! Landon Loves Piggies. So I thought it was appropriate I make him a pig birthday cake. I didn't purposely try to fashion it in the form of Spider Pig- but there you have it. I can't believe he's a year old already. It's hard to believe really. A year ago at this time he was an hour old and getting ready to go to St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction. Today he is home in his bed snuggled up with his piggy. We are so blessed to have Landon in our family. Come to think of it this was probably about the time (maybe a little later) that Sean and Richard gave him a priesthood blessing. We hadn't decided on a name yet so they had to say Baby Boy Hurst. But as soon as they said that I had this urge to say "No his name is Landon." But I held my peace--it's not for me to interrupt a blessing and Heavenly F...

My silly wonderful grandma sent Landon a birthday card yesterday and then today I went to the mail and found a card for Ian too so he won't feel left out.  What a sweet lady my grandma is.  "Grandma and grandpa green house" is what my brother used to call them.  Their house is green and they can grow yummy cucumbers and tomatoes in tires in the backyard.  Grandpa built a shed to house the telescope he built.  The roof slides back.  Pretty sweet. I need to write more about them.  But this is mostly just a post so I don't forget to.  Hug your grandparents or a least tell them you love them.  (Even if they're not alive anymore I'm sure they'll hear you.) Thanks grandma and grandpa.  I love you. (Too bad you don't use the internet)

I learned a valuable lesson this morning.  Don't be concerned about form when doing yoga with a 2 1/2 year old.   In fact- don't be concerned about anything- except maybe getting kicked in the face...  Ian loves exercising but I likes me space.... that doesn't mesh too well with the chillin's.  So tomorrow I will be doing it before they wake up. Currently listening to AOL. Radio (Kidz stuff) and what should pop up but the Chipmunk version of Single Ladies.... I still vote the Pomplamoose version.  Check it out  HERE

Nothing like a little Duet with DraDram Landon was bring so cute on the motorcycle until I got the camera--as soon as he saw me he wanted OFF!  Getting the 4Wheelers ready to go out for a ride. Landon wasn't so sure... After the 4Wheeling escapade the boys wanted to play some more.  So Sean took them for a ride around the yard: (note the beautimus deck!) We tried to get Roxie to ride too but she jumped out (see her hind legs at the front of this shot?) Roxie is the cutest boarder collie pup with LOTS of energy.  

So my posts seem to be a bit backwards but that's okay.  These are shots of the boys on our road trip to see Grandma and Grandpa Hurst.

On our drive back to Blanding we stopped at Wilson's arch.  We see this every time we head down (or back) but I have never hiked it and Sean hadn't in at least 10 years.  So we took a little jaunt up the hill.  It's a good workout that's for sure :) A view looking up at it. Look Nena! We made it! I love that you can see for miles on end out here!

Sean and I took a trip to Moab to do the touristy thing and raft the Colorado River.  It was fun :) I *LOVED* having a whole day with just Sean--Thanks Aunt Nikki and Aunt Cat for watching the boys! We did a whole day raft trip and in the morning it was just us and 3 guides.  So much fun.  One of the guides was training so it was fun to hear the tricks of "this rapid is better on the right in low water" Or "Don't let your group go that way or you'll miss the pick up" stuff like that.  It was cold in Moab which meant I didn't get near as much sun as I would have liked but I also didn't get sunburned so there ya go.  Mixed blessings.  The morning was way more fun than the afternoon.  We told our guide, Amy, we wanted to take the wet fun route- so we did.  In the afternoon we picked up the rest of our group and a couple of other boats.  Our boat had us, Amy, an old couple from Portland Oregon who just couldn't seem to leave Moab they l...

We rearranged the living room (again). This time there is a cool toy area behind the couch. I love it.  Disclaimer: These pictures ARE connected....they're all on our camera and are moments from our lives- thus despite them being random and not seeming to have connection- they do.  Us. We're the connection. (Which makes me think of Kermit: "Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.  The lovers, the dreamers and me."  Plinky planky planky plinky plank- that's the banjo of course) So here's a close up of two very special people in our lives: Tina Amy and Danny Boy (If you look in the previous picture they're sitting in the corner by the bookshelves) Tina is mine.  I got her for my third birthday (though her birthday is October 1st- it says so on her birth certificate.)  Which would make her 22 and a half years old.  I'm assuming Danny Boy is roughly the same age though I don't know for sure.  (I don't know that Sean ever had a bir...

This cool bunkbed/futon we found on KSL.com  (they separate into two beds too!) And a rafting adventure coming up And babies in the family (not ours-this is NOT an announcement thankyouverymuch) Family Reunion  Biggest Loser online (we don't have TV) Sister-girl coming to Utah Rain NOT snow :) Relief society and Sunday School at church now Our new "kid area" behind the couches due to rearranging the furniture  Though it's rather dreary outside right now I'm enjoying my time indoors with the boys and figuring out how to rearrange the house.  Oh and get a wee bit of laundry done...

Look at what we accomplished this morning:  I remember making cars out of boxes with my older brother when I was a kid. To be more precise I think they were usually motor homes.  I wanted the best of both worlds- a car and a house.  And the cardboard Winnebego was born.  I would spend hours drawing curtains (thanks Amelia Bedilia) and tires and paper plate steering wheels. It was magical.  So we recreated a bit of the magic this morning.  To my boys it is of course a TRUCK not a motor home because to Ian everything good comes in truck form.  Notice TWO steering wheels- one for each- no fighting.  Thus far it has worked and they are sharing nicely.  It also is pretty deluxe with a windshild (including see through plastic for glass) and doors.  Lando knows the necessity of road trip munchies and thus brought his apple.  After returning from our road trip yesterday Ian is repeatedly saying "We're OHM!" and getting out of the truck....

This is in response to my friend's blog .  I decided my comment would be far too long so I'd blog it instead: The makeup thing made me laugh- because that is EXACTLY how it is for me- at least right now.  There are the few exception days where I get all dressed up to feel cute (they're getting more frequent as I decide to let other things slide).  But for the most part- I usually have my hair back with mascara making black circles under my eyes (to hide the other ones from sleep deprivation that WON'T wash off even if I bothered to try) Concealer goes a long way my friend :)  And if you should unexpectedly show up at my house you will find that it is a mess and I'm still in my jammies (though it's probably LONG after 3:30 in the afternoon) Travelling: Do it. It's worth it.  You learn tricks for keeping the kids quiet (like turkey baby food for the little one and singing "5 little ducks" so many times you think it's 5000 little ducks that we...

Just  booked  an all day adventure on the Colorado River.... I'm stoaked.