Hurst Family News

A little late but fun just the same: There were 5 in the bed and the Mommy said "ROLL OVER!" but they didn't so I just snuck out.  I tried singing Jingle Bells and saying, rather loudly "MERRY CHRISTMAS" but they wouldn't budge.  So I decided to just get up and start grabbing a bite to eat.  They woke up about 5 minutes later---to the smell of baked pumpkin french toast.   Here's a brief look back in time.... Ian's first Christmas: 2007  Landon's First Christmas: 2009  Charlie's First Christmas: 2011  Picture with Aunt Christie  Cousins :)  Charlie thinks Uncle Mike is hilarious  Moving on to the next holiday.... NEW YEARS! WOO HOO! Awesome party at my inlaws with double the Wii fun.  On the deck we had my sister in law's tv and wii so we could JUST DANCE and burn off some of the calories.  Great way to spend the night.  Inside the wii hosted a few rounds of 007 and Jeop...

I apologize in advance to all family and friends living far away: The bricks I put on their heads didn't work.  The Biggest Billy goat Gruff will start school in the fall.  He already writes his name and a lot of the alphabet.  We're working on recognizing numbers. "Five-de-Five" = 55 He still loves trains and taking pictures.  His days are spent running around playing "Baby Woody" to his cousin's "Baby Buzz."  It may sound a lot like playing house but it's manly house dangit. "You are a TOY CAR!" which really sounds more like "You ah a TOWE CAH!" For all I know perhaps he's really from Bahston.  The Wee Billy goat Gruff can now babble and roll from back to tummy.  He also likes to watch his hands and pass things back and forth. We're all very proud.  I think he's teething due to the excessive amounts of drool, slight warm and swollen bottom gums from time to time. Unfortunately I think it's goi...

I hear this little voice in my head sometimes. "You click on blogger to see other peoples' blog updates and then get frustrated when there are only a few people who updated in the last 3 days...yet you don't update your own...Pot. Kettle. Kettle. Pot." I have a bunch of pictures that really should  be going on this post. Instead you get a brain dump. Sorry. I don't like chevrons.  Not the gas stations- the style.  I don't like that they are trendy.  They're zig zags people! Teal and white or black and white--- doesn't matter- i still don't like them and probably never will. Some people are into that- if that's you- awesome. You won't find zig zags on my walls or rugs or chairs. Perhaps on a quilt but that's as far as I go.  I'm kind of sick of seeing them everywhere and just about ready to 'unfollow' certain boards because of them. Ian says, "You're cracking me out." Right idea. Wrong preposition.  Make...

A few years back I learned an important lesson; praying for patience will bring trouble just as surely as picnics bring out the ants.  So since then I have been careful and chosen my words when praying. Praying to be able to accept one's situation is apparently a lot like praying for patience. Let me explain. Five years ago Sean and I were out here for a family camping trip and it was Drill weekend. (Sean used to be in the National Guard.)  I was pregnant with Ian but decided to go camping without Sean anyway.  There was a lot of back and forth between the mountain and town as Sean decided to come up for a night but had to return to drill early the next morning.  Long story short (too late!) we camped, had a grand time and we were all ready for a little space by the time it was time to head home.  So when the camping adventure was over- we got back to my inlaw's and packed up snacks and headed back on the road to Cedar City.  I was tired an...

For Christmas we spent many hours road-trippin' to California to visit family.  First leg- Monument Valley at sunrise- Absolutely Beautiful   we stopped to visit great-grandma in Mesquite and had a wonderful time.  Sorry I didn't bust out the camera for that one.   Second Leg- just outside of Vegas for a Milk stop and some Muppet goodness:  The boys had a grand time making Charlie's lion, Roary, say "manahmana" like this: FINALLY- we arrived and Ian decided we needed a "droop shot" And then one of his brother: Then to Uncle Mike's birthday shindig: the big TWO NINE--next year's hullabaloo will be even more spectacular. This year the festivities included trick candles- heh heh heh. He ended up needing help from the nephew to extinguish the massive blaze. After dinner we got a bit Munchkinly. that's just the first 4 days.  more to come.  I know you're excited.