Chris and Kathy Hurst Family

20th Anniversary

2011-04-14T05:40:00.007-06:00

I can't believe I have put up with this guy for 20 years!!! haha! We celebrated our 20-year anniversary on April 13, 2011

It kills me to look at these pictures and realize how young and immature we were- but I also look back at that time as so fun to be newly weds! The reception line The Winder family

The Hurst familyThe bride... And groom...

What an amazing guy he is- I'm so glad I have put up with him for 20 years, and glad I have the opportunity to put up with him for eternity!

2010 State Volleyball

2010-11-08T16:54:00.001-07:00

The cheerleaders made these signs and hung them in the front entrance of the school
Willie Billings came and gave a motivational speech to the girls- he showed them his state ring from his high school days, and passed it around for the girls to hold and look at- he did a really good job! (gave me cold chills)
Jody Rich orchestrated this send-off for the girls. It was awesome!! The whole school came out and lined the halls to wish the girls Good Luck!
Loading the bus to head for Orem- UVU
Team picture just before getting on the bus- what a great group of girls! This has been a fun year! I was a bit nervous at how the older girls would take to Nia- being a freshmen and playing on the varsity team. They were awesome to her! The seniors will be missed next year. We will have a young team- as we didn't have any juniors on the team... only 4 seniors, and the rest were sophmores and freshmen!
Goodie bag made by Kathleen Edwards for the girls
First game of state volleyball- against Bear River- we won!
Nia
Nia serving the ball
The team getting some rest and instruction during a time-out- we didn't take state, but we did super good for such a young and short team... we took 4th! I'm already excited for next year... I just love to watch volleyball- it is such an exciting game!

2010-09-28T06:06:00.001-06:00

I know it has been awhile since I have updated my blog... but don't really have time right now- I will get to it soon! Thanks for your patience!! :)

2010 Girls Camp

2010-07-09T06:40:00.003-06:00

2010 Girls Camp was fun! This is the crew just before we got loaded up in vehicles to head up to Kolob for an eventful time!

Our shirts turned out so cute! We were waiting to go on stage for our skit. The theme this year was "Sailing Home"
The bishopric... Bishop stayed with us all week long. Chris and Brother Hooten came up Friday night and then came back up Saturday morning to rescue us- it rained Friday night- they barely made it out of there when they left that night so they came back Saturday and helped us pack up and get out of there before it started to rain again
Saturday morning as we were cleaning up- Shania is doing a wonderful job- as well as all the other girls! haha! They did help- I just caught them at a moment of goofing off!

2010 Senior Cruise

2010-06-07T09:24:00.005-06:00

Chris and I went as chaperons on the Senior Cruise. It was not a sponsored trip through the High School- the kids had to sign up on their own and find their own chaperons. We took Jacob Pugh and Braden with us, Cheyanne Benson also rode down and back with us. We had tons of fun! All the kids were well-behaved, even the little delinquents!!! (due to a senior prank some of the boys were booked into jail and now have a criminal record)

The entertainment was always very good- they wouldn't let us take pictures so I only got a few of the shows...

Catalina Island

The "bruisers showed up" they rented bikes for $5 an hour and drove around Catalina Island- as much as they could see in an hour that is!

My favorite part was para-sailing on Catalina Island... it was so fun! They just let us up from the boat and brought us right back down to the boat- it was so smooth you didn't even know you were going up or coming down, and we didn't even get wet!!! We saw a pack of about 20 dolphins jumping and playing in the water while we were up there- our guides told us that was the first time they had seen dolphins all day!

The Cruise Ship at night looked amazing! Here's Jake Payne, Jordan Langston, Braden, and Ian Gates at "Formal Night"

Ensenada, Mexico

In Ensenada we just got off the boat and shopped. I had a little shopping buddy: Cheyanne Benson, she had her list made up before hand and we found everything she needed and more!

Night time on the Ship

We loved to go to Karaoke after the shows... we even had some of our own celebrities sing: April Gates, Tyler Howard, and Brittney Stackhouse

Every night when we got back to the room the famous Carnival towel animals would be waiting for us along with an agenda for the next days activities.

I think everyone had a good time- we only had security come to our room once looking for Braden- he and Tim Long had gotten into a little yelling fight and the neighbors called in- they had to come and make sure Braden was OK and that Tim's story was true. They also had a "flashing" incident: one of the boys, Brecken, had gone out his cabin door with a robe on over his clothes and he "flashed" another boy down the hall- a 10 year old girl saw it and went crying to her dad- he came down and got in Kylynn Iverson's face yelling at him- security was called and all was calmed down. Kylynn and Anderson Rich really got into the "gambling" thing- they were winning way too much so they felt like they needed to keep going and winning! I don't know how they ended up doing, but at one time Kylynn was up like $150.

I really didn't take a whole lot of pictures- I'm sad about that now! Oh well!

2010 Graduation

2010-05-29T10:39:00.002-06:00

The graduating class of 2010 from HHS was about 225 students! That's more than double than graduated with me in 1989! Braden had a lot of really good friends- they were definitely a class to remember! Braden was the only one in his class that graduated with a Nursing Pathway Completion (the ropes)
This is right after seminary graduation- he had to work hard to graduate... he had about 23 hours of make-up to do since seminary was an easy class to sluff!!! I hope that he will realize the significance of getting it done! (and of mom nagging him to get it done!) He did make-up the work- and I'm very proud of him for doing it!
Kylynn Iverson, Jeff Staples, and Braden before graduation
Braden and Marcy Isom (his ex-girlfriend) It's good they can still be friends! She is a beautiful girl!
The family after graduation- Kyler, Chris, Braden, Kathy, and Shania. (I've been having some troubles with my eye lately- I don't know what is going on... but I was having a hard time keeping my eyes open that day.) Plus lack of sleep doesn't help! It has been a very fun but EXHAUSTING week! Braden and about 16 of his friends (more but they haven't fessed up!) decided to do a senior prank at the high school about a week before graduation. They had stolen the key to the school from one of the dads that works at the school, they went in and were going to chain up the doors from the inside so that when people came to the school the next day they couldn't get in- anyways to make a long story short- the cops showed up, the boys ran, 2 were caught- the boys all turned themselves in which resulted in 5 being arrested and booked into purgatory... they (HPD) started telling the boys to go home and they would deal with them the next day because they didn't have enough man-power to book them all that night... Braden was hand-cuffed and hauled out to the police car from school the next day. As he was sitting in the police car the City Attorney called and said they were dropping the Class A misdemeanor charge, so these boys didn't need to be booked. It resulted in the boys all being suspended from school for the rest of the school year (about 7 days) and they weren't going to let them walk for graduation- after a parent meeting with the principal he decided that it was punishing the parents and family to not let them walk, so he went ahead and let up on that! (Thank You, Mr. Pederson!) The boys were excluded from H-Day, Senior Sneak, and any other school functions... but they had their own senior sneak as they were together going to movies, swimming, sleeping, dunk-ball tournaments, etc... all week long! A few of them came over to our house and decorated their caps the night before graduation and were here until midnight... Grad night went on the next night until 5 AM, so I'm in need of some rest! After the senior cruise!!!!

2010 Border League Champions

2010-04-25T06:44:00.003-06:00

After 2 very close games we pulled it out and are still the reigning border league champions... 2 years in a row now! We beat Desert Hills (B team) first off pretty handily, but the next 2 games came down to the wire. Shania swiped a shot out of the girls hand that would have sent us into overtime with Desert Hills (A team) and we beat Dixie in over time by a missed basket at the buzzer by Dixie... Girls from back row left to right: Shania, Charly Billings, Kaity Schear, Ciara Stratton, front: Rachel, (don't know her last name) McKell Isom, Brooklyn Gubler, Madison Hall, and Sela (can't spell her last name)
Playing against the Desert Hills A team- they have 2 really tall girls, and just alot of talent on their team!
Time out: Coach Hurst is giving them the low-down (he is actually the assistant coach- Amy Gubler was the head coach)
Championship game against Dixie- they have a very talented team also... this was a hard-fought game, but in the end we prevailed!
The Champions!!!

2010 Prom

2010-04-25T06:21:00.002-06:00

This year I had 2 boys going to prom... I tried to talk them into going together, but understandably Braden and his group of friends all wanted to go together for their senior year! I wasn't as involved with Braden's as Kyler's. Both groups went 4 wheeling for their day-dates, and Braden's group went out to dinner at Chili's. Kyler's group came to my house for dinner.
We had bacon-wrapped filets, "funeral potatoes", salad, rolls, and sorbets for dessert. I LOVE that my boys let me be involved in their dances and their lives... I LOVE their friends, (that call me "mama Hurst" or just "mom") and most of all (even though they are BIG STINKERS sometimes) I LOVE my boys!!!
Here is Kyler's group just before heading out the door to the dance... boys: Justin Post, (J.P.) Kyler, Cody Langford, Duncan Alger, and Parker Manuell (Park-dizzle) girls: Presley Steglich, Tia Smith, Taryn Desatoff, a girl from St. George, (I don't remember her name) and Britainy Pritchard
Kyler and his date: Tia Smith
Braden and his date: Natasha Frampton

Recipes

2010-04-14T21:11:00.002-06:00

I had Bunco at my house tonight and I made chicken salad for sandwiches and Beach Salsa... Some of the ladies wanted the recipes, so I am posting them on here... Enjoy!

Chicken and Rice Salad

2 cans (12 1/2 oz.) White chicken meat or 2 1/2 cups
1 1/2 cup cooked rice
3/4 c. seedless red grapes- slice lengthwise
3/4 c. chopped celery
1/2 c. chunky pineapple- drained
1/2 c. mandarin oranges- drained
1/2 c. best food mayonnaise
1 c. Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing
1/2 c. slivered almonds

**You don't have to be too careful about measuring!
**Makes about 5 cups of salad- 36 heaping Tbs.
***I put them on croissant rolls, but can be put on any kind of bread- or just eat with a fork!

Beach Salsa

5-6 Roma Tomatoes
1 bundle of Green onions
1 can black beans- rinsed
1 can corn- drained
1 can sliced olives- drained
1 bundle of cilantro
3 limes squeezed
1 dry packet of Italian seasoning

**Add this all together in a bowl- serve with tortilla chips!

Spring Break 2010

2010-04-03T08:31:00.003-06:00

This is what Spring Break 2010 in Dixie started off...
So Nia and I decided to do some "indoor" projects... We painted a wall in her room...
A wall in the front room... (I hated the 1st color, so I had to go and get another color and re-paint it)
Then I painted the big wall in the entry way... I'm quite pleased with the way everything turned out!
Finally we had good enough weather the last day or so, so the boys were sent outside to work on the flooding problem we've been having... I HOPE and PRAY that we found the magical "FIX"!!!

Taysia and Trevin get Baptised

2010-04-03T08:18:00.004-06:00

My sister, Kristi's kids: Taysia asked Chris, and Trevin asked Braden to Baptize them
Taysia is 12 and Trevin is 9
Chris has always been a special uncle to Taysia- she once told her mom that when she got older she was going to marry uncle Chris...
It was a good experience for Braden to baptize his little buddy... Trevin has always LOVED Braden- he used to just follow Braden around, and be happy to just be with Braden doing whatever...

Hurricane Rugby

2010-04-03T07:58:00.003-06:00

Hurricane's first ever Rugby team
They start with a prayer
The "B-dawg" making sure he looks good before he goes out and gets trampled on!

"B-dawg", Phonso, and "P-dizzle"
Braden and Phonso... We so don't understand this game, but it has been fun going and watching. There has been so much support, it has been amazing! And for the fact that this is our first year playing, we are doing pretty good!

NASCAR

2010-03-05T18:17:00.003-07:00

Chris has always wanted to go to NASCAR... (well, ever since he started to watch it!) My brother-in-law goes quite often, so Chris asked him to get us tickets when it was in Vegas. So, we got tickets and went... Chris' driver is Jeff Gordon (J.G.)
The Thunderbirds did a "fly-over" right after the National Anthem... it was cool!
...and the race is on!
There weren't very many "cautions" in this race- it was mostly green-light... J.G. led about 250 of the 267 laps. Jimmie Johnson came and took it about the last 15 laps!
Jimmie Johnson doing his burn-out just before the victory lap!

Preferance

2010-03-05T18:06:00.002-07:00

Kyler got asked to go to preference...
There was a knock at the door about 10:30 pm, when we opened it, there was a vase of black roses on the mat with rose petals all over the mat. We brought it in and he opened the card. It didn't say who it was from... so we went back out, looked around to see if there was anything else- NOTHING! So we picked up all the petals to see if maybe something was written on one- NOTHING! So we just figured there'd be more to come... Sure enough, the next day at school, he gets this pizza delivered to him
His friends ate off the missing pepperonis!

Ice Skating

2010-03-05T17:37:00.002-07:00

For Young Men/ Young Women, we went ICE SKATING... The kids really enjoyed it! Shania was a pro!
Braden, Kyler, and Micah
Braden
Kyler
Shania

Home made Spud Nut Doughnuts

2010-01-17T17:46:00.002-07:00

Today we had mashed potatoes, and we had left-overs! So I decided to make spud-nut doughnuts...
Shania helped me. I could not have done it without her!
When I was growing up we ALWAYS made home-made treats on Sunday afternoons. I find myself still wanting to do that! It is a great memory I have of my parents and my siblings making home-made treats together. My dad made molasses candy a lot- that is probably my most favorite thing we would make!

Christmas '09

2010-01-09T12:23:00.002-07:00

Our Christmas tree
The excited TEENS on Christmas morning.
The men were in charge of cooking Christmas breakfast
We had a really good breakfast, as always!
Christmas night we had the kids dress up as Grandpa read to us the Christmas story from the scriptures.

Holy Bountiful Baskets!

2009-12-28T08:13:00.003-07:00

I participated in a "co-op" called "Bountiful Baskets" this is all the stuff I got on the main basket... I could not believe how much produce I got for $15.
Here's the list of stuff I got:
8 Bananas
1 head of Romaine Lettuce
1 head of Cauliflower
1 bundle of Broccoli
6 ears of Corn
1 Cantaloupe
2 Avocados
1 Butternut Squash
14 Oranges
9 Honey Crisp Apples
20 small Red Potatoes
3 Mangoes
10 KiwisI even shared some with my sister-in-law, Lindsey.

If anyone is interested in doing this, they do it every other weekend at the Coral Cliffs Cinemas. You have to get on their site: http://www.bountifulbaskets.org/
on Tuesday and order your basket. My suggestion: unless your family eats alot of fruits and vegetables, share it with someone else...

We Finally Have a Front Yard

2009-12-28T07:51:00.003-07:00

I didn't get any pictures of Chris working on the yard because he did most of his part of the work during the day while I was at school. But we would put the boys to work on the weekends and after school on school days...
We have had the curbing for quite a while, but Chris got his friend Joe to help him figure out how much gravel, grass and plants to order. I think it turned out GREAT!
I took these pictures at night because we have lights around the yard, and I wanted to show them...
We are really enjoying having grass in the front, it has helped with the "dirt" coming in. Now we need to tackle the back yard. But that's going to have to wait for awhile!

Thanksgiving Feast “Winder Style”

2009-12-21T07:35:00.002-07:00

We had a Great Thanksgiving Feast this year… Its always fun to get together with siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles, and friends. Brad smoked the turkey this year. We had Grandma’s home-made noodles (that is always a must!) Everyone brought YUMMY things to go along with our Thanksgiving dinner!

This WAS our year!

2009-12-20T22:16:00.002-07:00

This group of boys are some of the best kids that have ever gone through Hurricane High School!

THE STATE PLAYOFF GAME…

THE HALLS WERE LINED WITH STUDENTS WITH RED AND BLACK BALLOONS…

THE STUDENTS FOLLOWED THE TEAM OUT THE DOOR AND LINED UP ALONG THE STREET. THERE WAS EVEN A POLICE ESCORT. WE LET THE BALLOONS GO WHEN THE BUS WENT PAST.

THE EDWARD’S FAMILY WENT AHEAD OF THE BUS AND PUT UP SIGNS ON THE OVER-PASSES.

THE TEAM CAME OUT AND THERE WAS SO MUCH EXCITEMENT! WE KNEW IT WAS OUR YEAR! WE HELD THESE “GIANTS” TO 2 FIELD GOALS ALL GAME. WE FINALLY SCORED WITH ABOUT 45 SECONDS LEFT IN THE GAME!!! WE WERE THE WINNERS! THEY HAD MOVED DOWN THE FIELD ENOUGH THAT THERE WAS ONLY ONE PLAY LEFT WITH 2.9 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK, THEIR QUARTERBACK THREW A HAIL-MARY PASS AND THE RECEIVER CAUGHT IT IN THE END ZONE… YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP--- WE WERE IN DISBELIEF!!! THAT WAS THE WORST POSSIBLE WAY TO LOSE! THE BOYS WERE ALL SO CRUSHED!

THE NEXT DAY BRADEN AND HIS GROUP OF FRIENDS (ABOUT 15 OF THEM) SPENT THE ENTIRE DAY TOGETHER JUST SUPPORTING EACH-OTHER! IT WAS AWESOME HOW THESE BOYS REALLY BONDED THAT DAY! I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO THIS GROUP OF BOYS. THEY HAVE BEEN THE BEST OF FRIENDS AND HAVE PLAYED FOOTBALL, BASKETBALL, AND JUST HUNG OUT TOGETHER SINCE 7TH GRADE. THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO FIND SOME KIND OF MISCHIEF TO GET INTO, BUT I BELIEVE THAT THEY WILL MAKE GREAT MISSIONARIES, HUSBANDS, DADS, BISHOPS, AND WHATEVER ELSE THEY PUT THEIR MINDS TO DOING SOMEDAY! I LOVE THEM ALL AND AM VERY PROUD TO BE CALLED "MAMA HURST"!

Border League Volleyball comes to an End

2009-11-07T17:12:00.002-07:00

This team really pulled together this year. They were a fun team to watch. What a good group of girls! And AWESOME coaching!
We took 2nd place!

Region IX Champs and on to State!

2009-11-07T17:00:00.003-07:00

The Region IX Trophy!
These are the blankets that us moms made for the senior players. We had a dinner at the Bell Tower for the whole varsity team, but the seniors had to wear their "Sunday Best" and we gave them their blankets there.
The Seniors
Our butt-kicking game against Morgan
The Tigers!!!! On to Rice Eccles Stadium!

Fall Break

2009-11-01T14:40:00.003-07:00

For Fall Break Chris and Kyler went hunting, so I took Braden, Shania and Phonso to California. We stayed with my cousin, Jolene and her husband in Murietta. The only thing the kids wanted to do the whole time we were there is go to the beach. It was free, so we did just that! Everyday we drove 45 min. to an hour to the beach. We went to Oceanside the 1st day, then just drove down the coast highway and stopped at a few other beaches.
We went to the tidal pools at LaJolla Coves, where we saw some cool things in the tidal pools. The highlight for me there was the seals and sealions. Shania found this star fish in one of the shells she picked up. The next day we went to Mission Beach- it was overcast and really foggy, but still fun!
We were going to go to the BYU football game in San Diego that weekend, but the kids decided they would rather go to the beach! They LOVED to body surf. When we would go back to Rick and Jolene's at night the boys would keep saying that they still felt like they were in the waves.
We really had a good time! Rick and Jolene were great hosts! We had good food, and visited at night with them.

Cheesy Ham and Potatoes Recipe

2009-10-28T18:36:00.003-06:00

Here's a sneak-peek/preview of what my next blog update will be about... (just so I can put a picture with this post)

I got this recipe from Kris Long yesterday. I'm always looking for new recipes, so I was anxious to try it. It was a HUGE hit! Everybody LOVED it. I wish I would've thought and taken a picture of it before everyone scarfed it up though. So you'll just have to try it out yourself!

Cheesy Ham and Potatoes

*1 pkg. (32 oz.) Frozen Southern Style Hash-browns
*Cubed ham (I used about 2/3 pkg. of "Farmland cubed ham", bought at Wal-Mart for $2.50)
*1 can Cream of Chicken soup
*1 can evaporated milk
*2 cups grated cheese

Put in crock pot on low for 6 hours or high for 3 (ish) hours.

I was worried it would be too dry, so I stirred it once in awhile- I even added a little bit of milk, just because- it turned out kind-of like cheesy ham mashed potatoes, but it was YUMMY!

Tiger Football

2009-10-23T15:56:00.005-06:00

Braden's last football season! I'm really sad about that! It seems like that has been our life every fall. It's sad to see it come to an end!
Every football game, the mom's do lunch for the boys. It is a really cool thing. I really think it is Great for the boys to have lunch together as a team before the games.

Some of the Senior boys. Most of these boys have been playing football together since 2nd grade!
Here's a video of Braden defending a pass, and taking out the player!

Update: Kyler's Broken Arm

2009-10-23T15:39:00.004-06:00

Happy Day!! Kyler got to get that stinky, itchy cast off! He was glad to be rid of it!
The end result.... his arm was so skinny compared to the other!

Nia at Work

2009-10-23T15:19:00.004-06:00

8th Grade Border League Volleyball.
This video is of Shania workin' the court! She's an outside hitter.

A Good Read!

2009-10-23T14:47:00.004-06:00

If you are looking for a good book to read, you MUST read this book! We know the author, Jason Williams, it is the story of how he fought the FLDS church and got custody of his 2 boys.

20 Year Class Reunion

2009-09-06T21:34:00.002-06:00

This weekend we had our 20 Year class reunion, it was so much fun! There were 50 of us at the dinner Saturday night-that is over 1/3 of our class in attendance!
Friday night we started off with a "class-mates only" bbq, it was '80's dress, so my group of friends got together and "primped" it up!. I LOVED that it was class mates only, just because we were able to reminisce and be silly with out our spouses there being bored, not knowing what we were talking about! We decorated the float, then we went up to the "H" and changed it to say '89! I will take a pic. of it, and post it later!
This is us on our float, it had rained really hard that night and ruined alot of our float, but we pulled together and got it looking good again... until Scott Stratton's dad (class of '64) started a water fight with us as we were waiting for the parade to get started (the parade was for Peach Days)
Me, Tiffney Alton, Jenny Tidwell, Jeff Swyers, and Becka Ott at the dinner. I have lots more pictures, but didn't want to post them all!
I had a blast! It was so much fun to see everyone! It says a lot about a class that can still get together after 20 years and be silly, and not have to worry about proving who you are and what you have done with your life!

Kyler's boo boo!

2009-09-01T16:58:00.002-06:00

So, I was sitting in a movie, minding my own business, and I get a text from Chris (the movie was about 1/2 hour from being over) that he was at Instacare with Kyler and that Ky had broke his arm, but they had it handled. I texted back "your kidding me, right?" thinking he was just trying to see when I'd be home. He texts back: "no, I wish I was"- so needless to say, that ruined the rest of the movie for me. I was with some friends, so I had no vehicle to leave and go to instacare. When the movie got out, I went home, got the van, then went and met Chris and Ky and we headed to the E.R.- the I.C. wanted Ky to be seen by an orthopeadic specialist. So we got to the E.R. and Dr. Parry came in, they gave Ky some meds to make him "loopy" which he was, then they gave him a beer-block in his arm and set his arm. They put it in a splint, then we have to go back next week, then the next for x-rays, if it has not moved they will put a cast on. (we are hoping and praying for this) If it does not hold, they will have to do surgery (NO, Please!)

2009-07-30T17:30:00.000-06:00

Today was "National Cheesecake Day". Lucky for us, Chris had an appointment in Las Vegas to see if he was a candidate for Lasik eye surgery.... So, we had to go and get cheesecake for 1/2 off!

2 of my biggest FEARS!

2009-07-23T10:08:00.001-06:00

HEIGHTS! I attempted to hike Angel’s Landing,

and

SNAKES! When I wussed out of hiking… there was a RATTLE SNAKE sunning on a rock right next to the trail!

We had a GEAT time with the Chase family that was here visiting from Southern California!

LaVerkin 7th Ward's new Bishopric member

2009-07-05T11:43:00.002-06:00

Chris was put in the LaVerkin 7th ward bishopric as the 2nd counselor on June 14, 2009.
This is him and his dad that day as his dad ordained him to the Melchizedek Priesthood.
I'm so proud of Chris!!!

Trip to Yellowstone

2009-07-01T09:24:00.004-06:00

Kyler got to drive from Ogden to Idaho Falls

Our shopping excursion at Wal-Mart in Idaho Falls- we didn’t know if there would be anywhere to shop in Jackson Hole.

We saw the Idaho Falls Temple- the falls by it were beautiful! The scenery was also beautiful! We got stuck in road construction for what felt like an hour!

They put a sign out to welcome us! How Nice!!

There are alot of pictures…Sorry!

Our “casa” for the week!

YELLOWSTONE AND THE GRAND TETONS

WILD LIFE

We saw LOTS of Elk, buffalo, and different kinds of birds, a beaver, a coyote, and a BEAR!!! The Grizzly bear was the highlight!

THINGS TO DO IN JACKSON HOLE…

The kids got tired of riding in the car, so one day we just let them do whatever they wanted to… They did the Alpine slide at the Snow King Resort, Kyler and Cameron did the trampoline thing, they did a maze, hunted for gold, and went to a movie. We also witnessed a shoot-out on town square!

BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS AND RANDOM PICTURES!

UTAH, HERE WE COME!!!!! We had a lot of fun, but it was time to come home!

No more Peeping Toms!

2009-06-08T10:39:00.005-06:00

No more peeping Toms!!! If you are "peeping" at my blog, please leave a comment!
I'm nosy, and just want to know who visits my blog!
I will start leaving comments on your blogs too.

Family Pictures

2009-06-08T10:16:00.003-06:00

When we were in Payson a couple weeks ago, we had Chris' cousin, Kara take our family pictures.... I LOVE them, they turned out SO CUTE!!!!

Thanks, Kara! You are truly awesome! and talented!

Countdown To New Moon

2009-06-07T06:53:00.001-06:00

MTV Movie Awards | Twilight: New Moon

HAPPY 37!!

2009-05-20T21:26:00.002-06:00

This is dedicated to the one I LOVE!!! Happy (late) 37th!
He's a little NUTTY! But you can't help but love him!

My first 5K

2009-05-11T05:51:00.003-06:00

The Boulevard Home Furnishings sponsored a 5K for Special Olympics, Brad, mom, Shania, and I "walked" it together.
This is us with the Kroff family, they ran it! I'm so proud of my aunt and cousins!!!! Aunt Marium took 1st in her category! Danny took 3rd in his! Good job, everyone!
Brad, mom, and Nia almost to the finish! I got shin splints, so I waited at the end for them, and ran the rest of the way in with them.
My mom took 3rd place in her category!!! Yea, Mom!

She said "YES" and they went...

2009-04-19T11:13:00.003-06:00

He was getting a little nervous, because she took 2 weeks to answer, although they talked all along as if they were going, and she would talk about what they were going to do and then she would say: "Hey wait, I haven't said yes yet, how do you know I'm going?"

For the "day-date" they went to Jumpin Jacks, then to a park to have a picnic, then to Snow Canyon to go caving. They had lots of fun, but they were running so late because a lot of them had a track meet that morning. They had dinner at Jordan Langston's house, with the help of a lot of parents, and some younger brothers and sisters serving. They finally made it up to the dance at around 10:00. Then after the dance they went to Tanner Lance's house to watch "Prom Night"
Braden's date was the Junior Prom Queen! He has the knack of picking the cutest ones!

HE ASKED!!

2009-04-02T07:09:00.003-06:00

Each jelly bean has a couple letters that spell out Braden Hurst- she couldn't find the "R" in Hurst for awhile- but I think she got the "gist" of it- he hid the eggs so well, it took her neighbor kids coming to the door for her to find it up in the rock above the door.
So, after much prodding and begging from mom, Brade finally decided he would go to prom- he asked a really cute, nice girl, Sadie Hoyt. He put the board and basket by her front door, then hid the eggs all over her front yard, they were hidden so well, that when I drove by later I couldn't see any but 1! He wouldn't take a picture for me though, so this is all you get! I will try to get a pic when she answers him back.

Stay off the sidewalks!

2009-03-30T20:20:00.002-06:00

On the last day of Spring Break I took Kyler to the DMV and got his Learner's Permit~ Now we have 2 teen drivers!!! What a sad thing!

Twilight Party

2009-03-28T17:49:00.002-06:00

2009-03-28T17:43:00.003-06:00

Mozzarella sticks and Chicken Wings
Riley cutting the pizza
What's a movie with out popcorn, licorice, and m&m's???
The group... wouldn't you know, it was mostly girls. Go Figure!

Spring Break boo-boos

2009-03-28T17:25:00.005-06:00

Braden getting "pampered"
This is the day it happened

This picture was 3 days later.
Braden was at his friend, Anderson Rich's house on Thursday of Spring Break, they were playing Dunk Ball, he came down on his foot wrong and rolled his ankle- it immediately swole up, and he couldn't walk, I was worried that he may have either broken it or pulled a tendon or ligament- but dad said: "Buck up, it's just sprained- I did that alot when I was young" (alot of sympathy!!!) After 6 days and the swelling had not gone down at all, and he was having a hard time walking on it, I took him to the Dr. they x-rayed, and nothing was broken or pulled, so it was a really bad sprain- they gave him some anti-inflammatory meds, and by the next day it was 1/2 the size! But it did pretty much ruin the rest of his Spring Break!

SPRING BREAK!!!

2009-03-19T20:53:00.005-06:00

Warm Springs, Nevada
G'ma in the palms!
Reading "Breaking Dawn"
Kyler in the pool at Warm Springs
Nia sunning herself in Mesquite. She got so burned!

Three Falls hike

2009-01-26T20:14:00.003-07:00

We hiked the Hurricane Canal down to Three Falls
Shania
Chris and Kyler
Shania and cousins, Jaxton, Cameron and Brexen

2009-01-26T20:08:00.002-07:00

The promised picture of the "Southern Utah Deer"
Kyler and Shania reloading and ready to shoot
The double threat! Chris and Braden armed and ready!
Our Christmas tree '08

O' Christmas tree

2008-12-22T08:58:00.004-07:00

These are some pictures of our Christmas lights, and decorations. Some one put sunglasses on the bigger deer, I will get a closer picture of it and put it on my blog. No one in my family knows who did it... It's better than "mounting" the deer, I think it's cute!
Our Christmas tree-- It was hard, but we went artificial this year.

Birthday surprise

2008-12-22T08:48:00.004-07:00

These are the flowers Chris gave me for my "38th" birthday, I can't be that old!!!!!
The surprise part is... I work at the high school with the Resource Department, I was sitting in a regular Biology class with a student, in walks Braden and a couple of his buds. Braden has his i-pod speakers, and Tim has a camcorder. They just stand there and keep watching out the door, I know something is going on at this point... Braden turns on the music and Aaron Esplin, a guy I work with comes in dancing and shaking his butt, and sings "Happy Birthday" to me, along with the whole class. Come to find out, Chris set this whole thing up with Aaron, Coach Homer (the Biology teacher) and Braden. I was wearing a red sweater that day, and I could feel that my face was as red as my shirt!

Snow Day!

2008-12-22T08:36:00.003-07:00

Snow on Molly's Nipple!!

This is such a rare sight to see snow in Dixie...
Our house and Braden's car covered in snow and still getting more

G'ma Linda & G'pa Jim Visit

2008-12-22T08:15:00.003-07:00

Family Pictures- this was spur of the moment, so we didn't get all dressed up!
G'ma Linda & G'pa Jim with the grandkids
We love it when they come to visit!

STATE FOOTBALL

2008-12-03T16:38:00.005-07:00

The bus send-off on our way out of Hurricane! (above) Braden warming up before the game at Rice Eccles Stadium

The mighty "Kick-off" team, Braden is #32

The saddest part of the game. We lost by 3 points. Their kicker hadn't made it all game long- it was tied just seconds before 4th quarter's end, they went down and kicked for a field goal.... You could probably guess that he made this one!
Our team worked so hard and had such a good season!
This will be the last football blog of the year.

Grandma & Grandpa Hartle visit

2008-10-18T10:51:00.005-06:00

Grandma & Ky after the game
Grandma & Bra after the game
Eating at JB's after the game
By Checkerboard mesa on East Zion

Homecoming '08

2008-10-07T16:16:00.004-06:00

The big game!
We beat Park City 31-0!
Braden and Taylie at the parade
Taylie was 1st attendant for homecoming Queen
1st Kiss! (I wish)

Chris the Coach

2008-10-07T16:11:00.003-06:00

Nia Volleyball

2008-10-07T16:06:00.004-06:00

ACE!!!
The blockers!
This is her "club" team playing around at a tournament

Kyler Football '08

2008-09-29T17:58:00.001-06:00

Messing around before the game
Discussing the tackle as it is going on

Braden Football '08

2008-09-29T17:41:00.005-06:00

Getting a drink after a big play
Braden and Alphonso coming off the field

BACK TO SCHOOL

2008-09-29T17:33:00.004-06:00

The kids think they're too old to get "1st Day of School" pictures taken, especially Brade!

Ensenada

2008-08-29T16:34:00.004-06:00

The Bufadora on Ensenada!

Cabo San Lucas

2008-08-29T16:23:00.005-06:00

Our ship is behind us.
We had to be
"tendered"
over to the island.
This was a fun day of
snorkeling, shopping,
and playing on the beach.
We were able to see the
Sea of Cortez and the
Pacific Ocean from our beach.

Night Life!

2008-08-29T16:20:00.002-06:00

Nia loved the night life!
But we didn't love going to
find her all hours of the night!

Lobster!

2008-08-29T16:15:00.006-06:00

Braden and Kyler trying lobster

for their 1st time!

Isn't cruise food wonderful?

And they could eat all they want

without having to worry about paying!

Captain's Dinner

2008-08-29T14:20:00.004-06:00

The "Melting" Chocolate cake was the BEST!!!

Hurry up and wait!

2008-08-29T14:17:00.001-06:00

Waiting in line to get on the cruise ship.