So I finally decided to put something new on my blog.  I know, will wonders never cease!  But since I was going to all that trouble of actually putting in some pictures I decided to go ahead and catch you up on the last year of our lives.  So I started back in last December and wanted to show off our new little puppy (she’s not so little now but she was when these pictures were taken!).  There were also some fun pictures of the kids right after a big snowstorm when we got just a ton of snow.  There’s also pictures of all 3 kids and their birthday parties.  Then there are pictures of the two big vacations we have taken this year.  In May, Dave and Haley went to Hawaii (just the 2 of us) and left the kids with their grandparents.  We did a guided kayaking tour, the Polynesian Cultural Center, the Dole Pineapple Plant, the Hawaii temple (it was actually closed for renovations but we still visited), and some just plain fun!  Our other big vacation included the whole family going to California for 9 days.  It included Sea World, Wild Animal Park, the beach, Universal Studios, Disneyland and California Adventure.  We have now had our fill of theme parks!  You’ll see some pictures taken of the kids with different characters.  We actually could have had more but the kids were too scared of the people dressed up at the beginning so we missed having pictures with Shrek & Fiona, Spongebob, Aladdin & Jasmin, Sully, Mr. & Mrs. Incredible, but it was fun to see them even if we missed a great photo opportunity.  We all had a blast and now have to get back to real life. 

 P.S.  I wanted to show off so many pictures at once that I am limited on how they appear in the blog.  They are kinda small, I know, but you can click on one at time to see it bigger.

Christmas brought the newest addition to the Hurst family . . . Sasha!

Oh, she was the CUTEST puppy!

We got a LOT of snow last winter!

We did a family production of the story of the birth of Christ

Jace & Tyler were such wise men

Here’s Joseph and Mary (John makes a great donkey!)

The adults had a tough time playing their chimes

But the kids knew just what to do!

Our little pup had to jump high to make it through all that snow

Here’s what you call having a bad hair day!

Now it’s springtime and Katelyn graduated from preschool

She loved her teacher, Miss Cameo

Daddy couldn’t get off work, but Grandma made it

Then came Jocelyn’s birthday with a beautiful butterfly cake

We played lots of relay races at her party

Including 3-legges race

Daddy and Tyler were so fast!

By the end of the party they all ended up in the river!

Dave & Haley celebrated Cinco de Mayo at a ward party

Jocelyn was lucky enough to have her cousins from Alabama at her party

Haley’s niece, Marni, had a great time in Utah

Uncle Matt thinks Tyler’s overalls come with handles!

Tyler showing off his brand new overalls his daddy bought him.

Here’s our wonderful, amazing, I wanna go back trip to Hawaii!!!

Did you know this is how a pineapple grows?

Dave showing off his big guns!

Dave loved Pearl Harbor!

The Polynesian Cultural Center was fabulous!

What lovely young men!

July came and we celebrated Katelyn’s birthday

She had a pony party, so everyone had to get down and eat like ponies.

Who needs a theme park when Grandpa is around?

September brought Tyler’s birthday and his race car track birthday cake.

Our first day of vacation we went to Sea World.

We got to pet bat rays. (they are thick and slimy!)

Ahhhhh, it’s going to eat me!

They had some great shows to see.

The pet show was a big hit and we got to pet some animals after.

Our little polar bear cubs.

This is a new variety of penguin, a Jociguin.

And don’t forget the Kateguin.

All the kids got their fill of junk food!

Tyler’s favorite ride at Sea World was Elmo’s flying fish.

This was the coolest giant blow-up bouncer.

The second day was the Wild Animal Park.

Tyler got to dig for dinosaur bones.

Jocelyn and Quincy put on a puppet show.

What a view!

The kids all got to pet and feed deer.

Even Dave got into the action.

The lorikeets were a big hit.

Haley’s not surprised by this bird, but by what just landed on Jocelyn’s head!

Jocelyn didn’t like having her head be a landing zone.

Katelyn was the only kid brave enough to let them land on her arm.

Michael and Olivia loved it too.

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