The Hurst Family Adventure: Happy Holidays!

A little late, but things have been busy around here. The boys give me a run for my money. So for Thanksgiving, we went to Oklahoma to see my family and had a great time. We got to meet my sister's fiancee and spend some good time with them. We went to the zoo and slid down the stairs in a sleeping bag (something I did at my grandparents' house when I was little), and one of the highlights for me was going to an OKC Thunder game. Not only a Thunder game, but a very exciting one. Overtime, buzzer beater for the win kind of game. We had a great time and Jet always asks when we will go to Grandma's house again. I don't have pics as of right now for Thanksgiving, I left the photography up to my dad.

For Christmas, we decided to drive to Oregon and see James' family. We were able to see some of my extended family along the way which was a big highlight. We traveled from SLC to Baker City, OR the first day and spent the night with my Aunt Sue. She is such a great hostess and was so generous to let us stay with her. My Uncle Vince and his wife were also passing through, so we were able to see them also along with my cousins. Nothing like family and I sure wish I could be around them more!
The next morning we drove to Hubbard to stay with James' brother Nate and his family. They were so so so kind to let us stay with them for most of the week. Jet had such a fun time playing with his cousins, he talks about going to their house again. He was in heaven having so many playmates and kids to wrestle with. We watched movies, made gingerbread houses, played games, and ate some good food. We loved staying with their family and are looking forward to their visit to us here this summer.
Christmas Eve we spent down in Dallas with the rest of James' family. We exchanged gifts and had dinner. It was a lot of fun, though we missed out on Annette, James' mom being there. Later in the week we were able to spend some time with her and do one of our shared pastimes, thrift store shopping!
On the way back to Utah we were able to visit with my brother Ted and he took us to an awesome frozen yogurt place. He is doing well and is really talented with music, creating and recording it.
Our time seemed to go by so fast and I just can't get enough of spending time with my family. I was so nervous about driving out to Oregon with 2 toddlers and prepared myself for a torturous drive. The boys, however did SO well. Honestly, they hardly were any trouble or complained about being in their carseats for hours at a time. They are good travelers. Next we are looking forward to my sister's wedding March 2nd in Dallas. I will be going with the boys to Oklahoma on the 20th of this month and down to Dallas to help out with the wedding preparations. Hope you all had a great holiday. We made a lot of memories and had a great trip.