Hurst Aggies

Thanksgiving in San Angelo

2009-01-10T10:37:00.002-06:00

We spent Thanksgiving with my family in San Angelo this year. We had a great time!

Omni Mandalay Hotel

2008-09-24T18:26:00.005-06:00

I surprised Chris and took him to the Omni Mandalay Hotel in Las Colinas for a little getaway. It was much needed for both of us!

Max is getting so big!

2008-09-21T08:20:00.005-06:00

I surprised Chris with a beagle puppy this summer and he is already getting so big. He and Champ have become best friends. They play all day long. Yesterday we took Max on his first walk through the neighborhood on a leash. He did really well but he didn't enjoy the walk as much as Champ. Champ always loves going on walks but Max didn't think it was very fair. He had to take 5 steps for every 1 of Champs. By the end of the walk, Max was pathetic. He was so tired as soon as we went inside, he fell asleep. Check out our pics of Max and Champ...

Adam's Graduation

2008-09-21T07:55:00.004-06:00

We had a pretty funny weekend. We planned on spending the weekend with Chris' family at the family farm to celebrate his cousin's graduation. Adam graduated from Texas A&M Commerce. So on Friday, Chris gets a call from his friend Bryan that the minister that was supposed to be marrying him on Saturday had kidney stones and the pastor of his church was already doing a funeral. He asked Chris to do the wedding and of course, Chris said yes, he would be happy to do it! So we drove on Friday to the rehearsal and then to the family farm. On Saturday, we went to graduation, ate lunch, and drove to the wedding just in time for Chris to marry them. We felt terrible for Bryan and Bretney but Chris did a great job. In the end...Adam graduated and Bryan and Bretney are married so the weekend turned out great! Here are some pics...

Our niece - Annabelle

2008-08-03T21:11:00.002-06:00

Chris has taken up a new hobby of editing photographs. I took this picture of Annabelle at Lou's wedding and he edited it. He made the picture black and white, except for Annabelle's beautiful blue eyes. I think it looks amazing!

Our New Puppy!!!

2008-07-21T12:02:00.003-06:00

On Saturday, I surprised Chris with a Beagle puppy named Max! He was soooo excited! Max is tan and white with green eyes, 7 weeks old, and quite the whiner! We are in the process of trying to potty train and crate train him. It has definitely required patience... (Especially at night!!!) but we love him. Champ now has a friend to play with. He's not sure if he's excited yet because he is no longer an "only child" but he will learn to love him.

Horseshoe Bay Resort

2008-07-14T19:57:00.004-06:00

We went to the Horseshoe Bay Resort for the weekend with Julie's family. The resort was great. It was right on the lake, had multiple pools, lawn games, golf, a beach, etc... We had a great time playing golf on the 18 hole putting greens. BJ won every time but it was fun! It was too short but very relaxing!

Chicago Mission Trip

2008-06-26T18:02:00.008-06:00

Chris and I left on Sunday, June 22nd to go to Chicago for a mission trip. 26 others went with us including my mom and brothers. This was our 3rd year to serve at the Agape Center in inner city Chicago. Everyone was extremely excited about going back to see all the kids. In Chicago we put on a Day Camp all week playing and loving on the kids while teaching them the realness of Christ's love for them. Unfortunately, I got really sick and my mom and I had to fly home on Monday. BUT... Everyone had a blast and allowed Christ to use them all week to show the kids His love for them.

Lou Lou's Wedding

2008-06-20T16:33:00.009-06:00

It was a big weekend in the Hurst family as Bob and Laurie married off the last of the kids. Lou Lou got married this weekend to Timothy Lowe...new name...Lou Lowe! All the family came in town so it was great to see everyone! The wedding was perfect!

The reception was a blast...great food, great company, and great dancing! The BEST part of the night was when Robert (Chris and Lou's brother, serving in Iraq) was able to talk to us live on a webcam. First time its ever been done! He was able to watch Lou Lou's entire wedding live in Iraq and at the reception was able to talk to everyone and give a special toast to Lou and Tim on a big screen! It was a PRICELESS moment, I think for everyone! Here are a few of the moments we captured!

Jon Long's Wedding

2008-06-20T16:28:00.002-06:00

One of Chris' best friends and roommate in college got married last Saturday. The wedding was on the Southern Empress. The reception was a dinner cruise around Lake Conroe. We had a blast. Chris was a groomsmen and had a great time hanging out with the guys and seeing lots of old friends. We stayed at Sunset Harbor condominiums which were very nice and right on the lake.

Grace Fellowship's 5th Anniversary!!!

2008-06-10T21:22:00.003-06:00

We can't believe it has already been 5 years at Grace Fellowship! In just 5 years, we went from meeting in a high school cafeteria to building our own building. We are now busting at the seems and have already outgrown and added on to our nursery. God has blessed tremendously! Here are a few pictures of our 5th Anniversary Celebration!

Family Life Marriage Conference

2008-06-10T21:10:00.005-06:00

We went to the Family Life Marriage Conference at the Gaylord Texan. Family Life puts on marriage conferences all over the United States. We had heard that it was great and it completely met our expectations. The speakers were hilarious and the hotel was unbelievable. Most of all, we really learned a lot about marriage and that we aren't nearly as smart as we thought we were!

Pictures from the Gaylord

Laying Tile

2008-06-10T20:45:00.004-06:00

Chris' parents decided to lay new ceramic tile in the kitchen and laundry room. Chris and Bob looked like Ninja Turtles working on the floor with those crazy things on their heads....but they did a GREAT job! The floor looked great! It will be completely finished just in time for Lou Lou's wedding.

Branson, Missouri

2008-05-26T10:09:00.003-06:00

We went to Branson, Missouri to visit Kannakuk Camps for Chris to speak at a job fair. We drove which I thought would feel like a really long drive but it was beautiful! It was a short trip but we had a great time!

The Wii

2008-05-26T09:44:00.003-06:00

We had our first experience with the Wii. It was a blast plus a pretty good workout if you play long enough. It's funny when you box against a 5 year old and the 5 year old beats you!

Blast from the Past!

2008-03-23T17:46:00.003-06:00

My dad recently found lots of old pictures and put them on the computer. I thought they were great so here is a little Blast from the Past! This picture of my parents was one of my favorites!

Crazy Texas Weather

2008-03-16T13:32:00.004-06:00

We have had the craziest weather this winter! Of course, that is what happens when you live in Texas. It's completely unpredictable! Last week, we had snow flurries on Monday, Tuesday was in the 80's, Wednesday it cooled down again, and Thursday we had a blizzard! We got over 7 inches of snow at our house and school was delayed on Friday. Our animals haven't ever experienced snow like that before so that was interesting. Fletch, our cat, jumped in it ONCE and thought the snow was attacking him as it was flying up around him. He kept swatting at it to try to keep it away from him, but of course that didn't work. Champ absolutely loved it. It was like a kid in a candy store! He ran around the yard probably 50 times, diving in it and eating it. It was a pretty crazy week!

Family Pictures

2008-03-16T09:16:00.006-06:00

Jeremy, Josh, Christopher, and I took pictures this year to give my parents and grandparents for Christmas. Some of them were crazy but a few turned out pretty good. It sure is hard to get a good picture when you have ADD boys with you!

New Years Day

2008-03-16T09:16:00.003-06:00

We spent New Years Day at Rocky and Kristie's house to celebrate my dad's birthday. Parker played her new drums for us and Kristie picked on my dad by hiding all 4 corners of his birthday cake. They always fight over the corners so this year my dad found them and licked every one of them!

BYX Staff Christmas Party at Trulucks

2008-03-16T08:28:00.003-06:00

Christmas 2007

2008-03-15T22:54:00.011-06:00

We had a blast at Christmas. The Jim and Jim production at church was a big hit! Chris and Jerry, "Jim and Jim" did an awesome job and over 2000 people came to Paradise, Texas for the craziest Christmas show ever. 57 people committed their lives to Christ which was phenomenal! God is good ALL the time! The last show was on Christmas Eve so we decided to stay home for Christmas this year and spent Christmas Day at my parents house. We always have a great time!

Breckenridge

2008-03-15T22:12:00.002-06:00

BYX Staff Retreat - Day 2

2008-01-08T20:28:00.001-06:00

BYX Staff Retreat

2008-01-07T22:12:00.000-06:00

Here are some pictures of the condo we are staying in. This place is incredible. I'll try and post some pics of the scenery later this week.

Thanksgiving in Nacogdoches

2007-11-20T16:29:00.000-06:00

November 20th

2007-11-20T16:01:00.000-06:00

We went to Nacogdoches to spend Thanksgiving with Chris' family. The whole family was there. We had a blast at the park taking pictures. Krista and Annabelle were precious!

Chris performs his first wedding!

2007-11-20T09:43:00.001-06:00

Chris was asked to perform his first wedding in October. Ryan, a friend from college, wanted Chris to be the pastor for his wedding in Nebraska. We flew to Nebraska and Chris did an amazing job. He received so many compliments on the service. I was so proud of him. He did a great job!

The Triplets

2007-11-19T15:31:00.000-06:00

The triplets are getting so big!!!
Maci, Molli, and Max are almost 9 months old now.

England Mission Trip

2007-10-31T15:30:00.000-06:00

I left for England on Wednesday, October 17 and returned on October 23. We flew to England from DFW, then took a train to Middlesboro where we met our host for the week. My host's were incredible people and a blessing to say with. I spent Friday in a school outside of Middlesboro. I, along with three others from the group, talked to students in a Religious Education class about why we are theist and why we are Christ followers. The students had some very impressive questions and we did our best to answer them to the best of our ability. Saturday, we went sight seeing with our hosts and went to a Futbol Match after lunch. I really enjoyed getting to spend time in around the people and culture of England. Sunday, I preached at Berwick Hills Baptist Church then traveled by train to London. Sunday night we ate Mexican food at the Texas Embassy, then went and watched the Cowboys game. Monday, we spend the day sight seeing in London. Monday night, I saw Robert Redford and Tom Cruise in the Picadilly Circus area. They were there promoting their new movie, Lions for Lambs. Tuesday morning, we woke up early and got on a train to head to the Airport. We flew home and arrived mid-afternoon on Tuesday, Oct. 23. It was a great trip.

2007-10-31T15:24:00.000-06:00

We went to the Texas A&M and Oklahoma State football game in College Station. Mike and Melissa went with us and we had a blast. The Aggies won 24 to 23!!! It was an awesome game!

Ranger's Game

2007-10-02T14:22:00.000-06:00

I had the privilege of going to the Rangers game with the other Pastors from GFC and we had the best seats I've ever sat in. It was a fun game to be at. Sammy Sosa drove in the winning run with a walk-off single. Good times.

They Call Him Fletch - Fletch the Toilet

2007-10-02T14:08:00.000-06:00

We have a new addition to the Hurst family. We have a new cat named Fletch. We got the cat from The Johnson Family several weeks ago and I gotta say he's a pretty cool cat. I am pretty sure he thinks he is a dog though. He loves Champ and Champ tolerates him. When we first got him, he was still barely weened and every time he got hungry he would try to nurse on Champ. Champ was not a fan. It's pretty funny though to look outside and watch our cat and dog play chase - and the cat doing the chasing half the time. Welcome to the family Fletch!

I almost forgot to explain the title... There was a little girl in Julie's class that asked her what our cat's name is and misunderstood Julie when she told her. The little girl ask, "Like flush the toilet?" She thought our cat's name was Flush... Strange kid... Really.

The Triplets

2007-08-04T14:39:00.000-06:00

Here are the latest pictures of my cousin's triplets. They are almost 5 months old!

Almost Finished!!!

2007-08-03T20:59:00.001-06:00

Well, our house is almost finished. We are getting so excited. We had to be out of our rent house by today. We moved all our stuff into the garage of our new house and cleaned the rent house today. We are exhausted but glad to be finished moving for now. We will close on our new house on Thursday and officially move in. It is looking great!

Pool Party

2007-07-27T19:25:00.000-06:00

Sunday, after church we grilled hot dogs and hamburgers and swam in my parent's pool. We invited the Powers and the Burnetts to eat and swim. We had a great time with 6 kids and 2 puppies. However, the kids weren't the funny ones...it was the men. They returned to childhood trying to do crazy tricks off the diving board and jumping through a very very small pink floatie.

Our New House

2007-07-24T21:02:00.000-06:00

Our house is actually beginning to look like a real house. They are almost finished with the outside. The cabinets, light fixtures, fans, and counter tops are supposed to be installed at the end of this week. It is not looking like we will make our close date but hopefully it will be soon after. We are very excited and cannot wait to move in to our first home!

Family Vacation

2007-07-20T21:47:00.000-06:00

My parents took my brothers, Chris, and I to the Woodlands for a family vacation. We had a couple of days to relax. Chris and I stayed an extra couple of days for our one year anniversary. It was very relaxing!

Chicago Mission Trip

2007-07-07T16:00:00.000-06:00

Chris and I went to Chicago for a mission trip. There we worked with children in inner city Chicago. We helped put on a Day Camp, Monday through Wednesday. We took the kids to the zoo on Thursday and held a Carnival on Friday. We were able to share the love of Christ with these students and had an awesome week. Check out the Mission Trip blog listed under my other sites.

Denver, Colorado

2007-06-14T15:39:00.000-06:00

Chris and I went to Denver, Colorado for his sister's graduation. Lou graduated from Colorado Christian University as Valedictorian. She would be the smart one in the family! We are so proud of her!

The Triplets

2007-06-14T15:08:00.000-06:00

This week I went to see my cousin Jana's triplets. They are 3 months old now and are precious. A handful, but they are awesome! Here is the latest picture.

Our First House

2007-06-11T22:03:00.000-06:00

We are building our first house in Chisholm Springs. We are so excited! We have a corner lot which will be great for our dogs. It will give us a little bigger backyard. Today they started the framing. They keep telling us it will be finished by the end of July. We will see!