Hurd Family

Overdue Update

2009-05-02T11:19:00.002-06:00

So I have fallen behind again. My mom always tells me that my aunt says that I have not updated my blog. I told her I wasn't going to update yet because I have misplaced my battery charger for my camera so I don't haev any new pictures but I will update anyways. When I do find my charger, I will post many new pictures.
In the middle of March my mom was brave enough to drive with the boys and I to Oklahoma for a visit. We drove the first day to Arlington, TX to visit the Scheib family. This part of the drive took us 10 1/2 hours. It was a long miserable drive for the boys. We stayed there for a couple of days and went to the Fort Worth Zoo on that Friday. Drew loved the zoo. I think he loved being with Calvin and Peyton more than he loved the zoo though. As soon as we arrived at their house he just kept screaming on their stairs because he was so excited to be around them.
That Saturday we drove to Oklahoma City, which was only 4 hours, but was still miserable for the boys. We had the Easter pictures taken of the boys. Of course Drew is not into pictures anymore but he loved the little lamb. More than the lamb, he loved taking the Easter eggs to Grandad. Dayton didn't like being on the grass because it was damp so we only got one picture of him by himself. It turned out very cute though.
While in Oklahoma we were able to see all of the family including Deans family from Tulsa. Grandad put up a slide in the backyard for Drew with a sandbox at the bottom. Drew is such an outside boy and loved it when there was someone to take him out since I couldn't during the day because the wind took Dayton's breath away.
The biggest news of the trip was finding out that Drew and Dayton are going to have their first cousin at the beginning of November. I am so excited to be an Aunt! I cannot wait to meet baby Thomas, or as Jared calls the baby "Sprinkle." This is such an exciting thing for me because Dean will be deploying this fall so I will be able to spend quite a bit of time with the baby.
Dean flew in on April 23rd and we drove back to El Paso the next day. The day that Dean flew in Drew's allergies attacked him so he was sick for our drive back. He was very excited to see Dean though. Dayton had changed so much in the time that we had been away.
We had a good weekend with Dean before he left for the field that following Monday. He has almost been gone a week now and will be home Friday May 8th. We are looking forward to him coming home because he will have a 3 day weekend with us.

Dayton Lane Hurd

2009-02-27T12:15:00.002-07:00

So I am a little behind on posting. I'm so sorry to everyone that followed. The newest addition to our family arrived on November 27th, 2008... Dayton Lane Hurd. He arrived 7 weeks early. He spent his first 3 weeks in the hospital but was able to come home a week before Christmas. He weighed 5 lbs 2.6 oz and was 19 inches long. He was big for his age though. He currently weighs 12 lbs and is 23 1/2 inches long. He is very alert and is loved by all. We have been spending more time with him on the floor and letting him play on the sassy mat we got when we had Drew. Drew thinks it is his too. Last night he slept 6 1/2 ounces for the first time. It was nice to get that sleep that I have missed for so long.
Drew is a very proud big brother. Every morning when he wakes up he is very excited to see Baby Dayton and either says Buh or Day for him. Sometimes he will say baby too. He still tries to play hard with him sometimes but is slowly learning that brother is not ready for that yet.

Address Change

2008-11-18T09:13:00.000-07:00

Nothing too exciting... I just wanted to make sure everyone knew about our address change. It has changed from 4220B to 4212B... Everything else is the same. I will post more later....

Pouting in the Bathtub

2008-11-07T20:01:00.002-07:00

Here are some funny pictures of Drew at the end of his bath. When the water starts draining out or is completely drained out he will lay down and pout. He won't get out like he used to. It is pretty funny! He is really good about putting his toys away when he is done though.

Pumpkin Carving

2008-11-07T19:52:00.003-07:00

Sorry it has taken me so long to post about the pumpkin carving. Kinsey stayed the night on Thursday October 30th, so we cut the top off of a pumpkin for Drew to play. Little did we know, he would not do much playing. Instead he just watched me pull the seeds out. Once I put the seeds in the bowl he would play with them then. He did not like the feeling of the inside of the pumpkin. Enjoy these pictures though!

Corn Maze Fun

2008-10-31T11:07:00.003-06:00

On Sunday Kinsey came to town for work so we took Drew to the corn maze. We tried Maze 1, which is the hardest, and came out of the entrance of Maze 2. We decided to try Maze 3, which is the family fun maze, and ended up making it out the exit of that maze. They also had a pumpkin patch there so we went out there to pick Drew up a small pumpkin. We attempted getting some pictures but he was more interested in the pumpkins than taking a picture. It was incredibly hot out there but was a good experience for Drew.

Boo at the Zoo

2008-10-30T15:07:00.004-06:00

On Saturday, Dean and I took Drew to Boo at the Zoo. We had never been to El Paso's Zoo so we did not know what to expect. It is a smaller zoo but all of the animals were out to play. Drew loved looking at the animals, especially the Sea Lions. He was able to stand at the glass as they swam by. It was very hot out with his costume on so we did not leave it on the entire time.

Trip to Oklahoma

2008-10-30T14:53:00.003-06:00

So sorry that I have not updated this blog in a while! We went to Oklahoma to visit friends and for Staci's wedding a couple weeks ago. We had a lot of fun. While we were home we celebrated Drew's birthday with the rest of the family that was not able to make the trip to Oklahoma. Sally, Calvin, and Peyton made the trip from Arlington to come see us since it was the boys' fall break. We took Drew to the park with the dogs one day. Drew also was able to make his first trip to walk around in Stillwater for OSU's homecoming. He loved it there and was screaming and had his arms out the entire time. We were even able to get Uncle Jared to go... Maybe he is becoming a Cowboy fan. While we were in Oklahoma Drew began walking. He is a pro at walking now and prefers it over crawling. We were very happy to come home and see Daddy though.

Daddy Is Home

2008-10-01T09:11:00.002-06:00

On Monday we picked Dean up at Biggs Field around 2. In the beginning Drew was trying to be shy and hugging on me. Finally Dean grabbed Drew and it all went down from there. We had to stop on our way home for Dean to get a haircut. When Dean got out Drew started balling. He was so upset that he had just picked Daddy up and he was already leaving. Drew was acting tired when we got home so I put him down for a nap but he would only sleep for about 15 minutes. He was too excited about Daddy coming home and just wanted to climb on him constantly. The next morning Dean didn't have to be at work until 9 so he was home when Drew woke up. I picked him up out of his crib and he immediately wanted Daddy. He sat outside of the bathroom the entire time Dean was getting ready and talked to him through the door. It was very cute! He has been Daddy's attachment.

Blowing Kisses

2008-09-29T09:05:00.002-06:00

Every time we talked to Aunt Kinsey on Skype she always blows Drew a kiss but Drew has never done it back. Yesterday we were talking to Staci on Skype and she started blowing Drew kisses. Out of nowhere Drew started blowing them back. I got a picture on my camera when he was doing it. It was so cute! He was blowing me kisses in the bath last night and blowing kisses to Daddy when we were talking to him on the phone. He is doing so many new things if only he would walk!!

Football Sundays

2008-09-28T12:55:00.002-06:00

Drew has really been interested in watching football this year. Sounds like a man, right? I captured a couple pictures this afternoon of him sitting in his chair watching the games. He has not been able to watch the games with his daddy yet this year but when we get back from Oklahoma he will get his first experience. I can just imagine how much he will enjoy watching football with his daddy.

My Blanket

2008-09-25T15:51:00.003-06:00

The past couple days Drew has really been attached to his blue blanket from Aunt Kinsey. I washed it the other day because it was getting dirty and he would not take any other blanket. He didn't want anything to do with them. He now has to bring it out of his crib when he wakes up in the morning and from nap. At night when he starts getting tired he lays it out on the floor and then lays on top of it. Last night he was carrying it with him all over the living room.

I can feed myself!

2008-09-23T13:48:00.003-06:00

Drew has really been trying to help me feed him when I use a spoon. Last night I made him pancakes with applesauce and decided to let him do it by himself. I would put the pancake on the spoon and then let him feed himself. He did an awesome job! We did not have much of a mess to clean up when we were done with dinner. He was so proud of himself too!

One More Week

2008-09-22T08:27:00.005-06:00

We are so excited because we get to pick Dean up in a week. He has been gone for two weeks now. Drew will pick my phone up and say Da and act like he is talking to him. He will also say Da when he sees Dean's car sitting in the drive way. He loves getting into the TV cabinet to get Dean's XBOX stuff. He tries to put the headphones on like Dean and will push the buttons on the controller. He definitely tries to be like Daddy.