Holiday

Our holiday vacation was filled with yummy food & fun activities.

Merry Christmas!

We enjoyed a quiet morning at home where we could open up our gifts from each other and enjoy a lot of fun things from "Santa".  Being together on Christmas morning was my favorite gift.

It's Tradition

Every year I like to take nice family pictures by the Christmas tree.  

It's great to document that sometimes the kids like each other, even if it't just for a  moment.

We can't forget pictures of our ugly Christmas sweaters!

Christmas Card

'Tis the Season

There are a lot of different things that you can do during the holiday season . . . . 

43rd Birthday

A visit with Santa

Ward Christmas dinner

Mother/Daughter Lunch Date

New Friend (Emily)

Christmas Carols

Yummy Food

Decorating

McKinnleyville Basketball Tournament

Basketball season has started!  Seth made the varsity team again this year and we started out by heading north to McKinnleyville for a three day tournament.

The team loves to have fun, goof off, and they even won the consolation trophy at the tournament.

On our way we stopped by a drive thru tree in the redwoods.

We were also able to meet up with the Bugnacki family who moved to Eureka.  

It was a lot of fun to visit and hang out with good friends.

Since we were so close to the ocean, we had to stop by for a quick water and sand fix 

along Clam Beach.

Thanksgiving

It's time for the traditional gun shooting on Thanksgiving morn.

This year we had house guests for Thanksgiving. My sister, Leanne and her family came to stay for a couple of days.  It was so much fun to having them with us, especially having two little ones in the house again.

Family Pictures

It's family picture time!  

Put on some nice clothes, find a good location, and smile away!

Not all of the picture always turn our exactly like we want them too, but sometimes those ones end up being some of our favorites.

 Thanks kiddos for smiling pretty for your mama!

Halloween

Kiana dressed up for Halloween and Andrea took her picture.

I love my beautiful, talented daughters

Happy Halloween!

Survivor Fashion Show

It's been a long, rough year, but having this fun event made one of life's major trials more endurable.

Every year in October, Geweke Ford sponsors a Pink October Fashion Show which raises money to help other women in the area who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.  They ask recent breast cancer survivors to come and be the models for the show and I was able to participate this year with 12 other amazing women.

We were able to invite family and friends to the event.
I love these people!
They were a wonderful support to me during all of my treatment.

Here I am modeling my three outfits.  

I LOVE MY FAMILY!

October in Review

A while ago, I received an awesome watermelon puzzle.  The only problem was that it was 2,000 pieces!  I started by putting the edges together, but that was as far as I got. Then Andrea started working on it . . . . It now looks amazing. 

Thank you Andrea for having the patience to complete this crazy and difficult puzzle.

General Conference was this month.  Seth took this picture while we were watching a session. I love it because it shows that there are a lot of things you can do while listening to the prophets speak.

Baily and Seth have been friends for many years. It has been so fun watching them grow up together. YM activities, scouts, and dances have kept these boys busy. 

We were able to go up to Chico this weekend and listen to Baily's mission farewell--he is leaving to go on a mission to Mexico.  That evening we were also able to go to his eagle scout court of honor.  These are some good looking future missionaries who still love to have fun!

Sadie's Dance

Seth was asked to another Sadie Hawkins dance this weekend by his friend Paige.  

They went with a group of friends and all sported comic hero t-shirts.  The girls decided to have a progressive dinner before the dance so they visited several homes until they were all full.   

It's so much fun to see Seth having a good time with some great friends.

Anniversary Getaway

WOW--22 Years!

After all these years, it was wonderful to go back and visit the Oakland temple where it all began.

 We also took advantage of a work training for Aaron and used it to enjoy some time together.  We stayed in San Mateo, but since we were so close to the coast, we drove over to Half Moon Bay to enjoy the ocean together.

~A big thanks to Andrea for being  the "adult in charge" while we were gone~

Labor Day

We started the weekend by going with my parents to a temple session at the Sacramento Temple.  While we were there, a good family friend was having her adopted children sealed to her and husband and invited us to attend.  It was a wonderful day spending time at the temple with family and friends.

 Seth started his weekend by spending the WHOLE day at the lake with friends.

On Labor Day, we headed north to Paradise to do some 4-wheeling.  Both Seth and Andrea learned how to ride a dirt bike.  We had a great time riding the mountain trails and getting VERY dirty!  I guess if you want to have fun, a little dirt must be involved.

Just another day . . . .

This is just another day in the Chatfield home . . . .  

I think it's fun to capture our lives when nothing new, exciting, or special is happening like cooking, sleeping, smiling, and playing.  

Remembering the normal, everyday things is what makes life so grand!

Happy 13th Kiana!

Kiana invited her YW friends from church to come and celebrate her 13th birthday with her. 

Pizza, smores, gifts and games kept the girls busy for several hours!  

She is very lucky to have so many great friends!

CUTE & CRAZY!

The next day we invited family and neighbor friends to come over in the afternoon and celebrate some more with Kiana.  An M&M cake and a scavenger hunt to find a red wagon were included in the fun for the day.  To conclude the party, she requested Hometown Buffet for dinner. 

I think Kiana LOVES being 13! 

School is cool!

And they are off to their 1st day of 12th & 8th grade!

Now that school is back in session, Seth comes home ravished!

We call this his mega meat sandwich! (salami, pepperoni, turkey, roast beef)

Back to school shopping . . . . matching shoes?

This year, since Seth is a senior, he decided to buy a parking spot at the high school.  He, Andrea, and Kiana spent most of the day designing and painting his spot--It looks amazing!

Seth  2015  Basketball  Golf