Trip to Utah # 1

We headed to Utah this year to celebrate the 4th of July.  We stayed with Kyle & his family.  It was a great time to hang out with the cousins, eat yummy food, and visit temples.

One of the days, we were able to go swimming at a neighbors pool.  The kids had a blast!  

It was wonderful to relax by the pool--I could get use to this!

Kiana helped a sweet cousin take a short nap after our swimming excursion.

A little afternoon stroll with the cousins--the many reason I love Utah . . . . 

family and the beautiful outdoors!

We hiked the Y!

Yes, there was some huffing & puffing and a little complaining, but we all made it to the top!

Temple

Seth went to the Sacramento Temple today and took out his own endowments.  

We were blessed to have family join us for this wonderful experience.  

Pennsylvania & New York City

This summer, Kiana was able to go with Gma Ruth & Gpa Mike to visit Ron & Rachel's family.  They live in Pennslyvania.  Since they were so close to many historical sites, they were able to fill their days with many activities.

Statue of Liberty

Empire State Buliding

Broadway Show (Aladdin)

Times Square

Twin Towers Memorial

Great Food

Atlantic Ocean

Subway Ride

"Cousin Time"

They even met a sister missionary from Yuba City!

Scout Camp

Scout Camp Rocks!

Seth was able to go to scout camp again this year as a senior staff 

and take care of the water front duties (aka life guard)

It looks like the week was successful!

Priesthood

Today was a wonderful Sunday--Seth received the Melchizedek priesthood.  

Grandma Leila & Grandpa Rick were able to be with us. 

Seth also had some good friends join him today.  All of these good looking guys have mission calls and will be leaving in the next two months. 

(Seth Chatfield--Arizona, Dallin Knudson--Brazil, Nick Sorensen--Washington, Sage Wallace--Texas)

College Life

Since Andrea spends a lot of time in Idaho (BYUI), we don't have a lot of pictures of what she is doing.  Sometimes she shares on facebook and I snag the pictures to keep us updated on what she is up to--wedding dress shopping, FOOD, and drives with the roomies--it looks like college life suits her just fine!

Celebrations

This month we celebrated Aaron's & Seth's birthday.  We also had family down to celebrate Seth's high school graduation and his mission call.  Family is the best--so is great food!

 This month we went "mission" shopping for all the things Seth will need for his mission. We also took him and his friend Holland out for a birthday celebration.  Since Andrea was away at college, she had a pizza delivered for Seth's birthday.  She even requested the delivery man sing happy birthday to Seth--he actually did a great job!  

High School Graduation

River Valley High School Graduation--CONGRATULATIONS SETH!

Family, balloons, and fireworks helped us celebrate.

After graduation, Seth attended the all night party for the seniors.  

He played ALL night and came home with a car full of winnings.

Flat screen TV

Hair Cutting kit

Blender

Gift basket of Training Zone supplies

8th Grade Graduation

Kiana graduated 8th grade!

Grandparents, parents, friends, YW leaders, and a big brother were there to congratulate her.

To celebrate, we went to Brocks Ice Cream Parlor--Kiana's choice of flavor--pink bubble gum!

What a beautiful and happy young lady.

Seminary Graduation

Another Seminary Graduate!

Awesome work Seth!

House Guests

We had house guests for Labor Day weekend.  My sister Leanne and her two girls came up from Visalia and my sister Kathryn and her daughter came out from Georgia to spend the weekend with us.  We had so much fun being together, especially the cousins.

One of our activities was going to a game center to celebrate Hazel's 5th birthday.

On Sunday, we had more family down from Paradise.  

It was a weekend filled with lots of fun family time!

Yard Work

After moving into the new house, we had several projects outside that we wanted to do.  Here's a quick picture recap of a few.

 After pulling out three large trees on the side of the house, we still needed to pull out the stumps.  It was a much larger project than we anticipated. Aaron and Seth dug, chopped, cut, sawed and tried to pull them out by hooking them up to the back of the truck.  We were able to pull out two, but finally had to just bury the last one. I'm so glad I have two strong guys to help with the many projects I have planned for this new house. 

Senior 2015

Mission Call

Elder Chatfield, you are hereby called  to serve as a missionary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.  You are assigned to labor in the Arizona Mesa Mission.  It is anticipated that you will serve for approximately 24 months.

You should report to the Provo Missionary Training Center on Wednesday, July 29th. You will prepare to teach the gospel in the English language.  Your assignment may be modified according to the needs of the mission president.

 It finally arrived!  After waiting over 3 weeks, claiming the mailbox keys, and watching out the window daily for the mail truck--it came!  Seth invited a lot of close friends over to share the news.  We even Skyped in Andrea so she could be a part of the excitement.  It was a wonderful evening and we are so excited and happy for our future missionary.

Prom

 PROM--Two times the FUN!