Mother's Day

I received some wonderful gifts for Mother's Day.  One of my favorites was a framed picture from my missionary.  I'm so lucky to have 3 wonderful children. It makes me so happy to be a mother.

We were also able to Skype Elder Chatfield.

He looks happy and healthy--Good Times!

21st Birthday

Andrea turned 21  

WOW!!!

We celebrated with dinner out with family at Olive Garden 

and then enjoyed some yummy chocolate cake.

Track and Field Team

Kiana joined the track team this year.  Her P.E. teacher was also the track coach and she encouraged Kiana to join after seeing her do so well in her P.E. class.  To our surprise she joined and has loved being a part of the team and learning new things about track, running, and sprinting in particular.

We were able to go to several of her track meets.  

Kiana was involved in the 100 Meter Dash, 200 Meter Dash, and 4x100 Meter Relay.

By the end of the season, Kiana had earned the most improved award from her coach.

Tax Season Break

Every year at the end of tax season we take a mini vacation to celebrate all of the hard work Aaron has done for our family.

This year we headed south to the "City by the Bay"

Our first stop was to hop on a boat and sail out to the island of  Alcatraz.

We were able to tour the island, listen to some interesting history facts, and take some beautiful pictures.

Not only was the view beautiful, but the island had wonderful folage and flower gardens.

After our island tour, we walked over to Pier 39 for more ocean views and yummy food!

Nearby we found a fun restaurant for dinner.

The next morning we drove to K1Speed to do some go cart racing.  

We were suited up and given some training and then set lose on the course.  

It was a lot of fast racing fun!

Card Shower

All of Leanne's friends & family threw her a "Card Shower".  Everyone sent her cards in the mail on a specific day letting her know how much they loved her.  It was  a lot of fun secretly saving the cards for her and then throwing her a "Card Party" complete with treats and party favors!  

Leanne is LOVED!

Haircut

After Leanne started her first chemo treatment, she knew she would have to deal with hair loss.  It wasn't coming all out at once, so she decided to just go a bit shorter before it was all gone.  Kiana offered to help.  It was a fun experience despite the negative situation.  Kiana did an awesome job! Sometimes it's hard to find the good during times of bad, but Leanne did a great job and she still looks amazing even with short hair!

Easter 2016

March 2016

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

  My sister Leanne has been diagnosed with a rare form of sarcoma cancer located in her abdomen. (DSRCT; Desmo-Plastic Small Round Cell Tumor) She will be getting treatment in San Francisco.  Their family will continue to stay with us during her chemo treatments and surgery.  We are praying that the doctors will know how to best treat her and we are relying on strength from our Heavenly Father to help us all endure this trial.  We love you Leanne!

Having the girls with us is keeping us VERY busy, but it also giving us A LOT of fun! 

February 2016

The first week of Februray I was able to go down to Exeter and stay with Hazel & Caroline while Leanne was having dealing with some medical issues.  

Bike riding, games, bubbles, playdough, etc kept us all busy.  

Happy Valentine's Day--I LOVE this guy!

Aaron and I were able to go on the YW snow trip with Kiana.  

The sun was shining and the snow was cold.

We now have "2 Littles" staying at our house.  While Leanne and Branndon are dealing with doctor appointments and hospital stays, we thought it would be easier for us to have the girls come live with us for a while so we could help take care of them.  It is a lot of work, but their smiles make it worth it!

January 2016

We started the year off right!  The Yuba City Stake had a scheduled temple day on January 1st, 2016.  Aaron and I were able to do a temple session while the girls participated in baptisms.  Although we had to wake up early, after staying up late the night before, it was a wonderful day to spend as a family and serving the Lord.

I was able to go with Aaron for a couple of days to San Diego, while he attended a training class for work.  It was beautiful weather in January and we really enjoyed the sun and time alone.

We got a new addition to our kitchen this month.  Our old dishwhasher wasn't doing the job, so Aaron installed a new one--it looks and works great! Thanks Honey!!!

Skype

Merry Christmas 2015

Merry Christmas

Our Christmas morning was filled with opening fun gifts from each other and being together.

Holidays

Pre-Holiday Activities 

Christmas Eve Pictures

Christmas Eve Activities 

Snow Day

Everyone needs a snow day.  

We took all those available and headed north of Paradise until we found the snow.  

Sledding, snowman, & hot chocolate kept us happy and busy.

New Stake Presidency

The Yuba City Stake reorgnized their Stake Presidency on Sunday, December 13th, 2015.

President, Steve F. Hammarstrom, 1st Counselor, Aaron B.Chatfield, 2nd Counselor Earl C.Keith III.

Elder Richard Maynes of the Presidency of the Seventy and Elder Ali Auna of the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy were the presiding authorities at the Stake Conference.