Idaho Falls Chatelain Clan

Alex's online faculty had a two-day convention. Alex threw a surprise retirement party for his boss, Wade Egan (same man who hired Alex 21 years ago).

Helping Given and Grace clean their new apartment (and have some baby time)

Chatelain reunion in Utah! We all stayed in a "home base" and met up for various activities throughout each day. Here's Wally's first introduction to baby Graham.

First time meeting great gma and great gpa Dutson (at a park in Draper)

After the park, we spent a little time at Boondocks while waiting for Given and Grace to finish a visit with some friends. Verity went bowling while Alex and Hayden watched the finals.

Our family was in charge of the next day's activities. We started with a "fairy hunt" at Gardner Village in West Jordan.

Fairy pics at the end of our fairy hunt.

So good to have Connie and Dallin with us all the way from Colorado Springs

Given and Max having a conversation

Lunch at Wheeler Farm

Funny thing - a Wheeler farm worker told Hayden to go ahead and jump on this tractor and drive it around the farm. Hayden hopped up but had no idea how to drive it. Before he could figure it out, another employee came out all made and told him to get down and that he shouldn't be up there. Who knows why the first guy told him he could?

The family waiting for Hayden to take them on a ride.

Great Gma Hatch meeting Graham

and Great Gpa Hatch taking Graham to the altar of sacrifice ;)

Party at the church that night (dinner and fun games). All the great grandkids who were at the reunion so far.

Connie came for a visit to the Hatch's

Graham looking at a black and white picture

A few of the Chatelains made it out mini golfing that night

The next day we took the Trax and the bus to downtown Salt Lake to tour Church sites

Graham's first bus ride

Luca, Verity, Genni

Lunch in the shade in downtown SLC

Having fun at the Church History museum

Great gma with Graham

Headed to dinner at the City Creek food cart (sleepy sleepy Genni!)

On Saturday morning, we all went to mom and dad Dutson's house for a yard and house clean up service project. We got a lot done

Then had some pizza for lunch together

Max lovin on Genni

Nana Melanie and Graham

Hanging out Saturday night at Jayson and Chris's, playing games, bouncy house/slide, and good good food!

Babies seem to have this effect on everyone who holds them!

Corn hole game for Chris's prizes!

Good work, Given and Grace!

Verity's Spiderman prize.

Nice bucket hat, Ty!

We all went to church at mom and dad Dutson's, then finished the reunion and Jayce/Chris's home for a baby shower - the newest baby of Abby and Kobey, Lainey!

What a great family reunion! Everyone in this picture is holding a "baby" in honor of new baby Graham and Lainey.

A member of our ward, Linling, was baptized one year ago (just before we came into our BYUI bishopric calling). This day we celebrated Linling going through the temple for her own endowment (with a few of our close friends from the ward).

Papi and Graham watching NBA Finals together.

Looking at how similar Graham and Baby Kaleb were!

Time for our Colorado trip for FSY and Averly's mission tour! Flew out of Salt Lake City to Denver.

First stop out of the Denver airport was Casa Bonita in Denver. CRAZY restaurant with...

Themed dining areas (we're in a cave)

Magic show

Cliff divers

Jungle and cave decor

Games

and balloons. It was quite the experience! The food was okay but the environment was crazy silly and fun!

Next stop: Denver temple for baptisms

On our way to Colorado Springs, we found the site for the new Colorado Springs temple.

Rental car shot! We enjoyed staying that night with Connie and Dallin.

We started Saturday with a visit to Hurst donut...

Alex and Verity got a massive apple fritter

Delicous donuts!

Then we went very far south to Pueblo, Colorado.

This is a monument for those who stayed in Pueblo as part of the Mormon Battalion. Captain James Brown (Hatch side) was in charge of a sick company that came to Pueblo.

First visit for Averly in Pueblo West: Sue

Averly hugging Sue and Verity hugging Adam Torgerson (friend from their Nauvoo trip last year)

Hayden did a great job chattting with and listening to Sue

Picture with all of Sue's fancy hats

Meeting up with some more friends of Averly for lunch at Marie's restaurant in Pueblo West.

Their whole family

Then we went to the Torgerson's for an awesome barbecue with many of Averly's friends from that ward

Amazing (and delicious) cake that Gary Garcia went all the way to Colorado Springs to get the cake (over an hour each way).

Verity and some other kids enjoying dinner on the little picnic table

Gary Garcia who Averly helped come back to church after many many years away

With the Torgerson family

Sunday we went to Church with the people of that ward. Here's Adam Torgerson again. We enjoyed both hours of Church in Pueblo West then headed back north to Colorado Springs.

Meeting with President and Sister Kotter was such a pleasure. They are so kind and so interested in Averly's life and benefit. We visited with that for about an hour.

More visits to Averly's friends. We played some games at this home.

More visits!

We had dinner at the home of President and Sister Rich (he's a counselor in the Missionary Presidency - Averly loves them!).

Then we stayed that night with Connie and Dallin again. So good to be there with them.

Monday morning we went to the fun city of a Manatou. This was a penny arcade we spend some fun time at.

Mom and Dad kissing for the "Kiss-o-meter". We didn't get ranked very good, so it was probably rigged.

A fun mansion home at the bottom of the massive "incline" mountain. Rest and nice pictures here!

Hayden photo-bombing Mel and Alex's romantic kiss picture!

So tough!

Went to lunch at Hell's Kitche pizza.

Massive pizza and SO delicious!

We then went to the awesome Olympic museum. It was awesome!

Then a brief tour of the Air Force visitor's center. Very cool things we got to se that day!

Just outside of the Visitor's Center.

And yes, the whole reason we were able to make the trip, for Alex to teach FSY in Colorado Springs, the same session the Dallin (and his buddy, Dylan) were in. University of Colorado Springs.

Then dinner back together than night at In 'n Out

and Ice Cream at Rizuto's

Averly was about to meet up with these girls who served a CSprings service mission while Averly was there as a proselyting missionary.

Puppies in containment in the mall

Mini golf while dad's at FSY

Shake Shack!

Exploring together the Garden of the Gods after FSY with Alex at night

2 "Kissing Camels' at the top of that mountain

A friend on our way out of Garden of the Gods

Another one of Averly's dear mission friends

Ice cream and brownies - yum!

Day 2 of FSY. Alex with Dallin, Dylan, an Dylan's little brother

Melanie and the kids got to go take a tour of a life-size replica of the Israelites' tabernacle. Incredible what they put together!

Finished off the day by enjoying Scheels

Mom's new hairy buddy

Lunch at Whataburger?!?!

For dinner we went to "The Hear of Jerusalem" (yummy Mediterranean food), then stayed one last night at the Chatelain's home.

After a little cleaning of the Chatelain home that morning, we made it back to the Denver airport to fly back to Salt Lake (Mel and kids on Frontier, Alex and on Delta thanks to FSY). This trip was awesome! Great food, wonderful visits with Averly's dear mission friends, and a great chance to see and do new things.