Thanksgiving Hatch Family Reunion

This was such a great trip, and we were SO grateful Bryn was able to come for the whole weekend! Months ago, Bryn switched rotations with a Canadian gal who doesn't celebrate our Thanksgiving. So he was doing a rotation where he just normally worked Monday through Friday (which is great any time), but because of the holiday, he got off Thursday through Sunday!!! It was an amazing blessing, especially because it allowed us to go with his family down to St. George for the weekend, for the first ever Hatch Family Reunion!

We drove down Thanksgiving morning, and got there in time for the Blake family lunch (his mom's side), which was DELICIOUS, of course. Then we checked into a little hotel where we stayed through Saturday. The next few days were filled with fun and quality time spent with his siblings, parents, and darling nieces and nephews. We played games, went to Zion's National Park, went to a family fun center, went swimming, and visited Snow Canyon on the last day before driving home. Here are some pics of the fun we had and the beautiful scenery:

Grammy Blake and Grammie Hatch with all the grands

Self-taken pictures are usually unsuccessful, but oh well. ;)

 

First picture of the entire Hatch family that I've been in!

Silly faces :)

I love the beautiful contrasting colors with the red rock and deep blue skies

At "Weeping Rock"

Reach for the sky!

Silly daddy making Avery giggle

Avery wanted to run off and explore everything herself!

At Zion's visitor's center

Avery's egg from the hotel's continental breakfast... which she didn't want to eat- just hold.

She loved playing in the soft red sand (which got everywhere!) at Snow Canyon

In front of the St. George temple, which is special because it's where Bryn's parents were married and where his grandpa was temple president for many years.

Here we are at the end of a hike to this little arch.

Loving the sun and the warm weather down south!