It's been a busy month

I can't believe that April is already almost over. We have had a busy and fun month, but now I have a lot of catching up to do. Early in the month we were excited to have my grandmother visit us from VT. She is known as Grandma B to the kids and they were so excited to have her here. She was only with us for a day and a half, but we loved every minute of it. She brought the kids autographed pictures from Jack Hanna. They thought it was so cool that she met him and he signed a picture to each of them. Thanks Grandma!! She also got to meet Austin and we just had fun visiting and hanging out.

After Grandma left it was time to get ready for Easter and the Bird Family Reunion (Michael's mom's side of the family). The reunion was south of Tucson at Uncle Bill and Aunt Clarice's house. We went down a few hours early and went to Karchner Caverns. They are living caves in Benson, AZ. It was a really neat place and all of the kids seemed to enjoy it. Granny and Papa watched the 4 little ones so the rest of us could go through without any problems. Thanks again Bruce and Sally, it was a great time!! They don't allow any pictures to be taken in the caves, but click here for more info and pictures. It was truly spectacular.

After the caves we headed to Tucson for the reunion. It was great to see family. Sally's sister and brothers were there and some of their kids as well. Unfortunately alot of the family is spread all over the country so they were not all able to make it, we missed all of them. :) Friday brought a yummy steak dinner, thanks to Bill for the cooking. Saturday brought wind, rain and colder weather. We started with a big group photo and then individual family photos at a really nice park.

The Bruce & Sally Gunnell Family
(Glen & Rachel's family is missing)

The Bird Siblings ~ Jim, Sally, Bill, Margot Lynn

If the weather had been better the kids would have had a blast playing,but the cold and rain sent us back tho the house for jewelry making and arts and crafts. The rest of the day was at the church: lunch, easter egg hunt, dinner and talent show. The evening program was alot of fun, there was a magician that performed in between the talent acts. The family talent was great, the Gunnell Family Grandchildren performed a few musical numbers using boppers, there was singing, violin playing, dancing, comedy and story telling. It was a great night of entertainment.



On Sunday we had a really nice program about our Savior and his resurrection along with singing some beautiful hymns. Then we headed to church and then it was time to head home.

Back at home we had Easter dinner at Granny and Papa Gunnell's house with a fun Easter Egg Hunt after dinner. It was a fun weekend with lots of memories made.