Family Reunion at Lava Hot Springs, Idaho

Since Jesse's dad, Terrel, grew up in Idaho, he decided to hold a family reunion close to my hometown of Idaho Falls. We spent the week at Lava Hot Springs, and then joined my parents 1 1/2 hours away for a day before we made the drive back home. I took a bunch of pictures... and I wanted to post a lot of them (because I like pictures!) so that is why they may seem jumbled together...
There were a total of over 70 people that showed up to the reunion. That included over 40 from Terrel's family... tons of children. We soaked in the hot springs, we floated the Portneuf River in inner tubes, we listened to stories from Terrel and his brothers and sisters, we went on a bike ride one morning, we played ultimate Frisbee, we played card games, we listened to a retired BYU professor talk to us about some of the Bird Welsch ancestors, we went on a hayride and went up to a barbeque, we bought old-fashioned candy and huckleberry shakes, we talked with Grandpa Bird and he told us stories... Overall we had a really good time!

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Janet & Sabrina Jared & Debbie, Jordan & Megan
Freeman & Cole in battle















Jesse and me





Cohen, Carly, & Elyza

Logan, Nate & Audrey

Hayride...
Terrel telling a story of Grandpa Bird's

Listening to stories and finishing lunch in the Lava Community Center

Ben & Jesse... never can get them to think of anything ...

What in the world?? What is McKay wearing???

Freeman fell asleep on the hayride...

Michael-Anne, Marissa, and Janelle