Reunion planning

(I'm copying Lori's e mail so that we have access to it on this blog as well)
Hello everyone,
This is probably the longest email you will ever get from me but it will be jam packed with good information so...happy reading! First of all I think a thank you is due. We realize that a lot of the family will have to make sacrifices traveling, missing work, missing school, etc. to gather together as a family but we ALL appreciate it! It's been a long time since we've all been together as a family so it's exciting to get the ball rolling...

This is the plan/assignments that we have put together so far. We want everyone to have ample time to plan travel arrangements and such so hopefully this helps. More detailed information will of course make it's way to you as the reunion gets closer.

The dates of the reunion will be Friday-Sunday May 28-30...we have activities planned all day each of these three days. So it would be best to plan on Thursday May 27 and Monday May 31 (Memorial Day) as your traveling days so that you don't miss any of the excitement! As far as lodging goes that is still being sought after. It would make sense for Utah families to be able to stay in their own homes and those coming from out of town to gather somewhere together. We are hoping to be able to find a house that will allow us to do so and also be a place where we can all congregate for meals and visiting. So, with that said if anyone has any suggestions or connections to a home in Utah county pass the info this way!

The thought process for our activities each of these days was to plan something in the morning we could all do together, something else in the afternoon that would allow for those families who want to return home for naps to do so and those that don't need to to continue the fun, and then gather together again each evening for dinner. Here is the plan for each of those days:

Thursday May 27
Arrive in Utah some time this day.

Friday May 28
Breakfast on your own.
Family pictures in the morning.
Lunch on BYU campus.
Afternoon spent on BYU campus doing some of the activities available there.
Family BBQ in the canyon.

Saturday May 29
Breakfast on your own.
Family trip to the Hogle Zoo.
Picnic lunch either at the zoo or close park.
Afternoon spent on Temple Square.
Dinner all together back at lodging for out of town people.

Sunday May 30
Church
Lunch?...depending on when/where we decide to go to church.
Dinner all together at lodging for out of town people.
Family Home Evening/visiting.

Monday May 31
Travel home.

Now for the assignments...
Our picnic lunch on Saturday and each of the dinners has been divided amongst the families. The families that are together are responsible for buying and preparing the meal. Each family will also need to plan on paying for their lunches on campus on Friday. Sunday lunch will have to be figured out according to the church schedule. Some time before the reunion talk with the family that you're assigned the meal with to figure out the details.

Friday dinner: Chris/Missy and Dustin/Alanna
Saturday picnic lunch: Dallan/April and Kevin/Megan
Saturday dinner: Darran/Lori and Derek/Shantal
Sunday dinner: Dean/Sarah and Greg/Kelly

More assignments...
We'd like each family to help in the planning department also so...
Dallan/April - Will you find a photographer that would be willing to take our family pictures? Cost? Location? Etc.
Derek/Shantal - Will you make up some sort of list of things we could do on campus (i.e. swimming, bowling), how much they each cost, and when they are available to do?
Kevin/Megan - Will you be responsible for figuring out a program of sorts when we're in the canyon? Balls/frisbees to play with? Firewood for the fire, etc?
Greg/Kelly - Will you get details on the Hogle Zoo? Hours? Coupons or group tickets?
Dustin/Alanna - Will you make up a list of things we could do on Temple Square (Joseph Smith movie, etc.) with the cost and times of those?
Dad/Ek - Will you plan the FHE for Sunday night?
Darran/Lori - Will be helping with the FHE.
Chris/Missy - Will be finding/reserving somewhere in the canyon for us to gather.
Dean/Sarah - Will be figuring out the attire for family pictures.
When all this information has been gathered another email will be sent out hopefully including the times/prices of each of the activities we want to do. That way each family can decide what they want to do and budget accordingly. So in the next couple of months expect some more emails with more details...but hopefully not this long!

We really are looking forward to the reunion and greatly appreciate all your help! Let me know if you have any questions/concerns and we'll get them figured out. Thanks everyone!

Love,
Lori...and the planning committee :)