Three years ago COVID threw a wrench into our plans for a reunion and we were forced to hold a virtual reunion which really turned out to be a lot of fun. Burt Virtual Reunion 2020 It felt like time to try again, this time face-to-face. Vicki and I got together early spring and threw out some ideas and it took off from there. Here's the schedule we came up with.
Friday a.m.
Gather at Patti’s
Family tree - polaroid pictures
Start doing names for 25 famous people
Yard games
Tournaments
Corn Hole
Canasta
‘ CrossNet
Pickleball (at park)
Kerplunk
Dice
tug o war Dannie and Felicity to pick teams
Lunch @ noon - hoagie sandwiches, chips, drinks, applesauce cookies
1:30 PG pool
Yard games
Craft - begin family rock picture
Decorate sugar cookies, competition sports category frosting colors baggies for piping and sprinkles will circles cut
Dinner sloppy joes - nachos in boatsjello
Brookers Founding Flavors - ice cream treats
25 Famous People
Outdoor movie night (popcorn drinks m&ms and nuts) mosquito spray
(Everyone responsible for their family sleeping accommodations)
Saturday
9am Hike Battle Creek Falls
10 am Dutch oven Breakfast at Gessells (hilltop park) cereal/milk fruit individual cereal
Kickball at park by Patti’s
11 AM PICKUP BOUNCE HOUSE planitrentals
rolls, veggies dips peanut butter jam/honey, brownies
Water bounce house
SERVICE PROJECT
Yard games
Crafts
Finish family rock art
BBQ burgers, hot dogs, potato salad Walmart, pasta salad Vicki Costco cake, Erin GF cake, fudge chips
Finish up crafts
25 famous people
Finals of sugar cookie decorating
It turned out soooo fun! So many people made the effort to be there and it was delightful. Most of the activities listed didn't happen, either because it was too hot or everyone just sat around and visited. That was the purpose anyway so no complaints here.
Highlights: The polaroid pictures on the tree turned out really cute. Will put the pics in an album.
Went to the Lindon Aquatic Center and the kids had a blast.
Most came and hiked Battle Creek Falls. Breakfast was probably the most successful meal taking into account that we we didn't have many leftovers and easy setup and cleanup.
The water/bounce house (shark fin, I think) was a huge hit with the littler kids. Played on it for a few hours.
A couple of rounds of cornhole were played.
The outdoor movie was also great fun. The screen that Tandi had was HUGE! We watched Super Mario Brothers.
The t-shirt painting was actually successful despite my feeble attempts.
Everyone just jumped in and helped where needed.
Patti was a saint for letting us use and abuse her house. Because it was so hot we ended up being inside a lot of the time; not what I had planned. Troy had suggested having a church gym available. I was able to reserve ours but we didn't end up needing it. The house and the shade trees did the trick.
Takeaways: Just visiting and eating is what works with a few activities thrown in. So glad we did most of it at the house where everyone could come and go visiting with mom and dad.
Things to remember for next time: We had a lot of leftovers. Didn't need quite so many activities; we didn't even get to a lot of them. Needed more activities for teenagers - they were bored, but good sports.
Ray and Maida with all the grandkids.
