I have been trying to come up with fun activities and things to do while we are at the reunion and would love some suggestions. I really want this to be a fun time for everyone. We Willis Family members tend to all hang back and wait for the fun to start sometimes. Let's change that for the reunion and all of us try to get into it and have a great time. I've been to several Arnett reunions and know reunions can be a blast if everyone puts in the effort to have a good time. I also know it takes a lot of planning fun activities for the fun to happen so in this department we need a little help. Here are some of my ideas:
1. I'd like someone to be in charge of a children's activity every day. I plan on scheduling an hour each day for this. It could be crafts or fun games like scavenger hunts, etc.
2. We would like to go to the lake one day and maybe while we are there some could do some fishing, some could go hiking, some could just hang out at the water and talk. If you plan on fishing, please bring your equipment.
3. One day we will be doing Family Games/Olympics we had a blast when Aunt Joyce and Aunt Mary planned them last time so this one will have to be a keeper. Any ideas or suggestions for this would be great.
4. We'd like to do a talent/skit night. Now don't go turning your nose up at this. Every family is required to do a talent or a skit or two. The sillier the talent or skit, the better. Think fun! We will do this probably on Friday night so you can use some time on Thursday and Friday to plan with your families. They have some costumes there that you can use too.
5. I'm thinking maybe a luau for the first night as a big welcome party. Or the last night as a goodbye party. Bring your Hawaiian gear and be ready to party. I know that kids love dances so I will be looking for some fun dance party music like chicken dance, etc. I would love some adults to plan on joining in on this so that it will be fun for the kids. If anybody has some fun music, please let me know.
6. We plan on doing a movie night with old family photos and videos. Tait is working hard on this but he needs photos from people so please e-mail him with any that you have. I still need to get on this myself!
Kristen is coming to Arizona in a few weeks so we will be getting a lot of things ironed out including food, sleeping arrangements and cost. We will keep you all posted. If you still have not let me know if you are or are not coming, please let me know before March 4th. This is when Kristen is coming so we will need numbers by that point. Love you all and can't wait to see you!
