Activities to Consider

Grandpa and I have run across some interesting possibilities to add to our "maybe do" list while we are maximizing our week on the Outer Banks.

There is an open air theatre there which has the longest running show in the nation.  It is titled, "The Lost Colony", and is a factual representation of the Roanoke Colony and the first white baby born in the New World...Virginia Dare.  It will be performed every night that week except for the Fourth of July evening.  The tickets are $7-$24.  Here is the link: Lost Colony.






Also, another interesting thought is about the history of the North Carolina lighthouses and the history about the Atlantic water currents which converge there at Cape Hatteras.  In Nags Head is the Bodie Lighthouse and we will try to get a family shot with our Reunion T-shirts there.  A great day trip down to Caper Hatteras would be an hour's drive each way and would be great for the older kids.  Check it out here: Sentinels of the Night

One note:  the order for the family reunion T-shirts went in yesterday and should be finished by June 8th.

I have bought my Navy and Khaki outfit and Grandpa's soft yellow shirt and Navy shorts for our family  portrait.  That  portrait will, hopefully, be taken at the beach.  I have to coordinate with our photographer (Jason) and make sure that he is planning on recording our great seaside adventures.

Any other ideas?????  We only have four more weeks and Grandpa has already made the last payment on our beach abode.  Everyone stay healthy and buy lots of sunscreen.  Memories of the best kind are about to be made.



 

Reunion Shirts

Another update from Grandma Nutt...

T-shirts are in the works…..decision making time.   

I need the T-shirts sizes of each member of each family.  You can either email me with your sizes, or leave them in the comment section here.  There are youth sizes and adult sizes (XS through to 4X).  For the babies it is up to the parents if you want to purchase a youth XS shirt for them to have and grow into, or if you would prefer to get them a onesie or baby shirt in a matching color.  Just let me know your preference.

Regarding colors, there are 2 ideas.  Either we can all go with the same color for everyone, like before, or we can try to get a different color for each family group.  Both ways would be fun, but I still have to check with the shirt making company if ordering different colors will increase the price of the order.  I will let you know what I find out.  In the mean time, let me know what colors you might like.  Here are some colors that I think will look great and seem “beachy”:

Lime green – Lances have asked for this

Carolina Blue – figured the North Carolinians would want that color

Orange

Yellow

Sand

Teal 

If you want a color not suggested here let me know.

A really exciting sidelight to this project is that Eden is designing the logo.  Let’s all hear it for our resident artist!!!!

I will let you know more about price when I can get a good bid from our local company.  Stay tuned!

Grandma and Grandpa Beach Bags

Grandma Nutt here!  I have been busy the past several weeks working on something special for each of the grandchildren to have at our upcoming beach reunion - their own personal beach bag!  

The bags are only for each of the oldest 19 grandchildren and are made out of Grandpa's old t-shirts.  They are completely washable and can be junked at the end of the week if so desired.  

And BONUS! there will also be a gorgeous, new beach towel inside each bag with names of each grandchild on both the bag and the towel.  This is to encourage the kids to be responsible for their own beach needs and not to expect their moms to schlep all the kid's stuff back and forth to the beach.  

The three babies...Beckham, Xander, and Penny and all the adults will NOT be receiving a grandpa beach bag or a beach towel.  Sorry kids, but you are on your own there!

Family portrait clothes

I got shirts for the boys and little dresses for the girls in all the appropriate colors of navy, teal, and pale yellow - so I think we are all set for the family picture.  Of course Chloe has been wearing her teal sun dress all day - I really hope it's still in good condition come July.

Has anyone done anything about family T-shirts?  I am just wondering, because it takes time to have an order like that filled, and we are running out of weeks.

beach rentals

I wanted to post a few links for places to rent beach equipment etc... This list is by no means exhaustive. There are a ton of sites out there.

http://justforthebeach.com/store/home.php

http://beachdazerentals.com/

http://www.oceanatlanticrentals.com/home.php

When we did a reunion at the beach last year, all of my family flew in so they rented a lot of stuff from these places.

I plan on renting stuff as well. I'll probably rent some beach chairs and an umbrella and perhaps a high chair depending on how many the house has, baby gate, etc... The prices are reasonable and can really make a week stay more enjoyable.

A lot of these places will deliver for free for orders over a certain amount. They deliver to your house and then on check out day you simply leave the stuff outside the house and they pick it back up. Easy as pie!

color scheme

I spent a considerable amount of time looking at beach photographs to see what looked good in that sort of background/setting. I also wanted to choose a few colors to give everyone options.

Here is what I came up with: 3 colors and 2 neutrals. The neutrals are good for short and pant options.

Navy

Teal

a soft yellow

Khaki

White

The best thing to do is to make sure the colors are spread throughout your own family (so that if your family was doing a stand alone photo all the colors would be represented). That way when we all get together we all blend. Otherwise if one family does all navy and white, it might look odd when we get all together.

What do you guys think?

I wanted to post an inspirations board but haven't gotten around to it yet, but wanted to get these colors out as quickly as possible.  

Update:

Ok, here is my inspiration board that I created for my family. I know I'm crazy but I wanted to make sure what I had in mind would work before I go out and buy the stuff I don't already own.

 

Family Photos

So, folks, lots of action here on the blog....NOT.  :)  Are we planning on the same formula for pics.  Jason taking one family each day?  I was thinking it would be nice to get the large group picture the first day when we are all fresh and not sunburned etc.  But that's just my humble opinion.  Any ideas on wardrobe yet, Devry? We all appreciate how fashion savvy you are!  I guess that's it. I 've been seeing cute ideas on Pinterest...most of which I will probably never execute.  But it is fun to look.

Best Quote Ever

First quote for the 2012 reunion.  “Mom, the one thing I hate about our family reunion is when we get there I can’t figure out who to hug first!”  Pretty Alexa DelHoyo

Some theme ideas

I had some nightly theme ideas, but not an overall reunion theme.  Maybe "Beyond the Sea" or something totally corny.  Somebody else has GOT to have a better idea than that.

This is kind of what I have gathered from people requesting certain nights for dinner - so correct me if I'm wrong.

Sunday: settling in, casual dinner
Monday: Jason and Linnea dinner, theme of "Charting the Seas" (the Journey)
Tuesday: Quinn and Devry dinner, theme of "Aloha Ohana" (Family) possible luau games/dinner?
Wednesday: Miles and Heather dinner, theme of "Red, Hot & Blue" (Freedom)
Thursday: Ben and Cara dinner, theme of "Walking on Water" (Faith), possible swim challenge
Friday: Kevin and Danielle dinner, theme of "Sink or Swim" (Courage), talent show night
Saturday: Dinner out, while those with the short straw supervise the little kiddos/babies

Let's do this "do"!

Exactly 2 months from today we will all be together!  I can hardly wait.  Wanted to get this blog up and running as a place to share our thoughts and ideas on themes, meals, activities, photo opps, etc etc.  Do we have a theme name for the reunion yet?  What about t-shirt ideas?  Devry is working on wardrobe options for family photos.  I have invited each family as authors to the blog so everyone can post.  Good times ahead.....

T-Shirt ideas?

Love this, maybe with biplanes instead of bicycles to stick with our Kitty Hawk location!

 And this is just fun fun fun.