family reunion thoughts

Hi Everyone,

Thanks, Kim, for setting this up!

Bennett, thanks for your pleas and desire to plan a family reunion. I think a family reunion would be great fun next year. I think either June or end of August would be a good time ... fitting for the kids in school and teachers in the family.

As far as locations go, I had a couple of ideas:

1. California ... maybe some place the CA Roberts family don't frequent or haven't been before. Or maybe the CA Roberts know of some neat/great place for family reunions.
2. Hawaii ... the big splurge. If we have enough time to plan, maybe we could save the $$.
3. Arizona ... a couple of thoughts here. One is going to a place called Jacob's Lake. It's about 45 minutes from the Grand Canyon. They have "family" type accommodations for those of us that would need them ... two bedroom units. They also have motel/hotel type facilities as well as cabins (no tv, internet, etc. -- just an opportunity "to be one with nature" :)) Maybe we could do a 4-day weekend type trip. Maybe one day at the Grand Canyon, one day doing activities such as horseback riding or hiking, one day to go to Lake Powell, or one day to go to St. George. Everything is a drive from this place as it seems a bit remote, but it's a possibility. Anyone that wants to check out the Web site can do so at: www.jacoblake.com. Another possibility is to just stay in St. George and plan activities around there. (That should have been under the "Utah" heading ... my bad.) More Arizona ideas? Well, we have condo access to the Trendwest condos in Pinetop (a woodsy area in NE Arizona) and in Oro Valley (near Tucscon). Near Tucson, there's Tombstone. I'm not sure about other Oro Valley activities, but a friend of mine lives there and could recommend things.
4. Utah ... Depends on Southern or Northern Utah. In Northern Utah, we could look into Aspen Grove or there's a new camp owned by the Church (by camp, I should say, cabins) in Heber. It's an enormous property, and I think you're up there with other people, but you can bring your own games and activities. There's also a ropes course and a zip line, I think. As far as Southern Utah goes, we had some family friends that used to own a bed and breakfast in Tropic, Utah. It's called Stone Canyon Inn (www.stonecanyoninn.com), and they have cabins (albeit a little spendy), and are located in Bryce Canyon National Park. Or again, St. George might be a fun place to go, and we can drive to some of the scenic nature as well as do stuff in town.

Anyway, those are just a few ideas to get the ball rolling.

Hope you're all doing well. Jacob and I have been in Utah for the last two weeks, and we're having a great time ... but we miss Matt! We had a great time seeing Ben and Dalisa in their cute home, and have enjoyed some cooler weather. We'll see many of you soon!