This is our blog, everyone. Please feel free to post on it anytime you feel like it. I will assimilate a schedule for the reunion and then post it here. I made this blog under the urging of Ron, who wants to publicize his dutch oven cook-off event ideas.
Right now, what I would LOVE is ideas from all of you who plan on attending about what you want to do at this reunion. I want it to be a reunion never to be forgotten; and I'm happy and very open to any suggestions.
At this point, I am planning on only having one; possibly two meals together. We will all have our own kitchens in the cabins; and that just simplifies everything. We still want to have reasons to get together, however; so therein lies the event ideas from all of you.
I also want to make sure every single Stratton is invited - so will the siblings (original 7) please make sure all your children know about this blog. The easiest way to make sure they know is to make sure they are a friend of mine and then I can invite them to this event. I have tried to gather as many Strattons as I could; but some do not have a facebook page; and then I would need their email address. Just go to my profile and see who my friends are, and see if your posterity is listed there.
Here are some ideas for fun I have:
A hike in one of the nearby National Parks
Quadding
Group Games
Ping Pong Tournament
Rook Tournament (it's becoming a lost Stratton tradition and should be resurrected!!)
Dutch Oven Cook-Off
Treasure Hunt
Family Sharing Time - Sharing Table - please share a few things you have learned or experienced this year
We're done with the quilt drawing; so if any of you have other ideas for gifts to give away I'm open. I don't think we have a reunion fund; so it might be fun to figure out a way to raise funds through an auction or something.
There are activities on site at the resort also and I don't want to schedule things so much that we don't have any down time either. I think everything that is scheduled is likely optional; so you can attend if you want; or not if you don't want to. It would be nice to have a REAL family picture where we all are wearing something similar to the same color. Any ideas on that one??
Love you all!
Becky
