plan for next tuesday

Okay, here is our rough itinerary for the Mike Trumans day next week:

Breakfast
approx. 9:00 am: leave for SLC, This Is The Place Heritage Park (TITPHP)
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: TITPHP
-Adult entry: $8
-children entry (3-11): $6
-Seniors (55+): $6 (way to go Mom and Dad)
(entry fee includes unlimited train rides + 3 activities; activities include:
Pioneer Chores — Gardiner Cabin; Paper Hats — Andrus Half-way House; Glue Wool on Lamb — Jewkes Home; Lessons — Heber East Ward School; Deseret Dollars — Bank; *Cookie, Bread Baking demo — Kimball Home; Dancing — Pack Home; *Basket Weaving — Pay Cabin; *Leather Bracelet — Hickman Cabin; Paper Snake, *Sand Art — Rich Home; Lacing Cards — Anderson Home; **Leather Snake Pull — Johnson Saddlery; **Arrowhead Key Chain — Fairbanks Home (*Three Free w/Admission, Additional for $1) Other Things To Do:
Watch Our Blacksmith & Our Furniture-maker Work Their Trades; *Ride A Pony — Petting Corral; Pioneer Playground — Roberts Cabin; Photography — Telegraph Office Put yourself in an authentic pioneer picture;Petting Corral — Enter At Livery Stable; *Wagon Ride — Wagon Stop At Playground; Western Museum — Huntsman Hotel, upstairs See one of the best saddles collections in the West)
12:00 pm: Lunch at TITPHP picnic area (we'll be serving little caesar pizza; soft drinks/water; and some fruit/veggies)
1:00 pm: travel to Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR); naps for the children en route
1:45 pm: PCMR activities, including:
-alpine slide ($11, single driver; $5, child ride along; driver book of 5, $50; ride along book of 5, $13)
-alpine coaster (this one is new) ($17, single driver; $5, child passenger; slide/coaster combo ticket, $22)
-zip rider ($19)
-Little Miners Park (for the kids: merry-go-round, airplane ride, space train) (one ride, $3; book of 10 rides, $22)
-miniature golf ($6)
approx. 4:00 pm: head back to Provo (take the back way to Provo from Park City)
5:00 pm: Dinner (???, maybe a BBQ back at the dorms)

Hope this set up will work for everyone. The one thing I'm not too sure about is naps for the little ones. I hope the drive up to Park City will work. If not, we'll have to find something that will work. Anyway, we can't wait to see you all on Saturday/Sunday!

ASHLEE

ASHLEE RECEIVES CALL TO

MANCHESTER ENGLAND MISSION!

SEE ABBY'S BLOG FOR DETAILS.

HOW WONDERFUL!

CONGRATULATIONS, ASHLEE!

Springs Preserve

Just a quick link to the site of the new Springs Preserve:

http://www.springspreserve.org/html/home.html

Went Monday with the librarian from the Meadows to meet with the event planner there to discuss plans for the librarians' convention we are planning.

Can hardly believe it is in Las Vegas, made me feel like I was at the Getty! Not an art museum, but equally as well designed and executed. I am amazed! We are a real "big city" now. There are places for the big kids, the little kids, and all of us. I loved the amphitheatre, the interactive exhibits, the kids playground.

Some summer evening let's go about five and have dinner there and then stay a few hours when it is cooler. Then in the fall when it really cools down we can go spend the day. It will take a day to explore it all. Maybe Thanksgiving or Christmas when we are all together again.

HORATIO . . .

JUST WANT YOU ALL TO KNOW THAT YOUR DAD LOVES HIS FATHER'S DAY PRESENT!

WE ARE ONLY ON EPISODE THREE OF EIGHT.

SUNDAY EVENING EPISODE ONE,

RETIRED AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT.

MONDAY EVENING EPISODES TWO AND THREE,

RETIRED AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT.

AND THIS IS JUST THE FIRST SHOWING!

WHAT GREAT SWASHBUCKLING STORIES!

THE MOST CLEAR THINKING STRATEGIST, THE MOST NOBEL OF CHARACTERS,

AND OCEAN BATTLES TO BOOT.

HORATIO, WHAT A GUY!

I DID EXPLAIN TO DAD THAT HE CAN'T TAKE THE DVD'S ON VACATION,

BUT WE'LL SEE.

CAN'T WAIT FOR OUR PROVO TIME AND COOL AIR!

The Breakdown for Wednesday

(All subject to change of course!)

8:00am-9:30am: Breakfast (we’ll provide) and cartoons in #91...just stop by to eat whenever you're up.
9:30am: Leave for Thanksgiving Point
10:00am-12:00pm: Farm Country at Thanks. Point; adult: $3.50; children (3-12): $2.50
12:00pm: Lunch on your own (bring a packed lunch or visit one of the Thanksgiving- Point eateries)
1:00pm: Those needing naps can travel back to Provo.
Those interested in seeing the Dinosaur Museum may do so: adult: $9.50; child (3-12) $7.50; Mammoth Screen theater (there’s a movie showing at 1:30pm) is an additional cost
Those interested in seeing the Thanks. Point Gardens may do so: adult: $8.00; child (3-12) $5.00 – or the Discovery Gardens: adult: $5.00; child $3.00
3:30pm: Swimming (Helaman or DT pool)
6:30pm: Dinner (we’ll provide) at Nielson’s Grove
After Dinner: Games at the park (we’ll provide), play-ground equipment, etc.
8:00-9:00pm(or sooner if need be – the park is close to Wyview): Bed time for little ones
9:00pm: S’mores and Adult/older-kid activity (we’ve got some ideas…)

SEE BELOW FOR IMPORTANT HOUSING INFO:

FYI

Here is some general info about the apartments that we thought would be helpful as everyone is packing/planning…

There are two different apartment layouts – a two bedroom and a three bedroom. We’ve tried to make some initial room assignments taking family size into account. All of our apartments are in the same stairwell…

95 Suzy & Joe (2-bedroom) 96 Mark & Maria (3-bedroom)


93 Mom & Dad (2-bedroom) 94 Mike & Marci (3-bedroom)


91 open for use (2-bedroom) 92 Zach & Sandy (3-bedroom)

2-bedroom apartments: one room with bunk-beds, one room with a single bed
3-bedroom apartments: one room with bunk-beds, two rooms with a single bed
As you can tell, we’ve booked one extra room #91. Anyone can sleep in those three extra beds.

There is a long couch in each apartment living room that can also be used for sleeping.
Unfortunately, there are NO double beds.
All of the beds have sheets, blanket, and a pillow, but you’ll need to bring bedding for additional sleeping needs.

One towel per bed-space is provided.
Kitchen supplies (dishes, utensils, some pots, pans, knives etc) are also provided. The apartments each have a fridge, oven, microwave, and kitchen table. (Also dish soap and rags).
The rooms are supposed to have TVs by next week; no VCR/DVD, however

Because we’ll all want to hang out after little ones are in bed, don’t forget your baby monitors.

SUNDAY, FATHER'S DAY . . . DIVING IN

Where would we be without our Dad? When I look at all of you and your young families, nothing makes me feel more strongly the love I have for your dad.

This is the thirty eighth year we've been looking at each other and counting our blessings. As Dad would say, some days not so long, some days. . . let's just say I've tried his patience, but in the process he has developed great patience, all that practice was worth it.

He's been the kind of man who expected me and you to meet his expectations with complete confidence that we all could. At the risk of singing my own praises I have become a much stronger woman than I ever imagined. For example, the other day I met with our designer and Dad could not make the meeting. We had a great time and sometime during the process I mentioned that it was kind of fun for just the two of us to meet because when both of us are there often strong opinions are expressed that must be negotiated. She simply asked who was the most opinionated, me or Dad.

You have all accomplished wonderful things and it is to Dad's credit that he suggested, encouraged, and reminded, but the best Father's Day gift you could ever give your Dad you are giving every day in the way you live your lives, and you need to know that his confidence in you never waivers and that his gratitude for you never does either. He feels so blessed because of you and so do I!

Video of the Swim Team to follow in this year's family video! Dad choreographed it himself!

happy father's day!

Happy Father's Day!

" I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. "

FRIDAY'S PLAN...

Since I'm blogging I might as well post our day!

FRIDAY:

(these times are just to show a schedule, they are not set in stone)
6:oo am girl's temple session
8:oo am boy's temple session
1o:3o am service at Old Folks home
12:oo pm lunch
1:3o pm start photo-scavenger hunt
3:3o pm Family talent/lip sync!
5:3o pm dinner
7:oo pm pictures

Get excited for the Lip sync/Karaoke/talent show! Start thinking what you're going to do!

Addendum...

I just spoke with Ashlee and she will be there Friday to take our pictures. We're thinking late afternoon, South of the Bell Tower by the stream and grassy field. It will be great!

Family Pictures...

Get ready for FAMILY PICTURES!!! We (meaning those I could get a hold of) are working it out! We're thinking "dressy-casual." (I think that's what it's called...) Boys: plain polo shirts (gap has them online 2 for 25$, and Target online 6.99$ each) You choose the colors you like. Now, older boys...khaki slacks. Young boys...khaki pants or shorts. If the shirts are tucked in with a belt it will be dressy enough. Flip flops or sandals are great. Moms...have at it! We're thinking skirts. For example, I'm wearing a yellow skirt, white T-shirt, and my nicest flip flops. (That is if I can't find sandals first.) So whatever you've got, go for it! Little girls...sundresses. Big girls...probably skirts and Ts with casual sandals/flip flops.

Hopefully this will all work out. They are casual pictures...and remember, these are just "guidelines" not "rules." :)

Another topic, we are going to do a little service project on our day. (Thank you mom, for suggesting it.) There was an old folks home I used to go to with my roommates and we're thinking about having all the kids who want/can go either sing or play the piano or whatever talent they want for the people in the home. So everyone start thinking about what you can do! :)

AND... Maria and I were talking about having some type of silly Lip Sync or talent show where EVERYONE does something! Come one guys...it would fun! I've got PlayStation Sing Song...karaoke! So start thinking so we can get some good video for to watch in ten years! :)

ONE MORE THING...everyone blog back and put the T-shirt size of every individual in their family! It's T-shirt time for the Truman Family Reunion!

Can't wait to see everyone! Let me know your input! Love you guys!

Lagoon day is set up for Thursday the 27th of June. We will be able to go after 11:00 in the morning. We will have to pay parking ($7/car) when we arrive. We have a pavilion just for our family so if we want to bring food, strollers, whatever we can. I will be receiving the passes and meal vouchers at the beginning of next week. The meal vouchers will allow you to go to multiple vendors in the park so that you can pick and choose what you want for one meal. I will post more info as it becomes available.

taking form

It looks like we are getting somewhere here. How about this for the itinerary:

Sun: ??
Mon: 7 Peaks (Mark)
Tues: This Is the Place (SLC)/Park City (Mike, details coming soon)
Wed: Provo day (Wes or Suzy)
Thurs: Lagoon (Zach)
Fri: Provo day (Wes or Suzy)
Sat: ??

Lagoon is open from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily. Here is a look at the deal that I am looking at.

2. The Great Group Deal - SAVE $8.95 on Regular Ride Passports! (GROUPS 25 AND LARGER)
Regular Ride Passport (ages 4 - 64) ............................................ $28.00 + Tax
Midweek Special (T-TH June & July) Regular Ride Passport (ages 4-64) ...$26.00 + Tax
Toddler Ride Passport (3 yrs & under) .........................................20.95 + Tax
Senior Citizen Ride Passport (65 yrs & over) ................................ 24.95 + Tax
Entrance Only - Regular* (ages 4-64) ................................................. 24.00 + Tax
Entrance Only - Toddler* (3 yrs & under) ............................................ Free
Entrance Only - Senior Citizen* (65 yrs & over) ................................... Free

Sign up for Lagoon's convenient "Collect and Bill" Ticket Program. Give us your estimated attendance and we will send you more than enough vouchers for your outing. Then, simply sell or distribute the ticket vouchers to your employees and/or guests. Lagoon will only bill you for those that are turned in on the day of your outing. You will be billed after your outing. All groups need to be scheduled at least 2 weeks in advance. All reservations are done on a first come first served basis. All new customers subject to credit verification. See Billing Information & Terrace Information.

As you can tell we need to decide on a day other than Monday because it is 2 weeks now. Below is the food situation:


Meal Deal Tickets $8.00 (Tax included) These tickets are great for School Groups, Company Incentives, etc. Each ticket is good for one full meal at a variety of park food stands. Ticket holder may select one meal from a list of many choices. All meals include one Jumbo Soft Drink.

Since we have, by my calculation, 29 people we can order boxed lunches if we want to but we have to order at least 25 and we need to do it in short order (within 2 weeks). The options are as follows:

Vegetarian: Fresh Vegetables Tossed Green Salad, Ranch Dip, Chocolate Chip Cookie, Soft Drink
Deli Sandwich: Deli Sandwich,Potato Chips, Chocolate Chip Cookie, Soft Drink

We may need to rent a room if the little ones are not up for a 13 hour day. That way we could come and go as needed. If we decide to do the group rate then we will have to do it quickly. I will be calling around to get the consensus.

We will take responsibility for the Lagoon Day. I have yet to check into the prices and the food but we will do so soon.

We are thinking about doing the seven peaks day. We have done some research and figured out a pretty cool way of doing it. We just need to know what you and your children would like for dinner. If you get the food catered, the cabanas are free so it works out to be really cheap food. We'll cover dinner and then everybody can either bring lunch, eat before you come, or buy some food there. Group rate prices are $14.50 per person over age three. The park opens at 11:00 AM and closes at 8:00 PM. Those who need a break or want to nap can come and go. We could all eat dinner around 5 or 6pm. Maybe we could do a little bowling before the park opens at the "Wilk." We thought it might be fun to do on Monday but any day works. We might want to avoid Friday because it is busier and more expensive.

Check out the ritzy menu below and let us know what you will be having so we can get everything reserved ASAP. This needs to be done 2 weeks in advance so we don't have much time!!

Slice of Italy
Slice of Pizza (cheese, pepperoni, or hawaiian), Cookie, 16oz soda
(Redeem at Pizza Stand)

Homerun Combo
Hot Dog, Fries, Cookie, 16oz soda
(Redeem at Burger Stand)

Picnic in the Park
Turkey and Provolone Sandwich on Ciabatta Bread, Potato Chips, 16oz soda
(Redeem at Peaks Cafe)

All American Meal
Hamburger, Fries, Cookie, 16oz soda
(Redeem at Burger Stand)

Country Classic
Chicken Tenders , Fries, Cookie, 16oz soda
(Redeem at Burger Stand)

Thanks for all the ideas Mike and Wes. We can't wait!

Sunday Musings

The Sunday question. . . in Luke 15 Christ heals the ten lepers and only one comes back to to thank him. Then Christ asks "where are the nine. . . Arise, go thy way: thy faith hath made thee whole." Is this his calling and election? His remission of sins? See Enos.
Awaiting your comments . . . momma

more ideas for family vacation

Hello everyone,

At Mom's request I'm returning to pltfamily after somewhat of a hiatus to post some more ideas about our family vacation. It looks like most people will be arriving on Saturday, June 23, and I don't know when everyone is going back home (we don't fly out until Sunday, July 1, a week later), but we should probably have at least five days of activities planned plus one Sunday (June 24). I've talked with a few of you already about most of these ideas, but please feel free to add input/comments on them. Also, the order doesn't really matter:

0. Saturday: we arrive/get set up for the week (food shopping/preparation for the week)

1. Sunday: Church, then??? (ideas: if church is in the morning, we could go up to Temple Square
in SLC after lunch)

2. Monday: Wes's plan (see previous post) (maybe we could do this instead of Hogle Zoo??)

3. Tuesday: Lagoon day (group rates are available, rates are also cheaper mid-week, Tues-Thurs, see park website http://www.lagoonpark.com/)
-breakfast in Provo (where??), then drive to Lagoon
-spend day at Lagoon (in Farmington, just north of SLC), including lunch
-after Lagoon, go back to Provo for dinner/eat somewhere in SLC??
-after dinner, ???

4. Wednesday: Seven Peaks/BYU day
-breakfast in Provo (where??)
-go to Seven Peaks water park (see website ttp://www.sevenpeaks.com/)
(group rates if we reserve 2 weeks in advance!!!!; also, we can reserve a pavillion
with picnic tables just for our family)
-lunch at Seven Peaks (I don't know how long we will want to stay here)
-after Seven Peaks, go to BYU campus game center (bowling, air hockey, video
games, see http://gamescenter.byu.edu/)
-dinner at the Cougareat ??/BB-Q back at the dorms???
-after dinner, ???
[we could split this day up, with just a BB-Q dinner at night after Seven Peaks,
and do the BYU-campus-thing on Friday/some other day]

5. Thursday: SLC/Park City day
-breakfast in Provo (where??)
-go to This Is The Place Heritage Park in SLC, near Hogle Zoo (all sorts of
activities: pioneer chores, pony rides, train ride, etc, see
http://www.thisistheplace.org/index.html)
-Lunch at Heritage Park
-go to Park City (alpine slide; carousel, etc)
-dinner in SLC??/visit temple square??
-go back to Provo
-after dinner??

6. Friday: ??? (some ideas: Provo canyon BB-Q; tubing down the Provo river; older kids could hike the Y or hike Timp; temple day: guys/ladies switch off)

7. Saturday: going home?? (Marci and I won't be leaving till Sunday)

So, above are some plans. Below, some ideas:
1. breakfast in Provo: Mom and I talked about just getting a Morris Center (BYU cafeteria) meal pass for breakfast. It might be more expensive than if we just ate in our appartments, but it is all-you-can-eat, and it has a wide variety of food for everyone; and, no clean-up!)

2. more detailed planning: I like the original idea of each family taking one day and planning the details (reasearching the prices of the activities, what there is to do at each place, etc). Maybe we could each choose a day, make the plan, and propose it to the whole family one week in advance (i.e. by next Saturday). That way we could all comment, make suggestions, etc. We don't want to be too rigid, but I think it would save us all a lot of time/hassel if we had a basic plan that everyone agreed on for each day.

3. lunches/dinners: most of the places we are going to visit will have eateries, but we could also pack lunches/dinners for some/all of the days; we could do a Costco/Sam's Club run when everyone got to Provo that first Saturday and get enough lunch meat, juice boxes, snacks, etc to last the week; we will all have fridges in our appartments, and if we all brought a cooler or two it wouldn't be too hard (and much cheaper) to provide our own meals.

ACTION ITEMS:
-put in your two cents about meals
-pick a day to plan (including activities for the moms and dads after the kids are down), and let everyone know which one you are doing (first come, first serve!)
-(me) call everyone to make sure they know about this list

We can't wait to see everyone!

Mike

Counting down...

We thought that we'd post our ideas for a day during the family gathering. If you all still think that it is still a good idea for each family to plan a day, you can discuss and post your ideas for a fun day...

We'd thought it would be fun to:

• build forts in a couple of the apartments and rent good old cartoons to watch while we ate breakfast. (ie Heman, Ducktales, Smurfs etc...)
• Around 9 or 10:00am we would drive to Thanksgiving Point and go to the petting zoo/barn ~3 dollars which includes seeing all the animals and a poney ride
• Lunch (we're working on details)
• Naps or Pool time
• Dinner and games at a really cool park (Neilson's Grove).
• Games or something till bed...

And how do we want to work meals? Should we include providing the meals on our days, or should we all plan meals together for the whole week, or should everybody plan just dinner for the day their responsible for? What do you think? However it works out we can't wait to see everyone! 15 days and counting!

Grandpa's House: The Plan, the Progress

"For which of you, intending to build a [house], sitteth not down first and counteth the cost, whether he hath sufficient to finish it? "

Will the big car fit in the
garage?





Wes and Dad
consider where
the shelves
should go
in the
storage room.

Sunday With Lucy

Here are some of the pictures I took of Lucy and Kate while Wes and Lori were in Seattle with their friends.

Kate and Lucy in Kate's birthday castle!
Kate and Lucy in Target with their sunglasses!

Lucy, the donkey, and Pooh Bear

Today Lucy went to church with me. She was so sweet and so happy to be there. When we walked in Grandpa was conducting and she pointed to him and called out "Grandpa!" Her vioice was so soft no one but me heard her. We enjoyed sacrament meeting and she liked the singing and the sacrament and the fishy crackers afterwards. It was so fun to be with her and I was so happy that she was happy.