Wet 'N' Wild...

Here we come!!!!
(that's a link, by the way)

Picture Attire

To eliminate having to shop for clothes in such a short time, what about something simple: everyone wear khaki pants/short/capris. Then:
    Ladies - white shirt
    Men - navy blue shirt
    Boys - striped shirts of any color that semi-coordinates?

As for shoes - white shoes or flip flops/sandals or something light colored? Just my thoughts.

Location: Mill Ave bridge area.

Any objections?

Proposed Itinerary #4

Re-ordered things just a tiny bit. We don't have to do it all. "Fishing with Grandpa" can be done up in Flagstaff after the ski lift. Is there a lake nearby? Do you need a fishing license?


Wednesday –
    Temple Sealings
    Bowling
    Family Pictures

Thursday –
    Goofy Golf (in the morning)
    4 wheel trip to Four Peaks and lunch (trucks, not quads)   
    Adult Dinner

Friday –
    AZ Science Center/Phoenix Children's Museum
    Pizzeria Bianco (someone needs to call about reservations!)
    Swimming @ night
    Howies Gameshack

Saturday –
    SnowBowl ski lift Flagstaff (day trip)
    Hiking (short) / Nature walk
    Lava Tubes
    Fishing with Grandpa

Sunday –
    Church at unknown ward (Sacrament only)
    Boardgames
    Dutchoven cooking
    camping in backyard

Monday -
    Guys Golf / women take kids
    afternoon swap
    skit/movie night

Tuesday -
    Wet n 'Wild
    La Piazza Al Forno

Proposed Itinerary #3

Here is a new revised proposal for our Staycation. Need input and agreement from all.
And here is the first edit

Wednesday -

Temple Sealings / Session
Bowling
Family Pictures

Thursday -

4 wheel trip to Four Peaks and lunch (trucks, not quads)
Swimming
Fishing with Grandpa
Goofy Golf
Adult Dinner

Friday -

AZ Science Center/Phoenix Children's Museum
Pizzeria Blanco
Howies Gameshack

Saturday -

SnowBowl ski lift Flagstaff (day trip)
Hiking
Lava Tubes

Sunday -

Church at unknown ward (Sacrament only)
Boardgames
Dutchoven cooking
camping in backyard


Monday

Guys Golf / women take kids
afternoon swap
skit/movie night

Tuesday

Wet n 'Wild
La Piazza Al Forno

Sample Itinerary #2

Mark here.  Another way to order our activities.  This incorporates pretty much all the activities that received a vote except for the ones  that just wouldn't work so well for everyone (i.e. Amazing Jake's, Salt River).  Any way we do this we can hit the big ones and still have room for some chillaxin' or more activities.
Updated 5-19-10 @9:45pm: comments from Danny & Lachelle in green

WED 26TH
Bowling
6pm-ish - Family Pictures
  -- suggestions for locations?? attire?

THU 27TH
morning - Guys activity (golf $22 each to ride the cart ); Girls w/ kids (childrens museum)
  -- maybe Girls/kids do JumpStreet or a splash pad  (don't have to go to downtown Phx)
       Tempe Splash playground, Jaycee Park splash pad or other Splash Pad in the Valley
afternoon - Girls activity (shopping); Guys w/ kids (water games/rockets)
evening - Adults dinner
   -- Danny says he won't be able to enjoy a meal if it costs $50 a person. So, somewhere nice, but not over-priced

FRI 28TH
AZ Science Center ($12 adult/ $10 child, IMAX= $8 adult/$7 child, Planetarium=$8 adult/$7 child)
  -- Science Center & Children's Museum are around the corner from each other (downtown Phx). Maybe choose either one on the same day. We think Carson might like Children's Museum better, but we've never been to Science Center either, so we're not sure.
Light Rail
evening - Gameworks/Howie's

SAT 29TH
Lee Lee
evening - Skit/talent night
evening - Stargazing

SUN 30TH
am - Church underground
afternoon - Board games
evening - Dutch ovens/camping in back yard 

MON 31ST

TUE 1ST
Water park   
   Wet N' Wild (over 42" - $35/ under 42" - $28/ under age 2 - $Free)
   Sunsplash/Golfland (over 48" - $25.90/ under 48" - $19.9/ under age 2 - $2.78)

Sample Itinerary #1

Here's one idea:

Wed, May 26th
Take light rail to AZ Science Center ($12 adult/ $10 child) to spend the day.  Maybe see Under the Sea at the IMAX ($8 adult/$7 child) and maybe go to the planetarium there too ($8 adult/$7 child).


Thurs, May 27th
Wet 'N' Wild
   
Notes: Anyone that wants to can go to Howies or Gameworks Wed or Thurs or some other night

Fri, May 28th
Amazing Jakes (pricing)
Admission includes buffet for lunch

Sat, May 29th
Family photos in the morning
Waldo's BBQ or elsewhere or picnic at the park for lunch
Break for naptime
Adult dinner out

Sun, May 30th
Go to church together?
Board game day
Camping in backyard and dutch oven cooking
Skit/talent show night

Mon, May 31st (Memorial Day)
Girls go out (good day for sales if we are going shopping)
Guys plan something fun to do with the kids (water balloons, rockets, etc)
Dare I even mention--do NOT take my kids shooting, thanks :)

Tues, June 1st
Guys go golfing
Girls plan something fun to do with the kids (maybe Phx Children's Museum?)


Please feel free to comment or submit your own sample itinerary. 

Questions:
How much eating out/cooking does everyone want to do?
Are Mom and Dad working at the Temple on Saturday?
Does everyone want to go to church together on Sunday or go to their own wards?  The only thing about going to our own wards is that everyone is at a different time so we wouldn't have a day to spend together on Sunday.

Hmmm, would we want to do some of our dinners at different houses?  Mark and I take a turn having everyone over and are in charge of the food, whether we want to get take out or make something easy for nights like after wet n wild, amazing jakes, science center, etc

Summary of the Votes

Staycation starts 3 weeks from today!

(May 26-June1)

Voting is now closed. Here are the top choices in descending order of votes:

14 - Family Photos <--everyone voted for that one! haha
5 - Adults Dinner
4 - Dutch oven cooking/camping in the backyard  
4 - AZ Science Center
4 - Wet N' Wild
4 - Guys golf @ Riverview, Girls go... shopping? Mani/pedis?
3 - Jeepers/Amazing Jake's
3 - Board Games
2 - SunSplash
2 - Bowling
2 - Phoenix Children's museum
2 - Tubing down the Salt River (must be age 8+)
2 - Gameworks/Howie's Game Shack
2 - Skit/Funny Talent show
1 - AZ Museum for Youth
1 - Stargazing
1 - Lee Lee's supermarket 
1 - Riding the Light Rail

Next step: decide the rules of the Staycation; i.e. no Facebooking or internet surfing while we are all together as a family, no friends or parties during the staycation, no church activities or emergencies -- you are "out of town".