Departure!!!!

Hey all! I've heard back from everyone and it looks like people will be departing as follows:
Paynes - 10:30a at church
Fowlers - 10:30a at church (approx)
Jessens - 4:00p from Mckinney
Enzimingers - 11-12p from McKinney
Whiddons - Early Fri morning

Standard check in for the Yurts & campsites is 4pm. If you think you'll be there earlier give them a call and see if you can check in earlier. Same with the lodge, check in is early afternoon so give them a shout if you want think you're arriving prior to then.

We are about half way packed up and are getting excited. The crisp air is really getting us pumped. Give me a call or email if ya'll have any questions. 2 more days!!!!!

MEALS & OTHER DETAILS

Hey all! John and I just got back from a weekend up around Degray Lake in the Ozarks and we are SO pumped to head back with ya'll next month. As the trip nears I want to nail down a few details .

I just revised the schedule to include some details on the meals and departure time etc, so check out the post below.

Regarding meals, we'll do most on our own except for Saturday night dinner (which we'll all do together as a pot luck) and dessert both nights. For dessert we'll do smores both nights and on Sat night we'll also do a dutch oven apple cobbler dessert (which is John's fav). Here are some ideas for meals on your own

• Cereal, granola bars, donughts, muffins etc make breakfast super easy
• Sandwiches are the easiest for lunches
• Also...there is a restaurant at the Lodge where the Whiddons and Fowlers are staying
• There is a Cracker Barrell, Wendy's and McDonalds 15 mins down the road, in Arkadelphia
• Don't forget to pack snacks and lots of drinks to keep in a cooler
• If you forget something, there is a small sundry shop in the Visitor Center, or there is a Walmart 20 mins away

For the Saturday night meal, let's divide the meal as follows (note: we will have 10 adults and 11 children)

• Paynes - Burgers for 12 & fixings for Apple Cobbler
• Jessens - Condiments & Buns for Hot Dogs and Hamburgers
• Whiddons - Hot Dogs for 16 & Cheese for Hamburgers
• Entzimizers - Side Dish & Chips
• Fowlers - Smores Fixings (Large Marshmellows, Hershey's Bars, Graham Crackers)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------**Every morning we're usually up early and always have coffee and hot cocoa on, so swing on down to Yurt #2 when you're up and around:)

Last Fall's Trip (Payne's & Johnson's)

Ozarks in the Fall

The plan for the weekend is to have simple, quality time with family and friends! So we'll layout a few things for us to do but if you'd rather hang by the campfire and relax with your feet up, by all means, take full advantage:)

REVISED SCHEDULE

Friday
10am Meet at FBC parking lot, in front of The Rock for departure. Lunch in Texarkana. Arrive at Degray around 2pm. Or just head out whenever you can and we'll see ya there.
230pm Arrive at Degray lake
230-430 unpack, get settled, and explore the area
5pm Dinner on your own
6pm smores at Yurt #2 and hanging around the campfire *remember, it gets dark quickly so we usually do dinner and dessert a little earlier.

Saturday
7-9a Breakfast on your own
10am Hike around Island Trail
12p lunch on your own
2pm Park Ranger Show (they'll have some featured event for the kids)
5pm Pot Luck Burgers and Dogs for Dinner at Yurt #2 and yes, more smores. The Paynes will also so a dutch oven apple cobbler.

Here are a few other ideas of things to do throughout the day.....Grab the kayak and explore the lake. Try to pull some trout out of the lake. Chill in the hammock with the kids. Play Frisbee. Ride bikes around the park. Go Horseback Riding. Head to the marina and take a boat ride around the lake. Play a game of H-O-R-S-E at the baskeball courts. Kick back around the fire....

Sunday
9am Breakfast on your own
930a-1030a Fishing Derby (what kiddo can catch the most fish...prize for the winner)
1030-1130p Pack up and head home