2009+Holiday+Planning

=Ideas for activities/schedule while Andy, Sayuri, Hana and Lisa are in town=

Arrival from Japan (hotel at airport is booked) FAIL
 * Dec 21:**

Pick up Japan folks with rented van. Go to Chuck E. Cheese for morning fun - it opens at 9 am (Audrey has a coupon for token savings) FAIL Go to Mercury Drive for lunch with everybody and Mike/Becki/Trevor/Haley for a party for Pops. Thinking about 12:30 for lunch. FAIL Go to Athens to put up the Christmas tree. WIN
 * Dec 22: Dad's Birthday/Mom and Dad's Anniversary**

Athens activities today. We have Wee Bounce, Mayfields tour, movies here at home. Also, any last minute Christmas prep. Audrey and Karen will bring down their craft activity for 23 or 24. Wee Bounce for Lisa, Epic Fail
 * Dec 23**


 * Dec 24: Christmas Eve** Swim, movie (Princess and Frog?) maybe


 * Dec 25: Christmas**


 * Dec 26:** Princess and the Frog and possible bowling Win - Pops bowled a 201

Chattanooga (Akiko, Andy, her husband, Miles and Claire can come up from Atlanta then) (CIA aren't planning to go to Chatt) The [|River Gorge Explorer boat ride] s sounds like a fun activity and would allow for visiting with Akiko, Andy and everybody else. There is a cruise at 12:30 pm that would allow for travel time from Atlanta and Athens. After that, there is a 4 pm showing of Polar Express in the IMAX if folks are interested in that. Costs for boat: **Adult $29 / Child $21.50 (3 -12) / Toddler $18** All children under 3 riding the River Gorge Explorer will be charged $18. They are counted as a passenger via Coast Guard regulations.
 * Dec 27:**

Dec 28: Dollywood. We have 8 tickets for adults at will call.

Dec 29: Thinking photo studio in the morning when everybody is fresh and perky :) I realize the perky aspect for good photos, but I wonder for a logistic standpoint, staying at Audrey and Karen's house Monday night for a easier trip to Petros first thing in the morning, would be better. Then, other Knoxville stuff, visting Aunt Polly, game night at the CIA house

Dec 30: Flight out early in AM

IDEAS FOR ACTIVITIES:
Game/pizza night Make a movie (we have little cameras and can use the mac laptop to edit it) Crafts (Audrey and Karen have one craft project for everybody to do) Bowling. (Mom and Dad scheduled for bowling league with a tournament on Dec. 23. Don't plan to go unless everyone wanted to use the open lanes for bowling, too) Dollywood (Amber can get some free tickets, but we have to decide on the day and have them will call) This could be Dec. 27 or 28? Children's Museum in Chattanooga (Oak Ridge?) There is also the River Gorge Explorer and IMAX in C'nooga.Showing at IMAX is Polar Express and Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. Andy thought the mall would be appealing. Light Show (there are one or two up in Knoxville, not sure if there are some in the Athens area or not?)

As I expected there will be no way to do all the things that we would like to do. Combining events with meeting people might be a way to do more. Meeting Erik and Kris for a day at Dollywood strikes me as an idea that must not be passed up. The question is when can we do that, if we go down to Chattanooga on Sunday. Lisa is the main one that is throwing out ideas of things she wants to do and will be the one most likely to have a tantrum if she cannot do them all *sigh*