Family Reunions

I understand the stress of family reunions. We have one each year. When we first started it out, we would invite everyone to where we were locally. They would usually have to bring tents and things to stay in, it was often hot, and overcrowded inside our small home. I am sure you have ran into the same thing. This is not a problem if you have a bunch of people who enjoy camping, but not all of my family is as fond of the outdoors as I am.

We decided a few years ago that we would rent a local vacation home. It had enough rooms in it that everyone had a place to stay. The vacation rental home was setup in a way that was almost ideal for it as well. It was such a large home that it had two living areas and a large playroom. It was great to be able to stretch your legs out in the air conditioning while the kids are running off doing other things and you do not have to worry too much about it.

My entire family really did seem to enjoy it. In fact, they enjoyed it so much that we have decided to rent the same vacation rental home two more times for each annual family reunion. And even though the family reunion has grown to between 30 – 40 people at times, the house still seems to hold all of us just fine. Splitting the cost with the family members made it extremely affordable.