Thursday, July 29, 2010

We're Having a (Red) Ball at the Beach!

No summer vacation would be complete without the infamous red cups,
marked in black with everyone's names to avoid waste.

Or the red pens to mark our beach books, wherein we write notes to each other
every year expressing love and recording fun or funny vacation happenings.

And, of course, the red vines.

(cough) (cough) As for the red firecracker, I'm looking into that right now...

;)


at

34 comments:

  1. AmyJuly 29, 2010 at 8:23 AM

    I love that you have a color theme thing going on during your vacation. And yes, the red cups will forever be a part of any family gathering.

    ReplyDelete
  2. karenJuly 29, 2010 at 8:27 AM

    You give me so many great ideas that I'm storing up for when I can have a family weekend. You and your family have it down. And I've always loved that "Red Rubber Ball" song. THAT took me back!

    ReplyDelete
  3. Joy For Your JourneyJuly 29, 2010 at 8:29 AM

    Oh, that so made me laugh!! We just had out our red cups and red vines last week!!

    ReplyDelete
  4. People Who Know Me Would Say:July 29, 2010 at 9:15 AM

    Summer school during summer vacation. Perfect!!!

    ReplyDelete
  5. jenJuly 29, 2010 at 10:01 AM

    What a fantastic idea--vacation journals.
    I may be borrowing that one. Enjoy the beach!

    ReplyDelete
  6. LolaJuly 29, 2010 at 10:16 AM

    Summer school during summer vacation - such fun! And such great ideas!

    Happy Rainbow Red day,

    LOLA:)

    PS Mine this time is HERE. Hope you can join me!

    ReplyDelete
  7. VKJuly 29, 2010 at 11:13 AM

    Family vacations are the best. Have fun.

    ReplyDelete
  8. AnonymousJuly 29, 2010 at 11:39 AM

    I haven't had red vines in forever. They look great. Thanks for stopping by.

    ReplyDelete
  9. CarolineJuly 29, 2010 at 11:39 AM

    I love all the red things! I'm a sucker for red vines too!

    p.s. Don't forget that you are my featured blogger tomorrow! I'm featuring your beautiful family wall! :)

    ReplyDelete
  10. Life@CeeJuly 29, 2010 at 12:20 PM

    Sue, what a great idea to provide notebooks for writing notes to each other each year. You're an amazing hostess.
    Cee

    ReplyDelete
  11. JessJuly 29, 2010 at 12:21 PM

    I love the red theme, and the idea of vacation journals for everyone to write notes to each other. I'm so going to steal that one for girls camp.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiJuly 29, 2010 at 12:57 PM

    Hi Sue!

    Those are some fun reds at your beach cabana! I love red Twizzlers candy!

    PS I remember when this song first came out...love it!

    ReplyDelete
  13. Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)July 29, 2010 at 1:16 PM

    Woohoo! I'm not the only one with fireworks! I keep bottle rocket to chase critters (possums, raccoons, skunks, armadillos etc.) off the carport at night. Yep, this Ozark farm chick lives waaaaay down in the boonies.

    Ya'll have a terrifically blessed day from the hills and hollers of the Missouri Ponderosa!!!

    ReplyDelete
  14. MaryJuly 29, 2010 at 1:26 PM

    We are on our annual family beach trip this week and have our own marked red cups :-)

    ReplyDelete
  15. Karen SueJuly 29, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    Nothing like some time at the beach to put life into perspective, don't you know?!?!?

    ReplyDelete
  16. ~✽Mumsy✽~July 29, 2010 at 4:32 PM

    I like the idea of writing journal every year! Wonderful post..

    ReplyDelete
  17. BECKYJuly 29, 2010 at 8:17 PM

    Hey Sue! Loved the Red Rubber Ball song! That one really took me back, too, like Karen said! Every family get-together we have, even Christmas, I try to make at least all the grand kids (12) use the cups with their names on them! AND, most of all....I absolutely LOVE your vacation journals! OMG! What a fabulous idea! Thanks for the great info and fun song!

    ReplyDelete
  18. LourieJuly 29, 2010 at 8:36 PM

    Oh yes the red cups! I love the notebooks!

    ReplyDelete
  19. UnknownJuly 29, 2010 at 10:33 PM

    i love the idea of the "memory" books...what a neat way to capture the fun and frolic of family vacations. i know everyone will cherish those for years to come...i might just borrow that idea! red vines..yum!

    ReplyDelete
  20. AnonymousJuly 30, 2010 at 8:10 AM

    I just love the notebooks with the RED pens. It's a great way to save those memories! It looks like you are having a blast.

    Teresa

    ReplyDelete
  21. UnknownJuly 30, 2010 at 8:19 AM

    mmmmm, red twizzlers! a favorite!

    ReplyDelete
  22. VikiJuly 30, 2010 at 1:04 PM

    We used to buy those red glasses when my son's friends would be over otherwise I would have run out of glasses lol. I would love to have some of that red licorice. They are one of my faves, yum!!

    ReplyDelete
  23. UnknownJuly 30, 2010 at 1:27 PM

    MMM. Red vines...

    ReplyDelete
  24. KatJuly 30, 2010 at 7:31 PM

    Nothing better than a family vacation. And the best ones are at the beach! Every time I clean out my pantry, I always find stacks of those red cups. I love the idea of the notebooks, what a neat tradition. Fun post! Kat

    ReplyDelete
  25. signed...bkmJuly 30, 2010 at 8:39 PM

    Love red licorce...my favourite...great post..bkm

    ReplyDelete
  26. EmJuly 30, 2010 at 9:53 PM

    Those cups remind me soooo much of Chico state.

    ReplyDelete
  27. Tracie NallJuly 30, 2010 at 11:47 PM

    I love that you all write notes to each other like that. What a fabulous idea!

    Great red theme you have going on there. I remember those marked red cups well from family reunions as a child.

    ReplyDelete
  28. UnknownJuly 31, 2010 at 4:10 AM

    Red Vines! I haven't had one in ages!

    Love seeing those red plastic cups :) Brings back memories to the many, many family parties we use to have all the time :)

    ReplyDelete
  29. Bonnie@Creative DecoratingJuly 31, 2010 at 5:06 AM

    Stopping by from Miss Jenny's party! Those red cups always remind me of summer! I hope my kids think that, too!!

    ReplyDelete
  30. PondsideJuly 31, 2010 at 7:25 AM

    I love the idea of the beach books - wonderful way to store memories.

    ReplyDelete
  31. Cheryl D.July 31, 2010 at 4:50 PM

    Man, those licorice looked yummy! I loved the fun pics!

    ReplyDelete
  32. Personalized Sketches and SentimentsAugust 1, 2010 at 7:45 PM

    fun, fun, fun! I love the idea of the beach journals :o) And yes, red solo cups are a must...and of course, the black sharpie to mark them.

    Blessings & aloha!
    still making my way through Alphabe-Thursday RED posts :o)

    ReplyDelete
  33. JennyAugust 2, 2010 at 7:38 AM

    Sue, what a wonderful stop on our little journey through Alphabe-Thursday's summer school.

    The idea of the beach journals is so clever. If I ever get to go on a big family vacation again I think I'm going to try that!

    Thanks for the smile and the fun music!

    A+

    ReplyDelete
  34. SusanAugust 15, 2010 at 12:43 AM

    Guessing you have a family summer place? That was a very cool post!
    Susan

    ReplyDelete