The Top 25 questions

Plan to arrive by Sunday, July 5 at 2:00 pm PT. Departures should be no earlier than the following Sunday at 1:00 am PT so we get the full eight days together. A few early birds are landing Saturday July 4 — they're welcome to join the noon church service.

On purpose. The trip is designed for relaxing, not running. In most cases there's a low-key day between outings so the grandparents, toddlers, and jet-lagged travelers can breathe.

Pacific Time (PT). That's 3 hours behind Eastern / Cayman, 2 hours behind Central, 1 behind Mountain, 4 hours behind Barbados, and 1 hour behind Costa Rica.

Casual + pool-ready almost every day. Two exceptions: the Saturday church services (smart casual) and the celebration evening. No specific colors have been picked yet, except for the celebration evening — details to follow.

Thursday evening. Whoever is around that night, please pull the bins to the curb.

Text the host when you're about 20 minutes out so someone can meet you at the door and help with bags.

ONT (Ontario) is closest and easiest. LAX, SNA (John Wayne), and PSP (Palm Springs) all work too — add them on your arrival card so we can coordinate rides.

Not required — there are enough seats across the group cars for day trips. If you want freedom to come and go on your own schedule, a rental is nice but optional.

Distance. Each of those would mean 6–8 hours of driving each way, plus an overnight. We'd rather spend that time around the pool with each other.

Use the Arrival board on the homepage and the Departure board (linked in the header). Add airline, flight number, airport, and time in PT.

We're rotating crews. The crew assigned to a meal is responsible for that meal — including buying the groceries for it.

The cooking crew for a meal also handles the grocery run for that meal. Keep receipts if you want to settle up later.

Flag it on your RSVP / Who's Coming card. The cooking crews will check the list before they shop.

No — kid-friendly options are baked into each menu. If your kid is extra picky, bring a few backup snacks just in case.

Nope. Every outing is optional. The house, pool, and a stocked fridge are always Plan B.

Tuesday in Palm Springs — Windmill Tour (~$60/person) plus the Red Jeep Tour (~$150/person). See the Day-by-Day briefing for the full cost breakdown.

Wednesday is a flex day. Either the whole family picks one option the night before, OR we split into up to three groups and all three (Air Museum, LA + La Brea, Beach) happen the same day.

Yes — the host buys all Reagan Library tickets in advance so we get the same time slot (July sells out fast). Zelle your share to the host once your headcount is confirmed. Don't buy your own.

Bedrooms will be assigned closer to the trip. Once decided, the host will post the room list — no need to claim a room ahead of time.

Both live in the locked House Rules panel. Unlock it with the family password (same one used for posting photos and bingo evidence).

Adults need to be present whenever kids are in or near the pool. House rule, no exceptions.

The host buys all outing/tour/museum tickets together (Windmill, Red Jeep, Reagan Library, Air Museum, Arena tour, etc.) so we all get the same time slot — reimburse your share via Zelle to the host. Groceries are fronted by the cooking crew — keep receipts and we'll square up at the end of the week.

Yes — $5–10 per person is standard for the Windmill and Jeep tours. Bring small bills.

No. No dogs or pets at the house this trip — please make boarding or sitter arrangements before you travel.

Text the host directly. We'll add it here so the next person doesn't have to ask.