Three Things : Weekdays + Creative Family Giveaway

My favorite thing to do with my family is so dimple...it's just having dinner together. A set time to meet at least 4-5 times a week to talk. I love hearing about what goes on in everyone's life. Those times are when everyone in my family knows to put everything else on hold and put family first.

we love to spend time playing board games. Gets us away from the TV and also requires us to think. We just re-started family game night and we all are very excited about it:)

Our favorite thing to do as a family is playing board games, especially the non competitive ones. Lots of fun!
The second best is baking pizza together. Everyone creates one pizza with the stuff of his/her choice, and then we share what we created. Yummy :).
Thanks for your inspiration, this'd make a great LO.

Every so often we have family sleep overs with our boys. My husband will sleep with one and I with the other in their beds. They love it when we "sleep over" with them. We read, tell stories, play. Its really great fun for us and the boys too!

Hi Ali, First things first... Wow, Simon has grown so much. Our family time lately has been an addiction to Wii... It's so much fun to play together. Not to mention I get that workout that wouldn't else happen. Have a happy day and I can't wait to see your layout for today...

Hi Ali, First things first... Wow, Simon has grown so much. Our family time lately has been an addiction to Wii... It's so much fun to play together. Not to mention I get that workout that wouldn't else happen. Have a happy day and I can't wait to see your layout for today...

Highlight of our week
hanging out with the grandkids
in their environment on Sunday evenings
playing school
modeling for their beauty salon
shooting baskets
nursing and analyzing the boo-boo OTD
listening to their enthusiastic stories
and on and on and on ...
pure bliss!

what a fun book to win!
a favorite of my family, (especially the kids) is to make a fire in the back yard and roast marshmallows! our spring and summer nights consist of doing that a lot!

definitely singing songs together & family devotion time. it certainly energizes the soul!
thanks ali. :)

our favorite things are playing outside and baking. lately we've taken to posing to create shaddow letters for each other to guess what we are spelling. always good for a laugh!

Honestly, we spend a TON of time traveling to our boys hockey games/tournaments etc..that time away as a family with other families inthe same situation is the absolute best.

Heh Ali:
I always feel when I comment you, it's like I actually know you! Anyway..thanks for the chance at the giveaway..i heard about this book and just haven't made it down to the bookstore...but anyway..my favorite times with my family...that's a hard one..I gave up a great career to become a stay at home mom..so everyday with my chidlren is a pure blessing..but i think my family loves road trips. I, as a mommy, dread it..but my children love the adventure!
pick me pick me!
xoxo
ronee

Favorite family time is out in the yard, playing on the swings, eating together and just having fun.
Nicky

The book looks terrific.Gosh, there are so many things we enjoy as a family - from movie night to game night to gardening to taking walks to alfresco dinners on the deck. It's hard to choose. I would have to say our favorite summertime thing we do together is go to the Zoo. It's wonderful to be together, to be outside, to look at the animals. Sometimes we pack a picnic lunch, which makes it extra special. We always have a fantastic day at the zoo together.

Hi Ali! :-D
That book looks wonderful! Love her blog! I love it when we get in the car and just go and explore a new city and little downtown area on a beautiful day! One of my favorite things to do. ;) Thanks!

we play games together - awesome together time. love it : )

My husband and I love to go camping. So naturally we camp with our 15 month old son. He loves to go to the beach, hang out in the dirt and get real messy! Also we love to be outside so we go for walks alot. Walks usually lead to the park! My son really loves the slide!!!

Sometimes I fine myself wishing we could all sent down to dinner together...having teenagers makes that hard. I have recently started family Sundays....twice a month we chose something fun to do all together...with no friends...just us. I am really enjoying the time together especially because my oldest will be a senior next year and going off to college.
peace
KIM

This looks like a great book! 2 things that come to mind when building bonds: everyone on the parents bed getting to snuggle under the warm covers and road trips. It's hard not to bond when you're in the car together for 8 hours straight! =)

I guess mine has to be having dinner together as a family. No TV allowed.

We have a park in town that has trails and a playground.. There are ponds with wildlife and beautiful flowers and just tons to explore and do and see.

One of our favorite things is getting in the car and driving up to northern New England and going on a "lighthouse hunt". We love to get the maps out and find all the lighthouses. For some we have to hike quite a ways to get to, some we get to climb up to the top of, some have historic shops attached, ALL have fantastic views!! They bring a sense of calm, safety/security and peace.

Our little guy is only 7 months old so we're still building our list of things to do together. We love going places on weekends where he has a lot of new things to look at but my favorite thing is when we curl up at night as a family and one of us reads to the baby as the other one gives him his bottle... that's when we're at our best.

Picnics in the park. A big blanket, lots of water bottles, sunscreen & whatever nibbles we can find.

Hi Ali!
There is a few everyday that bring us closer together. Eating as a family @ the dinner table. Family hugs (these are my son's fav). Walking along the dykes in Maple Ridge BC. All of these share something:togetherness.
Have a great day!!