Family Night

Cory and I have always said that we will have a family night with our children; a night, each week, set apart where we turn off the computer and cell phones and do something special as a family.  We want these family nights to be fun and out of the ordinary, and we want each member of the family to take part in planning these family nights  We hope that it will be our children's favorite night of the week.
Up until now, we have not had a formal family night.  Right now, our children are so young, we tend to do everything together.  But since our lives are starting to get busier, we decided this week was a great time to get started.


So what did we do?


We made ice cream creations.  We got vanilla ice cream and lots of toppings.  We could make whatever we wanted with our ice cream.  Landry and Cory chose to make milkshakes.  I chose to top my ice cream with Butterfinger and Reddi Wip.  Here is a video of Cory and Landry making a milkshake:

Here is Landry licking her "milkshake stache."  Proof she enjoyed it!

We also watched a Dora movie.  Oh, the things we will do for our kids.

Lastly, we played ball together.  We wanted to find a way to get Eli involved, and I really think he enjoyed being able to play a game with us.

I'd say our first family night was a success!  I hope to make this a priority for our family.  I know we will get even busier as our family gets older and more involved with extra-curricular activities, but I pray that we see the importance of taking time out to spend time together.  I'd love any "family night" ideas you may have.  What are some things your family enjoys doing together?