Three Things : Weekdays + Creative Family Giveaway

We try to get together a couple of Sundays a month for family dinner. The kids love to get together with cousins and play.

Wow, what an interesting book. I may have to look into getting this as I am pregnant now with my first baby! Thanks for sharing the awesome layouts.

As a family of 3.5 (my husband, my dog, myself and a baby on the way!!) we love to do anything outside together. Our recent favorite is taking a bike ride around our neighborhood with our dog, Libby, running right next to us!!

I have great memories of family time as a child. I think nurturing a child's imagination and encouraging creativity is so important.

What a fun giveaway. My favorite thing to do as a family... Honestly, its being home (esp in the winter months) lounging in our PJ's, playing games and having no where to go!

Wow Ali - what an amazing sounding book. My husband and I were just talking about mindfulness and trying to incorporate joy into every day life, especially with our 22 month old and 3.5 year old children.

There have been a few occasions when I've gotten to travel with members of my extended family and getting to know them outside of normal family interactions has brought us closer together.

ohh... favorite family thing?
-BBQ's and being in the backyard when the sun is just starting to go down
-camping
-road trips
-playing board games in our pj's
-telling stories around the fireplace and drinking hot cocoa (in the winter)

This book sounds great! My son is 4.5 months so we are enjoying being a 'new' family. I think bath time has to be one of those special moments. There is nothing more relaxing than the smell of clean baby :) We have been discussing the kinds of things we want to do as a family as Jacob grows. This could be a great ideas book.

Trips, big or small, is one thing that definitely one way to get everyone together for quality time.
We also try to keep Sundays as family days. After church we just hang...either at home, our local fitness center (winter activity), a picnic and ball at a local state park, etc. Placing imaginary boundaries around our family time has made a big difference and brought us alot closer.

my dh and dd (5yo) and I love to go for walks in parks, down to the beach and along the wharf here in Hobart, Tasmania (Australia) and check out the boats that come in, especially the Sydney to Hobart race each year.

My 2yr old son's fav thing to do is play outside. Unfortunately it has been raining for the past 2 days.
The book looks like a great read!
Thanks for the great blog as always.

We are (well maybe just me) really loving walks through Capitol Park in Sacramento. We can see trees from every state, watch fish, smell roses, view memorials, watch (and sometimes chase) squirrels, and just enjoy each others company. All free...and I get to take my camera :)

Every week, we have a family day. It starts on Friday night. We'll go to Lifetime Fitness Gym, eat dinner at a restaurant and then go to Border's bookstore. Afterwards,we'll head home for either a board game or movie. We all sleep very late.

In addition to attending church together and doing our daily devotional we love spending time taking a walk together or relaxing on the boat (so excited for summer on the horizon). Thanks for all the inspiration!

Our favourite family activity is a walk to the local lake to feed the ducks and then visit the local play ground on the way home.

I actually love cleaning up inside or outside as a family. Nothing brings us together after a hard days work, than knowing we each did our little part to make our environemt look beautiful! Thanks for the layout a day Ali, it's been awesome!

To me family is everything, look forward to receiving that wonderful book.

The book sounds great! I think getting the family outside is so important -- for a bbq, a yard project, pumpkin or apple picking...relaxing and playful, the perfect activity.

I like to spend time going on walks, bike riding and going to the park. The kids are never happier, and it is so nice to be out and about.