Ask the Kids

So after a month of Christmasy Family Nights, New years with great friends and a special birthday dinner it is time to start a whole new year with some NEW Family Night ideas.

...or so I thought. I spent all last Friday 1/13 searching the internet for some insiration. I had found a handful of new, easy and cheap ideas and I couldn't wait to share them with the kids.

Before suggesting anything I decided to ask them if they had any ideas. Normally Garrin would suggest going out for ice cream and Wesley usually says he doesn't care. I figured I'd then swoop in with my AWESOME ideas. However, they threw me for a loop. Both, without hesitation, said they wanted to play with their new toys they had gotten from Christmas and birthday.

I thought about it and after realizing there were still quite a few they hadn't opened and played with yet I had to agree it was a GREAT idea on their part. Plus side is...now I get to keep my ideas one week longer.

So for Family Night last week we played 2 new Wii games together. We started with the Wii games since we can hand a remote to the babies and they feel like they are part of the game. After the babies went to bed we pulled out a new "totally gross" game, played a new dominoe game and seeded their Chia Pets. Time ran out, but there are a couple more they havn't opened yet. I think I'll hide them for another Family Night in the near future.

I thought I was going to have this great blog entry to share for you today. I guess the point of this blog is to never forget to ask your kids if THEY have any ideas. They just might surprise you and they'll feel so special when the whole family has fun doing what they suggested.