Family time

By Amy
Abernathy, Texas
August 24, 2008 12:53am CST
What kinds of things does your whole family do together, mom, dad and kids? Play interactive games, go to amusement parks or movies, hiking...something else? What things do you do with your kids and what things does your spouse do on their own with the kids?
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4 responses
• United States
24 Aug 08
I live with my fiance...we don't spend alot of family time together. His work schedule conflicts mine. However, we both enjoy bowling (so I'm hoping that we can start doing this soon), and he's trying to get me into lawn mower racing! Once a month, we go to a resturant for dinner..that's about it!
• Abernathy, Texas
24 Aug 08
Sounds like you make time for fun things though when you do get together. Isn't lawn mower racing costly for gas - but sounds fun though!
• United States
24 Aug 08
I'm not sure how much gas a lawn mower actually holds. I guess the cost of gas varies by location. Where my momma lives its alomst 4.50 a gallon and where I live its about 3.26 a gallon.
@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
24 Aug 08
My daughters are grown now and I don't get to do too much with them, one lives 300 miles away and the other lives 1600 miles away. But we do talk on the phone all the time, and I get to see my oldest (lives the closest) about one to two times a year. I'm going to see her at the end of October for a scrapbook weekend retreat. My s/o's daughter is 14, and she is usually with us every other weekend, we all go camping together, walking, spending time in the backyard, just talking. He is a great dad, takes her skating, shopping, swimming, and plays video games with her. She will also watch tv with us. Sometimes she and I go to the mall together or just hang out together which is nice too, she was 10 when we moved in together but she 'accepted' me into her dad's life fairly easily.
• Abernathy, Texas
24 Aug 08
Sounds like you accepted her as well and make an effort to do things together -as well as spend time with your own kids when you can.
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• United States
25 Aug 08
we have 2 kids, and we like to play board games together, and some video games. go to the park,playground. also we like to go out to eat but not too much. going for walks. we love doing alot together
@jheaps2 (15)
• United States
28 Aug 08
My husband and I don't have a lot of money, so we like to do things that are free or don't cost much. We love to take walks together, and just drive around. My son loves to go outside and work on the yard with his dad. I love to go for a picnic somewhere or go to a park and play games. Growing up my family always went up to my grandparents cabin. It was nice and refreshing and gave us a chance to get away from the world! (there is no tv). My mother taught me that we could always find something outside to do or find a learning activity to do inside. She gave us so many opportunities to learn new things that we didn't watch tv much or play video games, we were growing!