Family Night

It seems like it has been forever in our house since we have had a "Family Night". We always seem to have something happening. Monday nights are C&C at our house, Tuesday nights are Bible Study (every 2nd and 4th) or Scrapbooking (every 1st, 3rd and 5th), Wednesday night is Youth/Kids Klub/Mens Bible Study, Thursday is Choir, and Friday's used to be our Family Night.

Lately something has been going on. Arnold was gone on the Sr. High Men's retreat, Promise Keepers, Going to Sarnia, I was gone on the Jr High Bedlam retreat and now we are finally having a family night.

Ours started with dinner. As soon as Arnold got home from work we had Spagettie and Meatsauce. After we were done and put most of the dishes on the counter we got everyone to go potty and get their coats and boots on. Arnold found his old lights for his bike and each boy got one and we headed out the door. We went to see "Santa Lights" as Quinton calls them. We walked down 2 blocks and back up the other street and across to our own. It was a nice walk, although it's finally getting cold and beginning to feel like Christmas, heck, winter would be good for me :)

Once we got home everyone went potty again and washed their hands. Arnold made hot chocolate for everyone and the boys sat on the counter for their drinks. Arnold and I are pretty sure that in our 'forever' house we want an eat in kitchen, or at least something a bit bigger than ours now with room for the boys to hang out and do homework while we do dinner or clean up. I went in and got everything ready for our peanut butter cookies and off we went. Kyler got to start the blender and turn it up and down then we got the boys in their spots. Kyler on one side of the corner counter, Quinton on the other, and then we went at it. Arnold would give peices to Kyler and he would roll them and dip them in sugar. I would take them and put them on the cookie sheets. Q would get already rolled ones to dip in sugar (and then sometimes lick his whole arm). We made at least 5 doz. It was great.

After we got the first set in I continued to roll them into balls and set the plate in the fridge so I didn't have to keep getting my hands messy. The boys went and washed up and started watching Frosty the Snowman. It's Q's favourite movie right now!

Then we paused and got our pjs on and now Q is watching his movies (Frosty the Snowman #2 and St. Nicholas (aka in our house Greese Greese Greese). Kyler is playing 'connect the dots' on Arnolds computer. And Arnold is matching all the DVDs to their cases. Ahh the joys of being parents.

I love our family nights. Even if we don't always do something as a group it is still alot of fun.