The happiest moments of my life have been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.
~Thomas Jefferson
For our second round of Living Lovely with Family, we are talking about ways to make meaningful connections and memories with our families in our weekly routine. I enjoyed all of the daily ideas you’ve shared, and I’m looking forward to reading more!
Everyone is welcome to join in. Share on your blog your ideas for spending time as a family on a weekly basis (or a couple times each month), then link to your blog post (not your main page) in the Mr. Linky below. I would appreciate it if you linked back here so that others can benefit from all the wisdom shared. Feel free to grab the image above for your post or sidebar. You are also welcome, as always, to share thoughts or ideas in the comments.
(Scroll past Mr. Linky for my entry in this week’s Living Lovely with Family.)
My boys would unanimously choose Saturday as their favorite day of the week. Daddy’s home!! It is amazing how much we all enjoy seemingly mundane activities, or even tasks, when we’re all together. We don’t do the same things every weekend, but we usually do them together. The library. Costco. Or the library and then Costco: 
A family trip to Costco does happen almost every weekend. Roomy carts. Wide aisles. Computers, tools, books, groceries. Samples. Samples. Samples. Oh, do I sound like a broken record? How about hot dogs and sodas for $1.50? Or a husband to lug all the loot up to the house?
Maybe not in the middle of winter, but many months of the year see the boys on the lawnmower with Daddy at least once a week. Both Luke and Leif have amazing stamina for riding around in circles. They’ve been known to ride for an hour or more. Leif has taken a few naps perched on Dad’s lap, but steering is more fun.
I find it fascinating to watch the boys feel needed and important when they help Dad work. I love that my husband can model a great work ethic for them.
Luke, in particular, wakes up Saturday mornings and immediately puts on his ‘dirty jobs’ clothes. That kid wants to be a part of his Dad’s every project and task. I cannot wait until he can change the oil in the cars by himself. He will be such a help around the house!!
Russ sometimes takes the boys out and lets me have some time at home alone (always greatly appreciated!). He will take them to Home Depot’s free kids’ workshops (first Saturday of every month), or even to the library or a park. If Russ needs to visit a client over the weekend, usually he takes either Levi or Luke along.
My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, “You’re tearing up the grass.” “We’re not raising grass,” Dad would reply. “We’re raising boys.”
~Harmon Killebrew