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Making the Most of Precious Family Moments
- By Aurelia Williams
- Published 09/18/2008
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Your kids are screaming, they’re breaking things left and right, they’re arguing with each other constantly and making you nearly pull your hair out with all the messes they create. You find yourself wishing that they would hurry up, get older and move out already.
The next thing you know, your wish has come true. The little chickadees have grown up, spread their wings and flown the coup. You’re now looking at an empty and unbearably quiet nest that has left you feeling lonely. That wish you made years ago; now seems more like a curse.
Empty nest syndrome will happen whether you like it or not; but you can make it a little easier on yourself by making those precious moments when the children are younger and enjoy them as precious memories when the nest becomes lonelier after they leave.
Here are some ways to create some precious family moments to look back on as the years go by:
Kick up your Family portraits- Having some serious family portraits done is certainly a great thing to do, but why not kick it up a bit and have a second one done that’s sillier or fun. Use a theme like western days and wear cowboy hats or have everyone, including the men, wear dresses for the second one. Wouldn’t it be fun to look back on each portrait and reminisce about the fun you had when you had that picture taken?
Journal your family vacations- Along with taking pictures, journal some of the fun things you did or the funnier moments that were unexpected. When you put the pictures in a scrapbook, you can include some tidbits of the vacation. Years later, when you’re looking through this scrapbook, you can bring up memories of great times that you may have forgotten.
Make the most out of some of the more mundane activities- Family picnics can be great times to get together as a family, but most people tend to just go to eat, and chit chat. Sometimes, that can be nice, but change things up a bit once in awhile. Have each person in the family be in charge of some aspect of the picnic. You could plan silly games, water fights, have creative ideas for the food, etc. What are you more likely to remember? A picnic where you sat and talked the whole time or one where you had a water fight and ate only green colored foods?
Movie night- A lot of people engage in family movie nights. They pick a night of the week and either go to the movie theater or rent something to watch at home. That can certainly be fun, but why not make this night a little more interesting. Make your own movie. Get together as a family and plan a short, but funny movie that the whole family can participate in. If needed, get a friend on board to tape the movie for you, so no one has to be left out.
Memories of your years together as a family are priceless. No one can ever put a price that could do this justice. Make the most of your family moments and create memories that will have you smiling and laughing for years to come.
The next thing you know, your wish has come true. The little chickadees have grown up, spread their wings and flown the coup. You’re now looking at an empty and unbearably quiet nest that has left you feeling lonely. That wish you made years ago; now seems more like a curse.
Empty nest syndrome will happen whether you like it or not; but you can make it a little easier on yourself by making those precious moments when the children are younger and enjoy them as precious memories when the nest becomes lonelier after they leave.
Here are some ways to create some precious family moments to look back on as the years go by:
Kick up your Family portraits- Having some serious family portraits done is certainly a great thing to do, but why not kick it up a bit and have a second one done that’s sillier or fun. Use a theme like western days and wear cowboy hats or have everyone, including the men, wear dresses for the second one. Wouldn’t it be fun to look back on each portrait and reminisce about the fun you had when you had that picture taken?
Journal your family vacations- Along with taking pictures, journal some of the fun things you did or the funnier moments that were unexpected. When you put the pictures in a scrapbook, you can include some tidbits of the vacation. Years later, when you’re looking through this scrapbook, you can bring up memories of great times that you may have forgotten.
Make the most out of some of the more mundane activities- Family picnics can be great times to get together as a family, but most people tend to just go to eat, and chit chat. Sometimes, that can be nice, but change things up a bit once in awhile. Have each person in the family be in charge of some aspect of the picnic. You could plan silly games, water fights, have creative ideas for the food, etc. What are you more likely to remember? A picnic where you sat and talked the whole time or one where you had a water fight and ate only green colored foods?
Movie night- A lot of people engage in family movie nights. They pick a night of the week and either go to the movie theater or rent something to watch at home. That can certainly be fun, but why not make this night a little more interesting. Make your own movie. Get together as a family and plan a short, but funny movie that the whole family can participate in. If needed, get a friend on board to tape the movie for you, so no one has to be left out.
Memories of your years together as a family are priceless. No one can ever put a price that could do this justice. Make the most of your family moments and create memories that will have you smiling and laughing for years to come.