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When your kids get older

I had a blog called Fun Family Nights that I started a few years ago. I wrote about the family nights that we would have every week depending on our schedules.  Since then my kids have grown: my two sons have graduated from high school and my daughter is a junior in high school.  How do you transition from spending time with them when they are younger to when they are teens and college age? I believe it is important to find things that you have in common or enjoy doing together.  For us, we all like to go to concerts.  Our family has made great memories over the past couple years.  The most recent was seeing the band, Switchfoot in Seattle on their Native Tongue tour.  We saved up and part of our Christmas present to each other was buying VIP tickets.  They were worth every penny!  The five of us were able to meet the band and have our pictures taken with them,
as well as getting to hear them play two extra songs for their sound check.  We also got in early and snagged spots in the front row.  Our trip will be something we talk about for a very long time.  

Not sure where to start? Make a list of activites you enjoy doing together or ideas you want to try. Then set aside a time on your calendar that works for everyone, because I know how quickly our schedules can fill up.  What is it that you enjoy doing as a family? Share them in the comments to help spark some ideas.
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