Ok my Wonderful husband is getting back from Training this Friday.hes been gone for a month(USMC).When he gets back he goes on Deployment leave for 1 week.Then he leaves to Iraq for 8 monthes.I know how sad,my poor baby.Anyways..What are some Good things to do while hes home.Were kinda old fashioned even though were only 21.We have a 2 yr old son.What are some Fun activities we can do as a family.We never have the chance to do anything Nice,or Romantic.hes always too busy working,ang gettting ready to Deploy.I would like to do something very meaningful before he leaves,but i dont know what.Hes more into staying home spend Alot of time with us,and watch Movies on the Coutch,But i wan something More Fun.I want us to go horse back riding,And i think we are.What else can Can we do?.Any ideas are really apreciated.THANX ;)
2007-03-21 07:08:19 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
How about a family picnic -- family meaning you, your husband and son. Make it big deal. Get some bubbles that you blow, at 2, your son would enjoy chasing after them.
Make a big picnic basket full of your husbands favorite foods. Me. I like BBQ chicken with BBQ beans and make some rice crispy treats. Those are always a favorite.
Bring a ball that you can all play catch.
Make the most of your time together. Give your husband the memories he will need while he is on deployment to Iraq. Also, when its just the two of you late at night, give him the kind of sex that drives him wild.
The most important thing to focus on is the family. I've found that sometimes just doing the every day-to-day things are what count the most. Take a moment out of each day to just stop and look around at what you have -- a family. Just let your husband know how much you love him. You might also want to give him a pillow that he can take with him to Iraq. That way, when he lays down to rest, he will have your pillow and will think of you.
Peace be with you and may the good Lord above bring you and your family many years of love.
2007-03-21 07:24:01 · answer #1 · answered by Joe 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I'm 21 also and married with a 3 year old boy. We do nothing but sit at home cuz my husband is disabled, so I kinda know what you mean. You just want to get out with him and feel like a normal 21 year old married couple. Well you said he dont like to get out but what about one night when he is home. Maybe you could get a babysitter(like 2 days before he leaves) and go out to eat at a nice resturaunt, just you two together. You could talk and have a peacful night to yourselfs. I bet that would be nice for you two concidering you haven't really got to see him much lately. Um, you could maybe go to the park and play with your kid on the playground stuff together, or even just walk around the park, just you all as a family. Get some old movies that you all haven't seen in awhile and watch them together at night when baby is asleep. The Notebook is an excelent movie! Cudle alot and lay together on the couch or make a pallot on the floor(like you did when you was a kid). Eat popcorn and make it fun. My husband and I once got in a popcorn fight, ya know like a food fight but not as messy cuz it was popcorn. It was so fun and we laughed so hard. The first night he was home you could maybe fix a nice at home dinner and sit at the table and eat with candles and all that nice stuff. Maybe take a hot, relaxing bath together. Just spend lots of time together as a family. Play board games or card games. Paint together with your kid and husband. Take pictures throughout the whole week so you can look back and have memories, plus pictures are just nice to have of ur family in the first place. Good luck and have fun (he he) while he is home!
2007-03-21 07:35:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I understand that he wants to be at home.... this is the place he will miss the most for the next 8 months. Make nice memories for him there. Do have a couple of activities out of the house ( horseback riding.... very cool), but don't over schedule it. What he wants and needs is down time with you and his baby. Your baby needs to be with Daddy, too. He will need memories to hang on to when the long nights come. The biggest comfort for him is his family. I wish both of you a long, happy, and healthy life together.
2007-03-21 07:30:12 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What about going to the zoo? That's a nice family thing. Or a picnic at the park and play with the baby, or even going on a short weekend trip to a beach someplace or something like that? Or camping!
2007-03-21 07:13:09 · answer #4 · answered by a_lot_smarter_now 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well, take the couch to the movies so to speak. Go to a G rated movie and take the daughter along. Depending on where you live, Strawberry Shortcake is out at some theaters.
Take a short trip to a indoor waterpark or hotel with a pool for kids.
Do something educational. Take your kid to the park with him. Or look in Friday Newspaper in your town for some interesting things to do together. etc...
2007-03-21 07:15:30 · answer #5 · answered by finished 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your husband is a brave man. I think its great you want to do fun activities. I thought of some ideas that I hope aid you in quality time:
Play board games (monopoly, scrabble, etc)
Go on a quick road trip to a nearby fun center
Go Karts!!
Cook dinner together
Go bowling
Go to the movies
Bike riding
Zoo
Amusement Park
No matter what you do as long as its done together its sure to be a blast!
2007-03-21 07:15:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would check into something like a fun park that has things that is suited for your son's age. Then maybe one night find a baby sitter. Take time to light some candles, soft music, and have a nice romantic time before he has to leave. That will give him thoughts to remember while he is over there all alone and you will have those thoughts also.
2007-03-21 07:23:42 · answer #7 · answered by lz_adam 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think horse back riding would be fun for you and your husband one of you can hold your son then have a picnic together i took my two daughters and went with my cousin and her family when my kids were 7 and 9 , years ago to Maggie valley south Carolina i paid to ride horses we had fun as we lived in Tennessee
2007-03-21 07:36:40 · answer #8 · answered by sweetgranny06 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know, my husband to be spent a year 600 miles away doing an internship, and what he said often that he missed the most was the "normal" things that he would get to be doing if he was here. (sitting on the couch watching movies... that was all we did for a month when he got back).
2007-03-21 07:22:37 · answer #9 · answered by Lady M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
How about a picnic after the horse back riding? Little hike in the mountains or going fishing......Make it a day about Him.
2007-03-21 07:19:17 · answer #10 · answered by Been There Done That 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋