Play the long game re: kids activities

I have a few long term goals for our family, and that drives (at least in part) what I sign them up for. One is to play tennis as a family on vacation. To that end, all four of us are in tennis lessons.

Another goal is to be able to sit in a hot tub in a lodge reading a book while my husband takes both girls skiing, so they get enrolled in a 3 week winter lesson at our tiny nearby ski hill each year.

Last (ongoing) goal - free weekends. I don't sign up for anything that requires a weekend commitment, so that weekends are for hanging.

It sometimes feels like you have to sign your kids up for everything, but I like to keep things in line with the actual life we want as a family. You don't have to do travel sports! You get to choose!