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I get home at 5:00 and start dinner, family kids home at 5:30. We eat at about 5:45-6:00 then have playtime for 30 minutes before bath and bedtime routine for my one year old. We play for 15-30 more minutes with my 4 year old before her bedtime

I get home at 4 (I start work at 6am). I immediately change into comfy clothes, while DH watches the kids (he gets home at 4 too). Then we usually all play together for 30-45 min before I start dinner. We usually eat around 5:30-6. Then we play another 30-45 minutes before the boys take a bath. At 7pm, I give DS2 his milk in his room and put him down. While I'm doing that, DH gets DS1 in his pjs and brushes his teeth. Then DH and I watch 1 show with DS1 in our bed, then put him to bed by 8.

@mediagirl: We usually get home at 5:40ish and LO is already there because sitter watches him at home. I usually take like 5 minutes to get comfortable, hug and kiss my little babe and then dive into cooking. Thankfully DH and I cook together to speed things up. Dinner is usually done by 6:30 or earlier. We sit and the table and eat. After that we watch a little TV together. Then at about 8 it's bath time and snuggles. Then time for bed for LO at 8:30.

We get home at like 5:40, I play with the kids for like a half hour before it's time to feed, bathe and bed A, who's in bed by about 7. E will eat his supper at like 6:30 and DH will sit with him. Then it's bath and bed time for E and he's in bed by about 8. After the kids are in bed I cook for DH and I.

I really want to get into eating family dinners, but I just can't figure out how to make the timing work right now.

We have two different routines, depending on who gets the girls - I get them 4 nights a week, DH 1 night - hoping this switches soon!

5:45pm - I get home with the girls, DH plays with them while I cook dinner
6/6:15pm: Dinner, all together
6:30/6:45pm: Play time
7:15pm: Bedtime process starts
7:45pm: Both girls in bed

OR

5:10pm: I get home and start dinner
5:30pm: DH gets home with girls, plays with them
5:45pm: Dinner, all together
6/6:15pm: Family Play time
6:45pm: We usually watch a show (family play time can be rowdy - so we use this to wind down)
7/7:15pm: start bedtime
7:30/7:45pm: both girls in bed

4:30pm - Pick up DD
5-6:30pm - Try to cook or feed DD (slowest eater ever)
5:30pm - DH may or may not get home, may or may not have to leave 10-15 min later (he works full-time as a teacher and part-time at our church, plus he's been getting our old house ready for sale)
6:30-7pm - Try to clean up kitchen and let DD play/watch TV for a few min
7pm - Bath & bed for DD (DH may do this if he's home and DD doesn't demand mommy)
7:30-11pm - Clean up kitchen/house, make lunches for DH & I, laundry/anything else I need to accomplish
11pm-midnight - Hopefully fall into bed

There's never enough time. I'm ready for life to slow down, but then again the holidays are even busier for DH...

My husband and I are almost never home at night together, which really sucks. On the nights I pick up (T/TH/F) he works later, because leaving at 430 just gets a lot of side eye.. Then the nights he picks up (M/W) I usually work late to hit my required 42-46 hours per week that my company expects of me.

When I pick up, we are usually home by 5:15, then we play for about 30-40 mins, then I start dinner. This may be awful, but I like to get my son as hungry as possible so he will actually eat what I cook, as dinner is usually our most nutritious meal. We usually eat around 6:45 - then bath is at 7-730. Then play, read at least 5 books (per his demands) then bed by 8-815..

I really hope sometime soon my husband and I can have a normal life where we eat dinner as a family together on weeknights!!

I usually stop working at 5, go for a quick run, then make dinner. Nanny is here until 6. We eat at 6/630 and then play with the kids after dinner.

I pick up Tues, Wed, Fri so we are all home by 4:30 pm. We take the dog for a walk as a family usually right away as it gets dark earlier. Supper between 5:30 or 6. Then play around as a family til 6:30 ish and then bath and bed by 7 pm. Then clean up the kitchen, tidy the living room and relax with Netflix, book, phones, etc. DW is solo Mon and Thurs as I work late...I prep supper for her in the morning as I go in late those days.

Get home anytime between 5:30 and 6:30. Usually dive right into dinner, hopefully with some playing while things cook. Dinner around 6:30 or 7:00. Then play and/or bath until bedtime at 8:00.

@winniebee: who makes dinner?

Today I am letting Publix make dinner. Heat & serve.

Most days...

Get home around 4 pm. Do some work. Change my clothes.
Pick up DS about, get back home about 5:30 pm
Dinner prep, feed baby according to daycare schedule
Eat dinner (maybe with DH if he's in town) 7 pm
Give baby his last bottle before bed, change him into jammies 7:30 pm
Play with him until sleep cues
I usually leave LO's room about 8:30/ 9 pm

LO's bath, all cleaning happens on the weekend.