Try to see what they are talking about from their point of view. Don't get fidgety. Pretend you are a psychiatrist and give them your undivided attention. Next time your family gets together, bring your camera and take lots of pictures. Have copies of the pictures made and give them out.
Photographs lend a permanence and importance to an event.
Put together a scrapbook of pictures for someone in your family. Yes, plan a surprise for someone in your family. Don't wait for a holiday or another occasion where they expect a gift to buy them something. For no reason at all, buy someone in your family a ring, a pin, a box of chocolates, a hat, a scarf, a book, a box of tea, even a pair of socks. Plunk the surprise on them when they least expect it.