Desperately trying to be better Catholics

Let's just say we'll never be "Catholic Family of the Year" or even on anyone's Awesome Catholic list. 
There are so many, many families who work hard to grow in their devotion, piety and dedication, but we're like the Beverly Hillbillies in those respects.  My children complain about family prayer, and I'm often flustered and ill-prepared when I organize/carry out prayers, devotions or activities related to the faith.

Example One.  I've been trying since we returned to the Church to celebrate important feast days.  Saints that we love and honor--I want us to remember them as a family, to study their lives and to know how they carried out God's work to our benefit.  I want us to make friends in heaven--they're a wonderful gift for us.  Most times I can't muster more than a short reading of a life at dinner time and a corresponding prayer.  It's embarrassing and almost insulting to those dear souls.

Example Two.  Regular family prayer.  I would love to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet, the Rosary, or maybe a Litany on special occasions.  The sighs.  The eye-rolling.  The distracted fidgeting (and not necessarily from my little ones).  I know I shouldn't get discouraged, but I do, and then I don't even want to try.

Mostly, I get distracted with the business of the household.  I don't give enough thought to our practice of the faith.  Sure we go to Mass and the sacraments.  We say prayers at night and in the morning.  But I've been unable to do more than plan or poorly execute anything else.  By reading some really fantastic blogs, I'm getting some ideas.  My main question, though, is how to put it all into practice.

How do I get my family to be cooperative?  How do I get them to be receptive to setting aside time to pray and grow in our faith together?  How do I forge on in spite of their lack of enthusiasm?

What I want more than anything in the world is to give my children a deep, thorough understanding and love of the Faith.  This is not something they will get from a parish CCD class, or even from the parish school.  These days, we families have the full burden of that kind of instruction--we don't have the benefit of community that Catholics of the past enjoyed.  I understand our responsibilities very well.

I'm taking it one step at a time and learning all that I can.  I'm trying, and trying to keep my expectations low.  I know I need to plan more and to require more of the troops.  Above all, I need to pray for my family's prayer life.  Would you add a few in for me?  We could use them.