GTKY: Tradition

[woodenshoes]

What is your favorite family tradition? 

[soultrane]

Growing up, it was celebrating Christmas Eve at my great-grandmother's house. The day that we celebrated with the rest of my extended family changed from year to year, but Christmas Eve was always her night. I loved going to her house because it was always so welcoming and warm and exactly how you would picture a grandmother's house. She was amazing.

With my family now, I would say my favorite is a tradition we started when G was a baby. Each Christmas we've given him a really nice children's book (collector's edition quality) so he'll have a great set of books when he's older and has his own family.

I guess all my traditions revolve around Christmas!

[ellebelle]

Growing up we would always have either pancakes or french toast (alternating weekends) on Sunday mornings before church. My dad would put on a classical record and would have us guess the composer.

I do Sunday pancakes with DD to keep part of that tradition alive.

[babyzebra]

I've got nothing. I've been thinking about this question and now realize that we need to create some family traditions! I think I might steal some from you guys. I like nice children's books and pancakes so I might start there!

[cassey910]

When I was younger my grandparents use to take us to my uncles farm and we would walk around it and see the cows. I'm sure we walked miles and after we would go get ice cream. I may not get to take DS to the same farm but we do walk outdoors lots.

[woodenshoes]

The only tradition we have started as a young family involves our Christmas trees. My husband told me he got this idea from somewhere . After we take down our Christmas Tree we saw a piece off of the bottoms and out the year on it. We are planning on making them into ornaments.

[tbonequeen13]

We go to the mountains each fall, drive on this motor trail to see the leaves, and then eat at the Apple Barn. Been doing it since I can remember, and it's one of my favorite things to do in the Fall.