A great Family Tradition and fun pre-Halloween tradition!!

Make up a basket or bag of Halloween goodies, snacks, games, balloons and whatever else you can find that will be fun! You can also add some wicked […]

When each of my children have reached the age that they start to become afraid of the dark and bad dreams, we make dream makers out of paper plates, yarn and feathers.  We hang them by the light switch and just […]

We have several sign ups to this wonderful website and for that we are very thankful!  The feedback about ourfamilytradition.com  has been very positive.  There were a few technical difficulties early on, but th […]

For each of my kids first birthdays, I traditionally made their birthday cake from scratch.  I spent lots of time thinking about how I would represent each of them and their first year of life through a birthday […]

The time is finally here.  Our Family Tradition website is officially open to the public!  After a year of thoughts, laughs, and many hours of work, I am happy and excited to share traditions and incorporate many […]

Every year for my birthday I try and take a trip up to Colorado. Usually it starts with no particular route, other than driving wherever the most scenic roads will take me (or us). One of my favorite routes is […]

Albuquerque, NM

When you cross over the Rio Grande river in Albuquerque, New Mexico if you are a passenger in the car and are able to hold your breath across the entire length of the bridge, you get a […]

For kids birthdays, we buy a piñata, fill it with candy and toys, then string it up to a tree or support structure.  Each child then gets a turn at breaking it with a bat or stick! The birthday boy or girl gets to […]

Our elf watches our children closely each and every day the month before Christmas.  He watches them all day then personally reports to Santa Claus who was “naughty” and who was “nice” at the North Pole every […]