Family Tradition Explorer Gifts

"My dad was really good at showing me how to throw poo. He was just never any good at explaining exactly why I should be throwing it."

"O young, naive one...you must know the golden rule of the kitchen. To avoid the mother of all disrespects...never criticize the cooking of a family elder."

"Gracie, today I'm teaching you a Bermudez family tradition...passed down from generation to generation! Vamonos! Out! Now!"

"Take the off this minute, young lady."

"When I was young, we personally prepared all the food for each and every meal!"

'He spoke his first words today Serge - 'ello. . . ello. . . ello'!'

"Your father would be able to afford to send you to a good college if only he had listened to me when he was your age!"

"One day you can participate in Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day as a parent."

'Let's open presents Christmas Eve AND morning. That way Christmas lasts for TWO days.'

"Can you tell me the story again about how you swiped right on Dad?"

"The Flying Wallendas at home"

'My father carried this sign before me, as did his father before him.'

Tyler missed the old days before his parents used behavioral tracking software.

'There's no stigma in being brought up by apes - I was an adopted child too.'

"It was our grandmother's wedding dress—we had her exhumed so you could wear it."

Lore and legend of the Pennypackers

'Are you on any medication other than your Grandma's chicken soup?'

"I'm pretty sure your grandma's secret apple pie recipe is not considered an unauthorized classified document."

"I don't want to be a king like Dad - I want to be a pirate like Grandpa!"

'What do you mean, you don't want to dry grapes in the sun for dessert wines, like your father? He's a big success--and only 32!'

Christening

"Dad...how do you know when to stop?"

"I can tell you that's not the version of Uncle Sam that I grew up with."

"When I moved here after your mother passed... The first thing I did was make this altar...so I could pray for her. But your father said, 'Just no photos.'"

"Thank you for coming with me. This is a sacred family tradition."

"Son, once your grandma wore these shoes. I wore them after her, and now I will give them to you because I think they fit your dresses perfectly."

"I found my great aunt Irma's delicioso roast turkey recipe!"

"Mom does this for everyone's birthday, if you don't applaud, no dessert for a week."

"He's my relative from Hawaii."

'The first one didn't work. I need another goodnight kiss.'

'You are such a drama queen! Heaven knows where you get that from!'

Important dates in Latino history: Seven years ago, the empanada was invented.

'You knew he was going into the family business when you married him.'

Boys watching a christening

'It's my first Thanksgiving!'