Family Traditions Gifts

'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.

Christmas morning through the ages.

"Gracie, if you're going off to college, you should know how to cook!"

"My mother used to say, 'If you really love something, let it go. It's always more fun to chase your dinner!'"

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

"When I was small, we sometimes had pork for Thanksgiving."

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

"When I was small, my family kicked off the holidays by serving nuts! But then crazy Tia Bertha and Tio Mario moved away."

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

"Gracie, eating squash is a Bermudez tradition...passed down from generation to generation! If I hated it as a kid, you can hate it as a kid, too!"

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

"For Thanksgiving, I'm making a giant pot of arroz con pollo!"

"You are not allowed to fall asleep in the recliner."

"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."

"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.'"

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

"It's Christmas time, which means Tia Carmen probably is going to give me what she gets me every year...how can I let her know in a sensitive, mature way that I don't need any more?"

"How long did you say this Christmas Tree has been in your family?"

"Hold still Will Junior! It's not as if you're going to the dentist."

Yeah, my dad and grandpa have nose-rings too: it's a tradition in our family on the male line...

Dear Santa, Sorry for the veggies. . . Mom has us all on a health kick. love Saratt.

"In the old times, we had to wait a wee to see the pictures printed on paper. Now it only takes a second to see how ridiculous I look wearing the shirt that your grandma bought for me."

The Gramma Awards

Lore and legend of the Pennypackers

"Fred Homerson! How are you? How's the wife? The kids? The traditional family values?"

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

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

"... brisket ...recipe. Hide it."

"And that's how great grandma braided her fish."

"Take the off this minute, young lady."

"A kiss will make your boo-boo feel better...but my remedio of cayenne pepper and sugar will cure it!"

"Here...fish sticks straight from the oven! It's a traditional Bermudez family dish!"

'Now, I have to warn you, when grandfather comes over, you're going to notice his facial tick.'

'It's my first Thanksgiving!'