Sharing Family Traditions Mugs

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

"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'!'

"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.'

"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."

"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.

"I love spending time together as a family. It brings us together. It makes us stronger. It helps us understand each other."

Lore and legend of the Pennypackers

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

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

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

'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!'

'Let's see what Santa has in his sack for a little boy or girl...'

The family tradition lives on: I won the Long Jump and the Triple Jump events...

Christening

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

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

"Tell me again why we couldn't get an Easter bunny."

"Mom, Dad – I’d like you to meet Edna."

"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.'"

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

"I kind of miss that morning newspaper you used to hold in front of your face."

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

"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."

"It's not fair, mum. He just waits for me to finish, and then just says 'Ditto'."

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

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

Boys watching a christening