Traditions

Uncle D being mullet man:0)

Brad and Janelle Sharon and Ozzy:)

Well as we finish off October with Halloween and enter into November; I am reminded of how important it is for our children as well as me that we have traditions for the holidays.  Traditions mold our memories.  They make us yearn for those moments where they know what to anticipate.  In our home Halloween is always spent at Janelle and Ryan's. We usually have soup or something easy then fill our glasses with something tasty and all of us walk around laughing and watching as the kids fill their bags and their cheeks with candy.This year Nate took Ella around and oh did she love the one on one time with her big brother.  This will probably become his new role for a couple of years and I will cherish watching him do it.

  My most favorite part of Halloween is when the kids  get back to Janelle and Ryan's and they go into the office to sort and see what they got.  They also make sure that Brayden and Chase don't have any candy with peanuts since they are both allergic.  It is so very sweet to watch.

 At the end of this month we will celebrate Thanksgiving.  We will begin our festivities on Tuesday with a visit from Charlotte and her crew, the Hoch family, and hopefully the Hanna family as well. Wednesday we will eat Grandpa Hasley's  famous mulligan stew and Aunt Ann's homemade breads. The stew will be shared in many homes around the Midwest as many Hasley get togethers will happen.  Thursday we will have the traditional Turkey but we will have Grandpa's wild rice stuffing that is somewhat of a legacy in it's own right.  We will eat Grandma Rita's famous pumpkin pie and whipped cream and  all of her different kinds of cookies. The kids look forward to the traditions of bread, pie, turkey, wild rice dressing and the aunts, uncles and  cousins.  They look forward to running around the out building, playing football and making crafts.  They love talking about it even now...and it's November 4th.  We will finish the month of November off with a trip home to decorate Grandma Rita and Grandpa Mike's Christmas tree to start the next holiday.  I love this time of year..the reminiscing and the laughter. The time that it takes to do all of this is such a labor of love but one that will be remembered in the Legacy of the Lundquist family. I hope you have traditions in your home. Ones  that your kids will talk about and share with their kids.

Have a blessed weekend