Blog Posts - Family Traditions

Right now the Crafting Chicks are hosting their Christmas Traditions Series and somehow I made it on their email list when they put out the call for guest posts. With that kind of luck, I should head to Vegas and try my hand at the blackjack tables.

One of our favorite fall activities is going to the Pumpkin Patch and Fall Festival at Sanlando United Methodist Church. It really is the prettiest pumpkin patch around, and they put on a great festival for the kids complete with bounce houses, pony...

Coffee Traditions with Coffee-mate Pumpkin Spice Creamer Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. I love Fall because it’s the only time of year I get to enjoy Coffee-mate Pumpkin Spice coffee creamer.  To celebrate Fall and the arrival...

Back-to-school dinner--a wonderful family tradition.The post Back to school: Annual back-to-school dinner appeared first on is this REALLY my life?.

Something odd happened to me yesterday morning. I woke up, sitting on the side of my bed, holding my phone. This is pretty bizarre and doesn't happen. I HAVE woken up holding my phone before. Apparently I need to talk to Siri in my sleep. Yesterday...

5 Must Try Back to School TraditionsTweetEnjoying family traditions together are a great way to bond as a family and create memories that will last forever. Back to school time is a wonderful time to enjoy traditions together, traditions that you can...

My mom and step-dad where recently down on the farm visiting for a few days and while doing so, my mom and I managed to get in the kitchen and make a bunch of jars of her world famous spicy pickled asparagus. If you loved pickled anything then you ne...

My mom and step-dad where recently down on the farm visiting for a few days and while doing so, my mom and I managed to get in the kitchen and make a bunch of jars of her world famous spicy pickled asparagus. If you loved pickled anything then you ne...

My mom and step-dad where recently down on the farm visiting for a few days and while doing so, my mom and I managed to get in the kitchen and make a bunch of jars of her world famous spicy pickled asparagus. If you loved pickled anything then you ne...

We've had passes to the Atlanta History Center for almost a year and since there were a few things we hadn't managed to do yet, we decided it was a perfect day on Saturday to scoot down to Buckhead to check it out and see what we hadn't experienced y...

I guess you officially call it attachment parenting. I don't even care. I kind of thumb my nose at the term and call it stupid hippie crap. Everyone parents differently. What works for me doesn't work for you, and so on. If attachment parenting inclu...

My husband and I really enjoy the holidays, more so now that we have children. I think that children make the holidays that much more exciting and enjoyable because you get to experience the awe and wonder through their little eyes. They make holiday...

It is a new year and a good excuse to make changes in our lives for improvement. It is also a time when we observe time-honored traditions: Staying up until midnight and toasting the new year with our loved ones, making new year's...

I was set to do this post last Friday when I heard about the news in Connecticut.  I could not get myself to do it after hearing that 20 precious children, the same age as my oldest, were among the victims.  My heart just sank.  It continues to br...

We are a little tardier than usual but we started with the Christmas activities finally and went hard yesterday absorbing the family fun and traditions. Tweet We started out our day at the Atlanta History center which has a great 19th century vill...

Holidays like Christmas and New Years shine brighter or darker depending on your life stage and outlook perspective. If you have little ones to gift shop for, cook for you get caught up with the ho ho ho spirit of the Christmas season. Helping write...

  Last month I asked for your help as I needed inspiration on the Christmas traditions you have created for your own families. Many of you shared your traditions with us through the comments, on Twitter and on our site’s Facebook page and...

What are your favorite family Thanksgiving traditions? Which ones have you passed or will pass on to your children? What is your traditional meal plan? Here are three of our traditions? I'd love for you to share yours in the comments below. T...

    With the first week of November done and dusted we are getting ever closer to that time. Christmas. Personally, I love it.  It’s a little glimmer of joy in the midst of dark, cold days and even darker, colder nights and just abou...

As a mom, I cook a lot for my family and I find that cooking meals with my boys helps to grow our family bond.  Not only does it grow the family bond, but it also gets them more interested in the...

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