What is Tradition?

So much for getting back on the blogging wagon, huh? 

Sorry.

Clay and I are in Kingston and the kids are still in Michigan...well, you understand right? Times like these are few and far between. It's important to seize every opportunity that comes your way when you have this kind of freedom! So, we've been busy...working, playing...just enjoying our time together.

Anyway, while we were home we were happy to participate in a proud family tradition.

Roasting Peeps.

Now, I'm sure that every family has their own list of proud family traditions that they look forward to every year. Maybe its a big meal all together on Thanksgiving or a crazy white elephant swap during the holidays. For our family, it's roasting Peeps during the summer. We can take or leave turkey, but a summer without peeps doesn't feel very summery at all. 

Cole and Isabel take their Peep roasting very seriously. Can you tell?

This year we swapped the traditional graham crackers and chocolate bars for Fudge Stripe Cookies. Cole thought it was delicious. I think he ate 4 or 5 sandwiches. Isabel was more conservative. After trying one, she went back to just eating Peeps on their own.

A girl after my own heart.

Normally, I roast just the normal Peeps opting for a plump little neon-colored chick. But this year Grandma had Snowmen and I couldn't resist toasting one up like the Stay-Puffed Marshmallow Man. (Thank you Dan Aykroyd)

He was crispy on the outside from the toasted sugar and light and fluffy and gooey on the inside. In other words, just perfect. I'll have to have Grandma pick up some other holiday Peeps, so we can see if they all toast as well as Frosty. I would do it myself, but I can't find a Peep in sight up here in Canada. Even at Easter! It's a darn shame...and quite troubling I must say.

So what counts as tradition in your family? Do you always watch the Indy 500? Do you go camping in the same spot every year? I would love to hear what you celebrate.