Family Traditions.....and Halloween Lights

As a newly married couple of 2 years we are now just beginning to start our own family traditions....our own family favorites....some are brought from our childhood or even perhaps are parents childhoods...others are made and created as we go....I am not sure why I love tradition so much...or why I want to create it in my own home...perhaps its the memories that are built from it...or just the security and comfort in doing the same thing over and over....I have always been a a creature of habit....today was a day that we started a new tradition for our family...I have always decorated for the holidays...I love being outside...the childlike excitement in going thru the decorations and proudly putting them up...the visits with neighbors as they come by to chat....the final moment once the last decoration is put in place and to step back and to see what you have created...this is something that was new to Collin...this level of decorating...he was a little hesitant at first...but once we got going...he really enjoyed himself...and wanted to add even more lights....it made me happy to see the joy it brought to both of us...I can't wait until Dylan is big enough to be a full time helper in this family tradition....it is just something little that I have brought to our family that we will carry on for years to come....and as we were working thru out the day...I began to reflect on our life together....how last year at this time Dylan was just a tiny little guy in mommys tummy....his parents didn't even realize that he was already apart of our lives...we were actually on a bike trip across Missouri...this is another family favorite...though this is one that Collin had brought to our family...I always liked riding bikes...but not like this....not making a vacation out of it....we are already planning our next family bike trip....this time with Dylan....it is so amazing watching and being apart of our lives and seeing how 2 people have a child and become a family....how we meld and grow...how the things that we both love become apart of our entire life...how two individuals....well become a distinct family with our own family ideas, traditions, and favorite activities...so far its been a pretty awesome being the Moody Family from Cheyenne....and all of this over Halloween Lights...can't wait to see what emotions the darn Christmas Decorations pull out of me........until next time