My Family Traditions
Madison Chessare
Christmas Morning
Every Christmas morning my brother Alex and I wake up really early and go down to the living room where our Christmas trees are look at the presents, talk, and wait for our dad to wake up and make us breakfast. Every year him and my mom make us french toast with their homemade french bread with fruit grown on our farm on top and homemade orange juice. We aren't together to eat breakfast much as a family so when we get everyone together it makes it very special. We've been doing this with my 2 brothers and 2 sisters ever since I was born.
Vacations
My families favorite vacation spot is Chicago Illinois. My dad and his side of the family is actually from there! Ever since I can remember we have gone up to Chicago for a month in the summer and just go shopping, visit family, and eat at the awesome restaurants. My families favorite place to eat at during the summer is Giordano's. Giordano's has been a family favorite since before I was born. Every year when we go up to Chicago we get all the family and go to that restaurant. It is so much fun because the Chicago style pizza is so good and we get to see the family!
Bulls Game
Every year my dad and I get tickets to at least one Bulls game. Ever since Michael Jordan was playing on the Bulls at the United Center in downtown Chicago we have gone. When I was a baby we went to many of the games where the legendary MJ played, and every time we went as a baby i wore a bulls dress and a red bow in my hair. I don't anymore, but my dad and I made it a tradition to go to see our favorite team play at the United Center. We also always take a picture in front of the Michael Jordan statue right outside the United Center. It is so much fun because I love basketball and going to see my favorite team play in my favorite city with my dad and it's the best I always look forward to it.
Family Night Fun
Family night use to be a really big thing at my house when my brothers and sisters still lived with my Whitney and Sarah, my brothers Jeremy and Alex, my mom and my dad would stay at home and do "family fun". We would all get together and do different things. Sometimes my mom and my sisters and I would bake cookies, or make jewelry while my brothers and dad went outside to play football or catch. We usually did things all together like board games, watch movies, or go do an ice cream run. I wish we still had family fun night I really loved spending time with my siblings, but my mom, dad and I still do things together so we do still have family fun night just minus some family members!
Madi Mom fun
When I was little my mom and I started going to a baking class my mom's friend, Julie taught. Every Tuesday and Thursday night we would bake a simple cake and make homemade icing and take it to our class to learn about cakes. My mom loves spending time with me and it always means a lot to her when I do, she likes to call it "Madi Mom time". The baking classes were so much fun and we leaned a lot, every birthday or anniversary we make a cake the best we can. I think we are a pretty good team.
Chicago Traditions
Chicago is full of traditions with my family. One of my favorite traditions with my family is going to Millennium Park and seeing the bean. My family use to go to Millennium park all the time and take silly pictures in front of it ever since I was little. It has always been fun for me and our family just made it sort of a tradition to do so.
Baptism
Religion to my parents is very important. We have been going to church and attending church events ever since I can remember. Baptism is very important to my parents. All of my brothers and my sisters my mom my dad and I were all baptized as babies and will be continued on throughout the family.
Old Traditions To Continue
Disney World
I have 2 older brothers, and 2 older sisters and when we were younger we loved our tenth birthday. When old of us turned 10 out parents surprised us with a trip to Disney world. It was one of the best days of my life. We all really loved the trips to Disney. Because all of us are so much older now, we don't go there anymore. When I get older I will definitely make this a tradition with a family of my own.
Trick-or-Treat!
When I was a little girl Halloween was definitely my favorite holiday. When I was little my mom would always sew together a cute little costume for me and I would go out and trick-or-treat with my older brother, Alex. It was always my favorite because I loved spending time with my brother and getting candy was always really awesome for me. I don't trick-or-treat anymore because I'm a little too old for it but when I have my own family I will continue this tradition the best I can!
Easter Egg Hunts
Every Easter my family and I go to my Grandma's for Easter dinner and Easter egg hunts. When i was a little girl my mom would always dress me really cute in hats and get a matching basket to collect my eggs. It was so exciting! I don't go Easter egg hunting anymore because it is just for the kids but I know when I have my own family I will definitely carry on this tradition.
~ Family ~
Chicago Trips!
One of the many pictures taken while my family and I visit Chicago.
Parents
This is my beautiful momma and my dad. I love them to pieces!
Sibblings
This picture was taken a few years back but these are my older brothers and sisters! Jeremy, Alex, Sarah, and Whitney.
Traditions Live On
Christmas at Grandma's
Ever since I was just a little baby we have always gone to my grandmother's house for Christmas dinner and Christmas festivities. This tradition means a lot to me because I am very close with my grandma and it is always so much fun because our whole family goes out there to her house and we eat amazing home cooked food. It means so much to my loving grandma that we go to her house for Christmas because she can't travel well to other homes. This tradition has been going on for my whole life and I plan on continuing it for as long as possible.
Dying Eggs
Every year on Easter morning before the whole family gets together, my dad, mom, my brother and I go to church service then come back to our house and die eggs. We have done this ever since we moved into the house we are in now in 2006. This tradition is so much fun because no matter how old any of us get we still have so much fun doing it.
Thanksgiving Dinner
Every Thanksgiving my family and I go to Chicago for dinner. We go to my grandfather's house in the suburbs of Chicago. We go to Chicago for Thanksgiving dinner because it means a lot to my family up there because we don't get to see them all that often so a big amazing dinner by my grandparents, aunts, and uncles is perfect.