@likeruth You need to find out how much the traditional IRA tax benefits will actually save you. This is a question for your accountant. It matters. Tax deductions that you already take may make the IRA tax benefits equal very little. Or it could equal a lot.
But if you are saving, say, 25%.... That's $3k/yr between the 2 of you. If you invest that $3k savings every year for 40 years, that's $1.5M extra in retirement. Likely to come out WAY ahead of a Roth. However, that means you have to know exactly what you are actually saving, and you have to actually invest it.
Roth is amazing for lower and middle income earners who wouldn't see much, if any, tax benefits from a traditional. But once you are earning more, traditional can be a much smarter choice. You need to know your numbers, though.
Just some food for thought.