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Here's a super fun idea for an autumn birthday.... a tractor farm themed birthday party! Every small child I know loves tractors! You can have games such as  pin the wheel on the tractor for the smaller kiddos, and a candy filled tractor pinata for the older children. If you have at least two kid pedal tractors, races can sure be a lot of fun! Additionally, tractor party supplies are readily available online and in the local party stores. Now, how perfect will it be to hav …

If you are lucky enough to have a brother or sister you will most likely one day realize your sibling is a special gift. It's incomprehensible when you are a young kiddo and caught up in the anticipation of a new baby joining the family that this little person will be your buddy for life. As the older child you feel a sense of responsibility for the well being of the newest member of the family. The wait for the arrival of a new baby brother or baby sister and maybe more than one is truly an …

It's so hot here! Autumn can't arrive soon enough! However, when I was a younger I detested the Fall! Summer vacation was over, school had started and it seemed the following nine months of the school year would never end! Ironically, the funny thing is that those nine long months were actually preparing me in a weird way emotionally and psychologically for a future nine months of pregnancy! When I think about it, those first few months of the new school year, while somewhat exciting, were ac …

True confession here... the Fourth of July is not my favorite holiday. As a kid, it meant summer vacation was on the downward slope and I didn't like that scenario at all! And there's more... I'm afraid of fireworks! Pyrotechnics really scare me and I'm sorry to have passed this fear on to my daughter as well. I don't like the loud booming noises and I certainly have never enjoyed sparklers. Unfortunately, even with multiple safety precautions in place it seems someone gets a sparkler bur …

Did you know Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day? It originated around 1868 when Civil War graves were decorated with flowers to honor the sacrifice of both the Union and Confederate soldiers. In 1967 the United States Congress renamed it Memorial Day and made it a national holiday, paying respect to the dead of all of America's wars. It is celebrated each year on the last Monday of May. What does Memorial Day mean to you? To many people it means the official beginning …