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Harvest Happenings 2016 by Just Add Kids founder, Paula Herrmann Autumn will soon be in full swing with leaves changing color, crisp fall breezes a blowin', and our favorite restaurants offering all of those spicy frothy sweet satisfying drinks. A lot of fun and a lot of yum is on tap! Fall is so delectable! In the spirit of keeping  "Family Fun @ Your Fingertips..." Just Add Kids has put together a listing of area destinations to help you make the most of creating fall memories with the kiddos. So jump in your minivan, your suv, or on your broom, momma. Let's go! ==>  Read more... Festive Fall Family* Destinations Sponsored by Educators Credit Union Abandoned Haunted House Complex*  - 2825 S. East Frontage Road, Mount Pleasant WI Apple Holler - 5006 S. Sylvania Avenue, Sturtevant WI Bear Den Zoo & Petting Farm -  6381 Big Bend Road (Highway 164), Waterford WI Borzynski's Farm & Floral Market - 11600 Washington Avenue, Sturtevant WI Busy Barns Adven...

Sponsored by Sozo Chiropractic I love the color white. It is a classic color and goes with anything. I am always drawn towards white when I have the option to pick a color. Although, it is challenging to wear white with 4 little ones. Another area where I have come to appreciate white is on my calendar. I love to see white space on my calendar. It means I have time to slow down and take a break. As life starts to get busy, I find myself looking for white space. It is something we need to be intentional about. White space is important for our health. If our schedules are too full, our body starts to go into a stress reaction which triggers a slew of problems. Healing occurs when we slow down and give our body a chance to come out of the “fight or flight” mode and this only happens if we have white space on our calendar. It is also important to teach our kids to slow down. It can be easy to fill up their schedule with just 2 or 3 extracurricular activities, but we need to ask ourselves “...