Parenting Guru: Pumpkin Spice Is In The Air!

By Tina Case of Parentgrapevine

I just brought home a pumpkin pie from my favorite bakery. In our household that signals the start of the autumn season. School may have just started and it is blazing hot outside, but once pumpkin pie shows up at our house, it's autumn.

The frenetic pace of back-to-school is tempered knowing the holidays are right around the corner. Our family loves this time of year because of the many traditions this season brings. Some day these traditions will be handed down by my daughters once they leave our nest and find their own tree to hang ornaments.

My husband and I always made a big deal of going to our local pumpkin patch and letting our children select our pumpkin to carve. I take a photo every year of them sitting on a pumpkin and I love seeing the progression from year to year.

The smell of pumpkin pie, cinnamon and nutmeg spices are overwhelming. It's time to take a break and cut a slice of that pie and top it with whipped cream. That will keep me in the holiday spirit for just a moment longer and help me forget that our slow-paced summer is over.

When Tina is not too busy eating pie she is also a photographer. You can follow her on Parent Grapevine and Moms Who Click. Moms Who Click is her latest blog with pal and business partner Kristina, and it follows them as they build their photography company one click at a time.