Then as your afternoon is settling into a backyard celebration spread a red white and blue table cloth on your picnic table. Take time to make some homemade refrigerator pickles and potato salad. Dust off barbeque after long winter and grill up some chicken kabobs with fresh peppers and cheery tomatoes. To make everyone’s eyes sparkle serve up homemade vanilla ice cream topped with fresh picked blueberries and strawberries.

Now sit back and relax enjoying your afternoon and take a moment to thank God for this day and this country. Take time to remind yourself how much you love and appreciate this great land of ours on this Memorial Day.

Or they may want to give birth mother a gift. Discuss with parents (tactfully, since it is a delicate subject) if this is their wish. Then consider asking guests to bring a gift to adoption baby shower for birth mother.

Because this baby is adopted and mom-to-be is not pregnant, stay away from any maternity-type games at adoption baby shower, like “how big is Mom’s tummy” or any other such games. You can however, play games to guess baby’s sex or birth date (if they have not yet been born) for adoption baby showers.

It is important to know age of child being adopted in order to know what types of baby shower gifts to purchase. Buying rattles and baby booties for a 3 year-old is not helpful to Mom and Dad! Parents can still register for an older child at any retailer that has a baby registry for baby shower. Make sure you have an idea of not only child’s age, but also what size clothing they wear.

For families adopting an older child, a fun idea is to have a “welcome” party for child after he or she comes home. Find out child’s sex, age and what toys or types of entertainment they like.