by Brooke Romney | Dec 4, 2013 | Books
I love to read to my kids. As they’ve gotten older, it has been pure joy to read books together that we all love. Over the Thanksgiving break we finished Skinnybones by Barbara Park. Saying we loved it would be an understatement. There were times during the book...
by Brooke Romney | Nov 6, 2013 | Books, Gift Ideas, Holidays
I have a few boys who love to draw, and I am definitely NOT an artist. So, we discovered a few art books that we love around here. My favorite part about them is that they give step by step and easy instructions that my kids, starting about 7 can follow. It is fun for...
by Brooke Romney | Oct 2, 2013 | Books
I read this book in middle school and remember loving it, so I picked it up again to read to my kids. My 8 and 10 year old were riveted and often had outbursts of why the seemingly perfect society with no choices, love, happiness or color was so wrong even though it...
by Brooke Romney | Jul 23, 2013 | Books, Parenting
My kids have a small (okay, large) obsession with all things Harry Potter. They have been saving their money to buy “real” wands for quite a while, but when a cute 15 year old from our church told them she would help them make their own for hardly any...
by Brooke Romney | Jul 10, 2013 | Books
I just finished this book and loved it so much! It should be required reading for every middle-school age child and every parent. It subtly taught so many important lessons like kindness, love, integrity, intelligence, empathy, and honesty. I cannot say enough great...
