The Roome Report

Our neighbor Robin works at the Renaissance Fair and is a professional story teller.  She came over dressed up in her fairy god mother costume to thank us for taking of some pumpkin cupcakes we delivered a few days earlier. She brought her little box full of homemade wands and let the kids pick one out.  Then she gave them a lesson in how to use the wands.  This picture is of them practicing.  It is super cute! Audrey started a ballet class at the YMCA once a week.  She absolutely loves it! She now tells everyone she meets that she is a dancer, a ballerina.  She also wants to wear a tutu every day. I love it although I've had to buy a few more tutus.  AJ is loving soccer again this year. He is scoring more goals and most games he actually puts forth real effort and that makes all the difference. I enjoy the games more when he's doing his best and do less yelling on the sidelines.  Its hard not to over-coach him, b...

 Last summer I took my parents to the Lazy 5 Ranch and they loved it. We went again and I especially loved watching them feed the giraffes. Audrey was brave and after a few attempts fed one by herself, screaming the whole time.  Some of the animals you feed by dropping the food into their mouth, some you have them eat out of your hand, or you just dump the food into their mouths or on the ground. It is a neat experience. Below is a picture of a baby giraffe only a few days old.  Audrey is standing on my Grandma's walker to get the best view possible. These pictures were taken at Dan Nicolas Park about 40 minutes away.  We spent a Saturday there as a family.  We played on 3 different playgrounds, rode the train and merry-go-round, saw some animals a the little zoo, and let AJ go "gem mining".  He loves collecting rocks and especially colored ones.  He had so much fun finding gems! During the next few days of school he found ...