Brooke is my pre-teen Turano!!
And, it is apparent that her and I are both females with shifting hormones and mood-swing sometimes! Haha! It is fun because now we really enjoy getting our nails done together and arguing in small moments about what she wants to wear and who has the more correct opinion? Bella from Twilight or Katniss from Hunger Games? Haha! Brooke loves and has read every teenage saga there is!

Brooke had a very fun birthday party this year! Brooke has been Ice skating private lessons and on a team, so she was eager to show all her friends what she had been working on at the rink.

Though I saw proud moments for Brooke with teaching her friends and helping them on the ice, I think that Brooke's brightest talent showed yet again, as it frequently does, as she without being asked, suddenly swooped Will's hand in hers and skated awhile with her little brother, even at her b-day party.

After hot chocolate at the rink, Brooke and her friends had pizza and pazookies ( a delicious warm cookie with ice cream on top ) , while they took selfies and played question games with each other while eating at one of Brooke's favorite restraunts. Pre-teen Turano!