Just like the festivity of a family-style meal: gathering at the table, passing large bowls, and sharing warm laughter, Rondi and Janell believe that the best times of our lives are the ones we share together. From these two talented women who just happen to share the same birthday, comes this philosophy of Family Style entertaining.

Award winning authors and experienced media guests, Rondi Hillstrom Davis and Janell Sewall Oakes have appeared on numerous television and radio shows. Their Family Style philosophy has earned them a reputation as outspoken authorities on the importance of creating family traditions in todays busy world. Co-authors of the book Together: Creating Family Traditions, they present quick, articulated thoughts on ways to bring families together with style.

Together: Creating Family Traditions, received numerous awards, including a Benjamin Franklin Award for Best How-to Book, and a Book of the Year Award from ForeWord Magazine. Their book reached #1 Best Seller status on Amazon.coms Holiday charts. It is also recommended by PBSkids.org.

Rondi is also an independent costume designer renowned for her work in regional theatre and film. Her exceptional creative talents include designs for celebrities Gene Hackman, Robert Mitchum, Jimmy Smitts, Lou Diamond Phillips, Mary Kay Ash, Patti La Belle, Burgess Meredith, Doris Roberts, and Tyne Daly, among others. Rondi lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband and two teenaged daughters.

In 1989, Janell Sewall Oakes, a native of Austin, Texas, came into the Hillstrom Davis family where she remained for six years as nanny to Rondi's two children before starting her own family. Janell, now a stay-at-home mom, grew up in an artistic environment from where she drew inspiration for devising and creating many of the projects featured in Together. She now resides in Appleton, Wisconsin with her husband and to elementary aged boys. With strong connections to her local community and family, Janell is the living spirit of what Family Style parenting is all about.

Rondi and Janell are talented authors who believe that parents today need to shift the focus of the time they spend with their children. Parents lavish their children with material goods and an overabundance of scheduled activities, rather than finding ways to interact with their children. So much so, that it has become a catalyst to developing their Family Style philosophy. Stop and remember for a second what was important from your own childhood. Was it building a snowman with your dad? Baking cookies with your grandmother? Weve forgotten how simple things can bring us joy. Let Rondi and Janell help you discover your own familys style.

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