7th ANNUAL DRILL REUNION

 

 

 

Every year I host a Drill Team reunion for the girls I danced with my senior year of high school(fulfilling my Presidency Historian duties! hollar!) This year I wanted to do something different so I decided to do a black & white party. I had a blast making the decorations. Plus, who doesn't like dressing up? Everyone pitched in and brought an appetizer or a treat. It's always wonderful catching up with the girls and fun to see where everyone is at in life. We all reminisce and laugh about all the silly things we used to do & we of course watch our old dances! Love my Timpsichoreans and I love that we still see each other at least once a year! I missed those of you who couldn't make it. Until next year..

 

See our other reunions here:

6th annual

5th annual

4th annual

3rd annual

2nd annual

And check another thing off my 26 before 26 list.. DINNER PARTY!

 

 1. Watch 3 classic love story movies
2. Go to Jerusalem
3. Eat in every night for a month
4. Read a book on my book list
5. Learn how to make freezer jam
6. Sew a dress
7. Read the Book of Mormon cover to cover.
8. Explore a new city or town that I’ve never been to before.
9. Plan & go on a girl’s trip.
10. Finish my denim/jean quilt.
11. Run a 5k
12. Go on an overnight camping trip.
13. Refinish a piece of furniture.
14. Finish the Harry Potter series.
15. Lose 30 lbs.
16. Plan & shoot a stylized/themed photo session
17. Go Canoeing
18. Take a dance class
19. Get a regular blog series up and running
20. Make pasta from scratch.
21. plan a trip to visit the central perk set from F.r.i.e.n.d.s
22. Re-learn how to crochet
23. Learn how to play chess
24. Keep a consistent journal
25. Throw a dinner party
26. Print some of favorite photographs I’ve taken.

 

 



Shippen Family Halloween Party 2013

One of my favorite traditions my family has is our annual Shippen Halloween party! Everyone always has great costumes! We have our usual corn bread and chili, homemade root beer, doughnut eating contest, & pinata. It's always a wonderful time with my family and lots of laughs. This year I went as my Grandma Lola. I had a photo session right before our party so I had to rush home and I hadn't figured out what I was going to be yet (so much for planning!) so when I dug through my mom's costume box I saw one of my old grandmas wigs so i thought i could be a housewife or something and once I put it on I looked pretty similar to my Grandma! I grabbed a cane, some pearls, a broach & I was set! 

shippen family christmas party 2011

Every year my family gets together for our Shippen Family Christmas party. Since our family has increased in size and my siblings all have their own little families we have our party a few days before Christmas so everyone can be in their own homes for Christmas Eve & Day. We have our traditional Swedish food {meatballs, potatoes, pickled cucumbers & rice pudding}, gift exchange, and other traditions we do.

My daddy always reads all the grand-kids The Night before Christmas. Still can't believe that there are 12 in the picture and 6 are missing! Love these kiddos! 

This year we did a little nativity. The kids loved their costumes! 

There is something magical about seeing children open presents. It brings back so many fond memories of the magic of Christmas when i was a little girl. It was so fun to see all of their expressions as they opened gifts :) Then we sang a few Christmas Hymns.

Two of my nieces spent the night! We colored, did a fairy puzzle, painted our nails, and watched the movie Parent Trap! They had never seen it and they were giggling the whole time. I forgot how hilarious that movie is :)

Gif make

 I sure did miss my two sisters and their families that live out of state.
Hopefully next year we can all be together.

I love my family!