Shipp Family Tortilla Factory Tradition!!

The Tortilla factory has been a Shipp family favorite restaurant for as long as I can remember and a gathering place for SO many occasions I don't even know where to begin. Our group has grown bigger and bigger throughout the years as we added husbands, wives and then kids!! We love going to the Tortilla factory and now our kids love going there as well!! We have celebrated everything from huge promotions for Becky to Becky's bill getting passed, SO many birthdays!! The biggest celebration of all was when we TOTALLY surprised Mom on her 70th birthday at the Tortilla factory where she thought she was going just with Dad and not only was her whole Virginia family there but also her two sisters from Salt Lake and Phil and Sue from Kansas!!! I thought she was going to pass out!! That was the best surprise ever!! We went tonight to the tortilla factory and it will be the last time we all go together here for a couple of years while Mom and Dad are serving their mission in Bogota. We had alot of fun as usual and Mom of course spilled the salsa. We would not have it any other way!! We are SO thrilled and excited for this adventure they are taking, but boy will they be missed!!!

Preparing for our Audition!!!

Amy's friend Reid came home from school today with her so they could practice their auditions for tomorrow's big audition for Pickwick Players "Crazy for you" They practiced hard with their tap numbers they have worked so hard to learn. Then they alll did their songs they are doing tomorrow and sounded fabulous!! Things went a little silly/wild from there!! They had their monologues and Amy made it through hers but they never quite made it through Reids since his mentioned a girlfriend and Amy decided she should DRESS the part of the girlfriend and make her a very nerdy one at that!! From there all heck broke lose as they did an elaborate movie/video of Amy as a nerd wearing all of her honor roll medals who belongs to the sticker club and who hates lunch because she has no friends and wakes up at 3:00 in the morning because she is so worried she will be late to school!!! It was quite a show and had us all rolling on the ground laughing!! She is quite a creative child and is NOT afraid to make a fool of herself!! Hats off to you Amy and good luck to all the kids on their audition tomorrow!! Break a leg!!

Amy loves to Act and SIng!!!

Amy LOVES to be in every musical and play that she can possibly fit in her schedule!!! She will audition for everything!! She has no fear and loves being a part of the plays. She does not care if she knows noone in the play. She just LOVES it!! She has done Hello Dolly, A Christmas Carol, Little Women, Oklahoma, The Sound of Music, Christmas Carols and is set to audition for Crazy for You this weekend. She LOVES to sing, dance and act!!!

More Cool Amy Pictures!!

Amy's Cool Pictures!!!

Amy has this amazing talent with photography and computers and does the coolest stuff to her pictures on facebook!! I asked her to share some of them on the family blog I thought they were SO darling and creative!!

Jenn's report on her Trip to DisneyWorld!!!

I went to DisneyWorld with my Girl Scout troop with the money we earned doing bake sales, a car wash, and many other fundraisers. We flew on Air Tran Airlines. Unlike my Mom I thought the plane was really fun. When we got to the hotel we went straight to Epcot. The first ride we went on was Test Track and that is when the chaperones first found out that we scream on rides!! The other rides we went on that night were Finding Nemo, Honey I Shrunk the Audience Open house, Honey I Shrunk the Audience the show, and Mission Space. The next day we wwent to Animal Kingdom. First we went on Expedition Everest 3 times. The other rides we went on were the African Safari, Dinosaurs, Primeval whirl, Kali River Rapids 3 times, and then we went back to the hotel. That night we went back to Epcot the only ride we went on was Test Track and then we watched the laser show which was really cool. The next day we went to Hollywood Studios and had to get up at 6 because we were doing an Animation program which was really fun. After the program the first ride we went on was Rock N Rollercoaster and we went on that 3 times!! The other rides we went on were Tower of Terror which we went on 3 times and the other ride we went on was Toy Story Mania. We saw the stunt show too and that was really cool. That night we went swimming at the hotel's heated pool. It was really fun. The next day we went to Magic Kingdom. The first ride we went on was Big Thunder Mountain. The other rides we went on were Splash Mountain, Space Mountain, the Tea Cups, the Merry Go Round, and many more rides I cannot remember. That night we stayed there very late and did a little shopping. The next day my friends Sarah and Elena were throwing up which was pretty bad because that day we were flying home and I felt really bad for them. That day in the morning we got packed, went to the hotel store, ate breakfast, and then took the bus to the airport. We had 2 flights, one to Atlanta then to D.C.. By the time I got home it was 8:00. I had a great time and I really want to go back!! That is pretty much my whole trip to DisneyWorld!!

Jenn and her Troop IN DISNEY WORLD!!!

I was SO thrilled to see the blue of Jenn's eyes when she got home tonight!! It was a snowy day in D.C. and I hated to have her flying!! They had fabulous weather the WHOLE time in Disneyworld, NO RAIN!! They had SOOOO much fun!!!! They hit every park and closed every park down. Jenn took over 100 pictures so I will post some more as I gather some of the leaders pictures as well. I am so glad she had such a good time. She is such a doll!! Her sisters decorated her room with posters and streamers welcoming her home!! Our house sure was not the same without our Jenn!!!