Graduation Photo: Sophia
The Grad Bash
168.
That's the number of people we tallied out with a pencil on a napkin this week in the great wind-down from the great graduation bash. 168 people there to celebrate the graduation of my little sister Natalie. (Thanks to all for coming!!)
Natalie is 19. She is 5 feet tall. She is the baby whisperer. She can make you happier than you were before in no-time-flat. She is a joy to everyone who meets her. I'm so grateful to be her sister!
The celebration went off without a hitch, including a flash mob, a fantastic speech from the graduate, about 20 lbs of pulled pork (of which we will be enjoying leftovers for the next year) and oodles of square dancing. A true shin dig.
We did lots of prep leading up to the party, including a little DIY action: we created some gigantic letters out of recycled cardboard to spell "CONGRATS NAT!" You can see the finished product on Pinterest here! They turned out splendidly, thanks to a team effort from my sister Anna (the featured model :-).
put a little sister in your life
This is my sister Natalie. She is, without a doubt, one of the most joyful people I know. After years of learning, we are celebrating her graduation High School. You know what this means?
Party time.
In order to send out invitations to what we've deemed the "Schlater Shin Dig," ie, fall bonfire, ie, real live ho down, we couldn't do anything less than simulate a full photo shoot. Make up and all.
Truly, doesn't she look beautiful?