Tea Party In The Forest

 

Gracie and I went camping last week

and while we camping we

had a little tea party.

Right there in the forest!

Doesn't Grace look like a sweet

little fairy tale princess?

 

Tea Time with Brilyn!

 

 Brilyn loves a Tea Party!

She picked out a pretty dress and hat,

so I thought it might be nice to

use a special tea set.

 I filled the tea pot with Raspberry Tea

and set out treats!

 Brilyn served the treats.

She can be such a perfect little

lady when she wants to be.

We had a wonderful time!

But, Brilyn didn't drink much tea.

I think this tea set is a

little bit big for her little hands.

We'll probably go back to

the little cups next time.

Tea Party with Friends!

 

 After our Pool Party

we had a

TEA PARTY!

The girls had a great time!

(Pictured left to right - Grace, Kodi, Caelie, Kayli and Olivia)

We had delicious cookies and treats!

 

And BEAUTIFUL Cupcakes!

Kayli and Olivia loved the puppet show

provided by Kodi and Caelie!

The puppet show was

pretty cute!

This is Kodi - the talented Puppeteer!

And doesn't Olivia look sweet here?

She's such a delicate looking

little thing.

But - looks are deceiving. She's actually

a pretty tough and adventurous kid!

 

And I was so proud of Grace at our

little tea party.

We have been working hard on manners

and serving others before you serve yourself

is a REALLY difficult skill for little

ones to grasp.

Yet - Grace did it!

She also let others choose their

chair FIRST. And Kodi chose her

favorite chair. But - she did not try to

take it away. Then - Caelie chose her

second favorite chair. She did not try to

take it, either.

Then the little girls sat down and we

were all out of chairs.

Oh, no!

(We had only set places for 4 and Caelie dropped in and surprised us)

Where is Gracie supposed to sit?

I went upstairs and pulled another chair

from the studio!

But - I am very proud that Grace

was willing to give up her favorite

seat for a friend!

 

A Little Tea Party Just For Brilyn!

 While her Momma was in the hospital

after having Asher, Brilyn needed

a little break.

 So, I brought her to my house for a

nap, a bath and a tea party.

(this gave Momma a chance to rest, too)

 But - since had been spending so much

time at the hospital, we had been eating

a lot of quick snacks.

So, I tried to make our tea party a

little bit healthy!

I opened a lunchable and arranged it on

a plate!

 I put fruit in the top portion of

our favorite server.

(This server belonged to my mother in law who passed away just before

Grace was born. Using it often keeps her memory

alive. She would have LOVED these tea parties)

 Brilyn  went for the cheese first!

She actually ate ALL of the cheese

and most of the meat.

She ate a good portion of fruit.

And she licked the frosting off a couple

of cupcakes!

I try to keep these ready made cupcakes

in my freezer at all times.

After all, you never know when

someone might want to party!

Tea for Three

 Grace wanted a candle lit

tea party, so I pulled out a couple

of candles.

(Now, I'm thinking I need new candles sticks)

 The girls put on their dresses and hats

and had their tea.

I don't think little girls ever

get tired of tea parties!

I wonder how much Asher

is going to enjoy

hanging out with these three?

A Simple Tea Party

I try to keep treats on hand

because at any given moment

a precious little girl could

come over and want to have

a tea party.

Brilyn caught me with

no cupcakes in the freezer.

But - I had these!

 Little Debbie Fudge Cakes!

 I took out a few cakes and cut them

into squares. They sliced up

nicely and looked really cute!

The teapot looks really cute, too.

Don't you just love the heart shaped lid?

 I put Kool-Aid in the teapot because

I was out of tea.

 But, I don't think it matters

much what I serve.

This little girl just loves

a tea party!

And I love HER!

A Good Manners Tea Party

 The girls have been a little

lax about using their manners,

so we had a

Good Manners Tea Party

to practice "being proper."

Each girl started out with

3 clothes pins pinned to their

clothes. If they did something nice,

they got another one.

BUT - if they used bad manners

they lost one!

 Olivia drank like a puppy

and lost a clothes pin!

 Grace used good manners and shared.

She served her sister nicely

and got an extra clothes pin.

 She caught onto this really quickly!

 One pin, two pins, three pins.... four!

 Being nice gets you more and more!

 They had such a good time.

Olivia didn't care that Grace had more

clothes pins. She was just happy to party.

But - Grace wanted to WIN!

She kept being nice and saying please

and thank you!

Olivia preferred to be silly

and blow bubbles with her tea.

She lost another clothes pin!

 When Olivia was down to one clothes pin

she gave it to Grace and said,

"You win!"

She may not have the world's

best manners, but at least she's

a good sport!

 

 

And Grace was happy to be

the Good Manners Champion!

Hosting A Tea Party

 Grace woke up and prepared a tea party

for some very special little guest.

She got it all set up while she

was still in her pajamas!

 And her guest arrived!

 Aren't they cute?

She poured fresh water into each of

their cups, yet, they still insisted

on drinking out of the same one!

Their manners need work!

But, odds are they will find their way

to the pond before they are

trained to be proper!

We are hoping they will decide to

stay at the pond and eat

whatever crumbs they are fed by

neighborhood children.

But first - they have to get big enough

to insure that they do not become

snake or turtle food!

 

 

New Tea Party Gloves

 Look at Gracie's new Tea Party Gloves!

Aren't they just adorable?

As soon as she opened them,

she wanted to have a tea party!

 Olivia joined the tea party!

She got new gloves, too.

She just isn't wearing them because

her Momma packed the away

so she wouldn't forget to

take them home.

 Grace loves pouring tea in

her new fancy gloves.

She loves drinking her

tea, too!

What a proper little

lady!

(And thank you, Aunt Janice for the gloves)