The Tea Party

Emma has been wanting to invite a couple of friends over for a fancy tea party, so that is exactly what we did!  Her best friend from Pre-K (Madison), and a newer friend (Julia) both came yesterday to drink tea, eat treats, and enjoy being girlie girls!

Emma and I made banners for decorations and we even made edible tea cups!

As they sat down, Madison said, "This is going to be exquisite!"

They all loved it, and spent most of their time enjoying their feast of blueberry tea, pink lemonade, strawberries, grapes, scones, goldfish crackers, mini cupcakes and edible teacups (filled with bubble gum and candy).

Emma had a hard time deciding which princess dress to wear, so she periodically went inside and put on a different one.

I so clearly recall my tea party days... sitting under the shade of a tree in my back yard with my friend Laura... we used my china tea set and usually had fresh strawberries from our garden.  I don't recall actually drinking tea... I think we drank sugary strawberry juice.  ;)

I love watching them exchange little grins as they chatted and ate.  I thought to myself, "this is what little girls are made of..."

I know the days of tea parties, dress up, and pretend play are numbered and I want to be sure to give our girl ample opportunity to indulge in these desires.   
This is such a wonderful stage and I hope to celebrate it with memorable events that will allow us to savor these days a bit longer...