This year's Mother-Daughter tea was held at the Century House.
Our Homeschooling Association sponsors this wonderful outing & it is something
that we all look forward to.
This year Rachel was old enough to go.
You have to be at least 5 years old to attend
and since she was going to have her 5th birthday
(3 days after the party) the coordinator slipped her in.
I don't know who had more fun- Rachel or
Hannah and me watching Rachel.
She took in every sight and sound,
and was thrilled to be having tea with the big girls.
This is old hat to Hannah and the girls.
They decided that we should do this every month.
Rachel drank her tea like a little lady and tasted everything from
each of the 3 courses.
I was very proud of her.
These two could be having tea at the White House with Mensa
and they would STILL clown.
Some of the Mom's helping the little ones pour.
This house has some if the neatest mirrors .
Precious little things.
It was a wonderful day.
We can't wait until next year.
The next day we had a birthday party.
Rachel's North Pole Birthday Party!
When I asked her what that was supposed to look like ,
she said, "Ya Know...like you go and eat at Santa's house."
How easy was that?
10 kids, sugar, glitter, presents, cake, and reindeer-
Viola! Eating at Santa's House.
Happy Little Guest of Honor.
Mary Elizabeth with Ice-Cream Mouth.
She was working on her 2nd cup.
It is a good thing our best friend is a dentist.
She loves sugar sooooo much.
If it weren't for him, she probably wouldn't have
a tooth left in her head.
Opening the gifts!
Sleeping Beauty loot from Aunt Su Su!
American Girl Doll from the American Girl Store in Chicago
Compliments of ABP & CarCar.
After the guest went home and the dust settled we let Rachel pick out
a spot for dinner.
We headed out to the Chinese Place and then hit the
Books-A-Million!
A good time was had by all!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
RACHEL KATE!
We Love You!
Peace.
OK that just looks like the coolest tea party ever. I wish I could have come. My girls would have loved getting all gussied up for tea!
ReplyDeleteYou & the girls are beautiful!!!!
And the North Pole party is such fun. You did a good job, Mama... looks just like dinner at Santa's to me. :) Love all the little touches, like the reindeer & presents on the table! Tell Miss Rachel happy belated birthday from the M family!
Love u,
R
First of all, you look fabulous!!! :) Second of all, you are the QUEEN of birthday parties! WOW! Chloe wants a "Fancy Nancy" party for her birthday- can you be my party coordinator?
ReplyDeleteGot your Christmas card- you have one good-looking family!
oh, andrea, i want to be in your family!!!!!!!!!!! looks liek so much fun...all of it...tea, birthday party, waiting for snow! you guys rick! i love the photo of you with the girls.
ReplyDeleteoh, and my one wish for Christmas...that I would surrender COMPLETELY to God and see His powerful hand work like crazy in and through my life!
andrea, you guys are always doing the coolest things! how fun it is at your place!!
ReplyDeletethe tea looked like so much fun! the "fancy" pinkies made me laugh out loud!
you throw one heck of a party, girlie! i enlarged the photo and look at it... mesmerized! your kids will have birthday memories that last a lifetime!!!
Oh Rachel..I hope they remember this.
ReplyDeleteMy mother did not "DO" birthday parties, so me and my brothers have all of these wacked out parties for our kids.
In the long run- we thing it is going to be cheaper than therapy (for us). ;)
xox,
A
WOW!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful post, every lovely thing!!! Christmas tea, birthdays, gifts, Dresses and manners and mommy!!
I wish my mother could see, she thinks the art is slipping away!
(Our house is designed after my grandmother's in Oxford. My uncle still lives there!)ole miss for any of your kiddos?!?!
fabulous pictures & YOU look great!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday Rachel! Check your mail in a couple days..you may have a surprise!
ReplyDeleteAunt Mali
I think Global Warming is reversing in the south.
ReplyDeleteMe,too!
ReplyDeleteBut not enough for me!
I want some SNOW!
I have mittens, DadGumIt!
MITTENS!!!
Aunt A
andrea,
ReplyDeletei wanted to add another comment! :) the picture of you is beautiful, as others have commented. which is of no surprise because you are gorgeous! but, what struck me was that in this picture i see a resemblance between you and caleb!! could that be?!
also, i realized i didn't comment on your last couple of posts, but i did read them! the christmas wish question was too hard for me to answer. there is so much that i yearn for in this broken world. my answer would be too sad, too long, and too cliche. ...that there would be peace on earth, no empty tummies, that everyone would have love and be loved, that there would be no disease, that every person would experience the love of jesus. to name a few...
i am sorry that you didn't get snow. i am sure it must have been disappointing. we are heading to WI for christmas and if we get sub-zero temps, but no snow we will be sorely disappointed! :)
xoxo,,
r
ps your kids will DEFINITELY remember those parties!!!
wow...what a beautiful tea house! you guys look great!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful tea room! What a wonderful idea to mention to our HS group!! I am glad you guys had fun. You all look beautiful.
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job on the party too. I am sure Rachel had a glorious day!
Ya'll are all so sweet!
ReplyDeleteRachel- Yep! don't let the blond hair fool ya! Caleb is the spitting image of my brother , David- who, by the way ,looks just like my grandfather.
I like your wish. It is not depressing at all. I thought the question was cool because it really stops you in your tracks. You only get one. How do you decide?
I hope you guys have see snow and I really hope that you get lots of pictures.
I wish you guys lived closer. I miss ya'll.
No Dan, that is not the internet crime ring talking...I'm serious!
xoxo,
A
we miss you too... even if you are internet criminals! :)
ReplyDeleteAhhh, the fun part of having girls! You ALL look absolutely beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow... you guys throw the coolest parties. I'm still reeling from the Halloween pics. :)
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