From the day I found out that I was going to have a little girl, I dreamed of dressing her up (complete with accessories), playing house, ballet recitals and having tea parties with her.
On Saturday, the latter finally came true. Now, I have had pretend tea parties with her before then, but this was a REAL tea party.
A friend of ours organized a mother/daughter Christmas tea at a local tearoom for several of us. Two of the little girls going were Cate's friends from her preschool. She was so excited to go to a tea party, especially since that has been a main focus as of the last few months. You see, a "tea party" is what she is asking Santa for!
So, that morning, we got up and she gladly got all gussied up and even asked to wear her "shiny shoes" (black patent Mary Janes). She was beyond excited...can you tell?
Now, I had no idea what to expect. Would we be drinking out of real china teacups? Would Cate like the tea? Would this fulfill this fantasy that she has been dreaming up and talking about?Well, yes, yes, and yes!
I was a little nervous about her dropping the dainty china teacups, so we would barely fill the cups with much tea at all, but they would drink it so fast and want more. So, we told them to ask nicely, like little ladies, "more tea, please!" By the time, we got our food, they had uttered those words so politely quite a few times.
The little girls were served pink rose tea. I think it might have been pink lemonade, but I am not sure as I didn't try it. They also ate a little tea sandwich in the shape of a Christmas tree, a fruit kabob, some mini muffins, and a chocolate covered pretzel stick. The moms were served our choice of tea (I chose black currant iced tea), cucumber tea sandwich, a creamy chicken soup, fresh fruit and quiche.
We had so much fun watching the girls giggle and act like little ladies!
So, yes, I learned first hand that good things do come to those who wait!
11 comments:
Allison,
Those are precious pictures along with a great story. You are wonderful at making memories for your family.
Ellen:)
That is so sweet and your daughter is adorable. I'm happy your dream and her Santa wish came true.
What a lovely mummy/daughter moment to remember.
I have read about these on blogs, but never seen them here in Ireland. Not sure how much I would need to bribe my daughters now to wear party dresses and bows in their hair - such a lovely stage. Enjoy :)
She looks so pretty! What a fun outing for mom & daughter. PS: I saw your twitter post on the right...have a hard time believing Cate bit someone after all these cute pics of her. I hope all is ok.
there is nothing better than little girls in pretty dresses drinking pink tea!!!!!!!!
What a wonderful memory!
The whole tea party is just adorable!
Glad ya'll had fun!
Oh my goodness. SO precious! This reminds me of the year our church did a Christmas Tea. My daughter was 2, and like you, I had been eagerly awaiting the day that I could bring my own daughter to a mother-daughter event.
You can imagine my disappointment when they placed an age limit on the event. Only girls 5 and up could come. I was so irritated I didn't go at all. WHAT THE HECK?
Sorry, how did this become all about me? LOL
That is just about the cutest thing I have ever seen!!! She is just precious - could she be any happier?!?!? ;)
Oh my goodness, how cute is that??????? SUPER CUTE!
...and now I have a little girl! EEK!!!! :)
OH I am so happy for your first Mom/daughter tea!
My Girl and I just had tea at a local hotel this afternoon too!
Going to tea together is one of my favorite things.
This is just precious!!! Makes me wish I had a girl. *Sigh* Oh, and how do you split a picture in thirds? I really like that!!!
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