It is hard for me to believe it was five years ago that I gave birth to that beautiful baby girl who looked so perfectly like a doll. It is hard for me to believe it but every day she comes more and more a lady. I love this sweet and special child.
She has become so grown-up this last year. She reads a little and writes a lot. She is in her second year of ballet and loves it more every week. (She says, in fact, she will be a ballet teacher when she is grown…and a mommy.)
We love themes and a fifth birthday is important. In the past we’ve had a pirate party and a star wars party for fifths. Just after Christmas, I pitched an idea to her for her 5th birthday party to be a tea party. Not a pretend tea party, folks, but a real one, complete with china dishes and teacups and treats and TEA! And she loved the idea.
We had a great time going together to several antique stores in our little downtown to search for such special dishes. Combined with those we found and filling in with the china I have, we had plenty of fancy dishes for the beautiful little girls in fancy dresses. We also invited their favorite dolls along to party as Lily received her first ever American Girl for this big 5th Birthday.
Take a look at a sweet little Tea Party:
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