The Tea Party

Can we leave for the party now??

Look at all this pretty jewelry!

Ta Da!

Analiese the birthday princess

Listening to the story of the Pixie

What is the pixie doing now???

You want me to WAIT to eat the cake?!

Cinderella and her wand grown from magic beans.

A breathing treatment before Grace goes off to a sleep-over


Finally! We had Analiese's birthday party today. I was so late in scheduling it this year that we had to wait until this weekend. We chose to have a tea party at the wonderful "Ritzy Pixie" in downtown Dallas! This is a sweet boutique that has great little girl parties.

As you can see from the photos the girls really enjoyed themselves. First they dressed up, put on make-up and had parade through the store into the party room! Once there, they heard a story about how the pixie came to live in the store. They learned that the pixie was as small as their little pinky finger and liked to play tricks while the girls enjoyed their tea and snacks.

Sure enough, during tea time the girls clothing was shrunk, their shoes were stolen and hung up on the chandeliers and the pixie nibbled at their food! The girls were very vigilant to watch the lights blink on and off whenever the fairy ran around, gasp when the pixie answered their questions and where thrilled when the magic beans they planted grew into fairy wands!

The afternoon was so magical. Even the parents, who initially asked if it was OK if they left their daughters, stayed for the party as they were entranced and could not wait to see what would happen next! All grown-up Sarah loved the magic and commented that she wished she had had a party there when she was younger! Even though Grace wouldn't dress up (just like her big sister!) she giggled, laughed and couldn't wait to see what trick the pixie had up sleeve!

Matthew did a great job and waited until the end of the party to eat the leftover cookies. He did participate a little but mostly sat on the side with the parents.

I still love watching the awe on the kids' faces when they truly believe in magic. It so reminds me why I love being a Mom!