Looking back - Kennedy's 4th birthday {tea} party .or. why having little girls ROCKs

A lingering by-product of attending the Creative Estates blogging/crafting conference this past weekend, is that I am STILL so filled with inspiration- which has caused some self reflection as a by-product... Said inspiration and self reflection led me down the path of 'let me search through the mish-mosh insanity which is old photo files on my computer and FREAK THE FRAK OUT when I think pictures have disappeared and then wet myself with happiness when I find them' and then I wept with pure joy when I was fully immersed in the trip down memory lane. And I decided to stop off here, at one of my most favorite birthday parties EV.ER!
Please indulge me in a trip down memory lane, to February 5th, 2007 :)  

{thanks, in advance.} 

Kennedy is one of those little girls that has always been ALL GIRL! And so, it was a no brainer to have the pinkest party I could create. 

I really wanted everyone to be able to sit down together, so I put a couple of regular {Costco} plastic banquet tables together, end to end {after convincing the mister to remove almost all of the furniture from our living room so it would all fit.} I used quilts as table clothes <--- best part of that? No ironing involved!
I made pillow-shaped chair back covers out of fabric already in the stash, and simple cloth napkins to match.

The boys and Michael were our 'waiters'. All of the courses were plated in the kitchen and then served to our guests at the table. {I did have to pay the boys - not to actually serve, but to wear the little half aprons LOL}I remember them commenting that the ladies there 'sure did drink a lot of diet coke!' Truer words have never been spoken.

Miss Piper was ....extremely grumpy.... that day. She refused to smile for any pictures. She was taking Singulair {for SEVERE asthma} during this time. It made her all sorts of CRAY.CRAY.CRAZZZZY! I didn't know what was going on at the time. I thought I was just a really bad mom. Ah, well. Oh. And I made the girls frocks to match vintage hats I bought off ebay. See them ruffles? I have really been obsessed for far too long.

First course was heart shaped chicken salad sandwiches on delicious, fluffy, EVIL white bread. {did you hear? We are on a gluten free diet now. This pic of those sammies is for real making my mouth water!}Fruit cabobs and heart shaped cucumber and tomato salad. I can't remember the recipe I used but what I DO remember is cutting out all of those cukes with a wee heart shaped cookie cutter at 3 in the morning the night before the party. Oh, what a crafter will do for cute!

 I didn't have a pic of the second course, but remember we had warm chocolate chip scones and heart shaped buttermilk puffs with strawberry preserves - both dusted with powdered sugar. YUMMO!

The mister came out of the kitchen occasionally, to refill tea cups with peppermint tea {and to take pictures. And to giggle with the guests. He really is all sorts of awesome.}

I made everyone their own mini cakes. {can you say SUGAR OVERLOAD?!} But, Kenny's was the only one with a Cinderella candle on it.

This really was a great party. Even if I looked like I had a flower pot growing out of my head.

Such a pretty {albeit grumpy} day. Poor baby.

 

Ugh. Why do they have to grow up so fast?