A Princess Tea Party Is Coming

It was good while it lasted.  The sun that is.  It’s back to a gray sky and SNOW today.  Oh well.   I’m sure it will be back soon.

I’ve had enough to keep me busy to not worry about the dreary weather outside.  Watching 5 kids and getting ready for Ella’s 4th Birthday party this weekend, has been enough on my plate.

Ella is so excited!  I must say that this is the first year she’s really looked forward to it for a long time!  I bet it was June when she first started “planning” her little party in her mind.  She told me who she wanted to invite, what kind of decorations she wanted and what kind of cake.  She really hasn’t wavered much on the details since then.  This morning she asked me if I had started planning her party yet.  “Ummm…yes, honey.  It’s only 3 days away.”  I may not be the most organized mom around, but I have started planning her party.  I may or may not have purchased all the items needed for the party, but I promise it will get done!

I was able to pick up the cutest little serving dishes at TJ Maxx with cupcakes on them.  They’ll be perfect for the little heart shaped peanut butter and jelly sandwiches (that Ella picked out!) to be served on!  I’m also making little pinwheels made with white bread and Nutella.  (our new fav!!)

I was going to buy some tea cups and saucers while at TJ Maxx…but I remembered that I had a whole box of my Grandmother’s China in a pretty blue floral pattern called “English Garden” that will be perfect on the table with pastel Princess Decorations.  Yes, it is real China….but what is it good for if you can’t use it at a 4 year old’s Princess Tea Party??  The little cups are small and will be just right  for little hands to hold as they drink their “tea” out of.

I still have a lot to do to get ready..but it’s not as much as in year’s past.  We were going to have Ella’s little school friends over on Saturday for the Tea Party and then on Sunday, the family over.  Being as my family all lives 6-8 hours from here, so obviously they won’t be making it this year…and Brian’s family has other plans and other issues and won’t be attending….SOOOOO…I canceled the Sunday party.  I’m just going to have the Saturday party be her big day and then on Sunday (her actual birthday) we’re going to do something special with her.

I haven’t the heart to tell her that nobody is coming to her family party on Sunday.  I just can’t.  She’s so excited and would be DEVASTATED to know that her family isn’t coming for reasons that have nothing to do with her.  I’m just going to try and blow it off and tell her all the fun things we’ll do that day.  She won’t understand.  It’s not fair for her and it upsets me.

It’s OK.  It’s always been the 2 of us…then the 3 of us… and now the 4 of us.  We are family and we here for each other no matter what (or who) is in our lives (or NOT).

I’m looking forward to the weekend and my baby girl’s big day!  She is so excited and I will do everything I can to make it just as special as she is!    I can’t wait to show you all the fun that I AM SURE will be had by all!