It was just the three of us at Abby’s birthday tea party. We made cherry Kool-Aid to serve as our “tea.” Then we packed up a few cookies, a blanket and the plastic cups with matching saucers that we borrowed from Nana. We assembled in the “clubhouse” which is a little wooden platform about four feet off the ground that serves as the slide landing of the weathered play equipment in our backyard. There we sipped our tea while Juna lounged in the grass below. The girls wore their sun hats and I wore an apron. It was a lovely event.
After dandelion picking and swinging on the swings, we came back in to make a teapot cake which turned out about as well as I expected for my first attempt. (Thanks for all your advice, Susan!) I took a shortcut and made the spout and handle out of paper. I know, that’s kind of lame, but Abby didn’t seem to mind that I skipped the fondant. I’ll have to give that a try when I have a little more time.
We didn’t do anything expensive or extravagant today, but it’s clear we didn’t have to.
“That was fun, mama,” Abby said when we returned indoors.
It really was.
Happy 4th birthday, sweetie!
