Last year 5 moms from our Mom N Me group at church all had little girls within 6 months of each other. Over the weekend the first of those babies turned one!
Her mommy, Nicole, decided to have a special tea party just for the moms & babies. All of these little girls have older siblings, so even with 5 babies, it was a quiet and relaxed afternoon in comparison to our normal lives. 🙂
We let the girls crawl around, ate fancy finger foods, opened gifts, and chatted, stopping every once in a while to change a diaper or nurse a baby.
The menu was very reminiscent of our fancy tea at the Ritz Carlton.
-Finger sandwiches: roast beef with horseradish, cucumber and strawberry, and ham and cheese roll-ups
-Fruit salad
-Pumpkin scones (from the recipe here)
-Homemade cookies
-Raspberry lemonade
-Assorted teas
-Baby food
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| Mom’s place setting |
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| Baby’s place setting |
As far as presents, because the birthday girl and her family will be leaving in just a few months to go on a mission trip that might last several years, no one went overboard with big, fancy toys or extravagant “stuff.” She received a DVD for the long plane ride, a new bathing suit and tea party book, and Nicole and I had talked ahead of time about having a family photo shoot for them before they leave.
Shortly after her mini-meltown, it was time to head home. 🙂
What a pretty tea party! How fun!