Lorelai's 4th Birthday

May 2013
For Lorelai's 4th birthday we did a fancy little tea party!  The girls dressed up and decorated hats with feathers and ribbon, they got their makeup done by grandma Susie and ate tea sandwiches, sipped pink lemonade and had cupcakes.  It was the cutest vintage inspired tea party.  We all sipped our lemonade out of a variety of vintage teacups and the girls had a special little tea set just for them!  Guests who attended: Christi and Delani Postoian, Liz and Elyse Jergensen, Stevie McDonald, Gwen Lane, and Lorelai's grandmas Janette McDonald and Susie Sewell.  I also blogged details about it here.

We wore my great grandma Jewel's vintage pill box hats

A Letter from Mom

Dear Lorelai,

Happy Fourth Birthday!  This year I wanted to have a small party for you.  It was fun trying to come up with ideas on what to do for your birthday because unlike in the past few years, this time you really had an opinion on what you wanted to do for your birthday.  We decided on a formal tea party at Grandma Susie’s house and invited your closest friends and family.  We invited Grandma Susie and Grandma Janette, Auntie Stevie, Liz and Elyse Jergensen and Christi and Delani Postoian along.  We had also invited your friend Ella and her mom Cindy Pendelton, but Ella got sick and couldn’t make it.  For your birthday we told everyone to dress up fancy and when each guest arrived they got a little purse with some jewelry in it and a matching hat.  We then decorated the hats with feathers, ribbons and flowers and Grandma Susie did everyone’s makeup.  Then it was time for “tea.”  We had pink lemonade with little peanut butter and marshmallow cream sandwiches, chicken croissants, fruit and cupcakes.  The tea was served in a mini glass tea set that was mine when I was young!  I was so impressed with how proper all the girls were!  It was the perfect little tea party.  Because you love all things girly, this party suited you perfectly.  You love to dress up, dance, and play princess.  You are very serious when it comes to playing and want things done your way.  Sometimes you get frustrated when not everyone is following what you want them to do.  You are so fun and loving!  You love to play “pretend” and find fun in the simplest circumstances.  You are a big helper to mommy and love your sisters so much.  I love seeing how much you love to help with baby Charlotte and the love between you and Gwennie is beautiful. 

I love you so much!

Mom