A ‘Treat Buffet’ of Pinkness put the icing on the cake of our Fancy Pink Tea Party. The kids loaded up take-home containers with sweet treats and stuffed them into pink burlap beach bags along with their fancy balloons, party hats, and whatever else they had collected along the way.
It was over-the-top all-the-way. It was not your average Saturday morning, it was a Fancy Pink Tea Party. And I think it is pretty safe to say that for the sixteen kids who sat around that tea party table, and for the other twenty or so of Meera’s VIPs who spent that time with us that day, it was very special. A guest list of 40 is relatively small for us J-Ms, but Meera’s 3rd Birthday Party was huge. There was magic in the air. And, yes, the beauty was in all of the many tiny details…
But the real loveliness was in the gigantic enormous JOY that was swirling all around us that day. A real good time was had by all.
The whole she-bang lasted precisely two hours. I had predicted that two hours would be our girl’s max for playing Party Princess, and I was precisely right – right down to the minute; at noon on the dot Meera found me amidst the chaos, reached up to me, and said, “Mama, will you hold me?” She was done. She is, after all, only 3 (thank God)! And she was ready for her nap. Once the last guest had left I took our Fancy Pink 3-Year-Old up to her room and felt very grateful that despite this latest milestone she is still my Little One. She is still my baby girl. I can still hold her and rock her and whisper sweet nothings in her ear until she falls asleep in my arms. And I plan to do that for as long as she’ll possibly let me.
At the end of it all, I’m just so glad we did it. The Fancy Pink Tea Party. It was a shamelessly indulgent two hours of our lives. Worth every single bit of everything that went into it. Mostly because of this: seven years into parenting, if there is anything I’m sure of, it is that they get it. They really do. They get it when we go all out for them. They know when careful thought and heartfelt love is poured into something. And so when I can, and for as long as I sense that they genuinely appreciate it, I’m going to go all out for them.
Happy Birthday Meera Grace!
It was a really great day.
“Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.” ~William Somerset Maugham
The End.
That was the most beautiful, precious pink event I’ve seen in my life!
Happy Birthday Meera.
Absolutely perfect!!! This filled my heart with joy! I remember my own Special Tea Party I gave my Serenity Lindsey-Rose when she was five! Though she is now officially a Senior at New York University, she still remembers the many Tea Parties we had! I love Tea Parties, dolls and making children happy!
I am just in awe of all the work that so obviously went into this party! Great job mama! I love the family picture at the end. Those smiles say it all
So spectacular!! I love that last family photo and all the guests look wonderful dressed to the nines. What fun for Meera to have a Fancy Pink Tea Party something that she can always cherish and re-enact time and time again. It’s great that you can get such cheap dainty china-ware. Looks like Kyle and Owen had a blast too! Bravo!!
– Kate
Oh My Goodness!! I LOVE all of the photos. Everything. And your post made me cry. It
was just sweet and so beautiful. But this family photo – it is the top. Just awesome.
All i can say is way to go!
Beautiful Party!
Absolutely gorgeous! I’m so inspired by the beautiful life you’re creating for your family!
You are simply AMAZING. I’m left in such awe of you and you inspire me in the way you raise your beautiful family. I never read any of your blog posts without having tears of joy in my eyes.
Wow. Amazing! Heather, if you ever get tired of teaching you could easily make a living as a party planer – I hire you in a heart beat.
Your post brought tears to my eyes! LOVE it! And the family picture….priceless!
Happy Birthday to Meera Grace!!
Breathtaking. You continue to be an inspiration, Heather. Hooray for everything.
You captured Meera’s birthday perfectly Heather. I was a beautiful fun birthday for all of us. Thank you!!
I LOVE the family picture. May I have an 8×10 to frame?!!!
This will sound crazy, but my favorite part of the whole thing? Her wrist corsage. This is something that my 7th and 8th grade students (some from not great homes) won’t ever, ever get. That moment when it is slipped on your wrist, right then you know someone thought and decided and bought that just for you…wonderful. Her party looked like pure bliss. I think I want a fancy pink tea party and I’m going to be 35 this time around!
PERFECT!!!! Great job, Mama!
And Meera in that last photo!!! Oh, my!!
I am planning a tea party for my daughter’s 3rd as well. I came across your blog while trying to get ideas. I actually cried while reading and looking at your photos of the big day. What a beautiful memory for your daughter, and your family and friends!