A Fairy Tea Party {Abby is 4}

When I asked Abby Grace what kind of a birthday party she wanted to have this year, her response was...

"I want you to get REAL wings so that me and my friends can REALLY fly like fairies!"

I did my best, but a miracle worker, I am not!

But wings... there WERE wings!  
And tutu's.
And tiny fairy gardens in tea cups.
And a fairy treasure hunt.
And a whole lot of cute little girls!

Including the birthday fairy herself...

I needed a good excuse to visit the antique mall and Abby's fairy tea party was the perfect excuse to go hunting for antique tea cups and other treasures!  The fairy tea party table was fun to put together...lots of flowers and miniature fairy gardens inside teacups served as the main centerpieces of the table decor.

When the party guests arrived, Abby gave them each a fairy costume to put on so they could be transformed into flower fairies...

With wings in place and tutu's to boot, the fairies grabbed a basket and set off on a treasure hunt in search of things all good fairies need...

Like magic wands...

And dew drops...

And butterfly rings...

And necklaces...

And last but not least, magic fairy potions...

Next up... painting fairy houses...

Games included "pass the fairy surprise package" and "musical lillipad leap"...

And then it was time for tea!  My favorite part of tea parties are the little sandwiches and fancy foods...

 

 And the teapots and teacups, of course!  

And best of all, the pinky finger lifted when the littles drink their tea!

The cupcakes were baked inside little teacups and were almost too pretty to eat.

Abby and her fairy friends finished the party be singing "Happy Birthday" and because I forgot the candles (oops!) for her to blow out, they all took a ceremonial sip of tea to toast the birthday fairy turning FOUR!

Happy Birthday sweet Abby Grace!

I hope all your fairy flying dreams come true!

ONEderbaby!

How is it possible that it happened so quickly?

{and how is it possible that it has taken me over 4 months to post it?!}

Our Wonderbaby turned ONE!

On June 20th, this delight of a girl officially charmed us for 1 full year.  Her infectious smile created a year full of extra smiles from all of us who adore her so.  She was, and is, our Wonder of a Baby... our Wonderbaby!




It was only appropriate that we celebrate with a super-hero themed "Onederbaby" party!

The "party" was really just lunch for our family, but we decked out the table in bright pinks and yellows and all kinds of power-packed decor and food!

I made the chandelier out of fabric tied to a large embroidery hoop... super easy!  Lucy's monthly photos hung around it and wrapped the full circumference of the hanging.

We grilled hamburgers and served them up with power-packed sides in cute little baskets.  There were mini containers of veggie dip and guacamole along with cups of fruit and carrots.

To highlight Lucy's growth, I added monthly pictures of her around the table in cute little frames.

And there was plenty of sugar too!

And lots of superhero signs and mask accents...

And this, of course...

the ceremonial "first year" cake celebration!  She started off slow with her first tastes...

 But it take her long to dig in and get messy enough to be worthy of a 1st birthday!

It was absolutely a super day celebrating ONE year of our Onederbaby!

  

Happy 1st Birthday Lucy Elizabeth!

You have absolutely been the sweetest surprise and the greatest blessing!  You have been the most unexpected of gifts and the cause of more smiles than we thought possible this past year.  You are and always will be our...

Wonderbaby!

We love you so!