For her birthday, Katie wanted an American Girl tea party. With the help of my good friend Korisa, we pulled it off. Here are some of the moments:
All the girls and dolls!
At the table: Katie is ready with Felicity and Kit in her arms.
A big hit: the cupcakes. Korisa decorated these beautiful treats with a flower decoration on top. The recipe: (not red velvet!) Half of these were the Skor cake recipe from Aunt Mavis, half were just a yellow box mix. Everybody loved them!
The table settings. The white china came from Katie's Great Grandma Jo, and the real silver engraved with a "K" came from her Great Grandma Rose. They were both here in spirit! Korisa filled in with the blue and the napkins were borrowed from Grandma Gloria. The napkin ring: a ponytail holder with a hair ribbon tied on it which doubled as a party favor.
Kaya, Katie, and Camden, ready for the party to get started. Party girls!
Dessert: Ice cream flowerpots. Found this idea online and thought it was just perfect! Ice cream and crushed oreos make up the flowerpot filling with a fake rose in each one. The girls loved these too!
A sweet picture: Bellah, Katie, and Ella with their dolls.
Katie turned 8 this year! Here she is in preparation for her party with her matching dress to Kit's.
There were about 500 pictures to go through, and evidently I have been putting that off. But, here are just a few so you can see what our fanciness was like! It wouldn't have happened without Korisa's help, so I owe her a big one!! Now we are getting ready for Camden's 3rd party. We've agreed: low-key, family style cookout! The theme: Dora. Stay tuned. Maybe in about 4 months, we'll post some of those pictures....
