What do you do with a very girlie ballerina when it's her birthday?
You organise an afternoon tea party of course
Make sure that the table is set with delicate china, flickering candles, flowery tablecloths and lots of wintery confetti.
Serve only the daintiest morsels from china cake stands, and make sure that they are themed. The snowmen with the rolo tophats were a winner!
Tiny buns and festive shortbread....
Sandwiches cut as stockings, teapots or tiny little stars and circles...
Tiny little scones, with jam...
(See, these two can't keep their fingers off the finger food)
And in honour of the birthday girl....even the marshmallows were wearing pink tutus.
All of the guests knew to extend their pinkie.
And the birthday girl was recognisable by two things...
1 her glittering crown
2 her megawatt smile
Once all the guests were seated....
The afternoon tea could commence.
Now, this girlie birthday girl does have three brothers...but the boys were banished to the other hall during afternoon tea EXCEPT for a very dapper jazz pianist who tinkled the ivories AND the waiters.
Once tea was over, it was time to dance, and the church hall had be transformed into an honest to goodness real life discotheque (does anyone actually use that word anymore?) with lights and smoke machines.
The jazz pianist performed a little karaoke during the disco. (You have to get your monies worth out of the help you know!)
Then, during the dance off, everyone had the opportunity to show off their funkiest party piece. Zachary led the way. But I have to say, my heart nearly exploded with pride when the super self conscious Miss Josie bounced twirled into the middle of the circle and pulled a couple of gymnastic moves.
Then it was time to move back to finish off the tea and refuel...sing "Happy Birthday" and for Miss Evie to blow out her wobbly candles. Being seven now (could you not tell from the cake?) she also insisted on slicing it for everyone.
After such a delicious day, all the little ladies were sent home with their very own pampering cupcake.
Princess Evie had a perfect party
(with a little help from her stack of Cinderellas)
