Royal Tea Party

Kendall got invited to a REAL, royal tea party for a friend's birthday recently.  The party was at the home of a friend who gives real tea party for honored birthday girls.

She couldn't wait to wear her Halloween costume a little early!

 

 

They started off with make-up...

 

 

...and jewelry making.

I managed to sneak a few pictures at the table.  I'm sure Kendall would have been a mannerly princess and cooperated for the camera, but just to be safe...

(notice the pinkie)

Time For Tea

Yesterday Kendall, Brielle and Mommy attended a real tea party with two sweet friends, Meredyth and Timberlynn. Mrs. Betsy, Meredyth's mommy, went all out at usual, not cutting one corner.  The princesses sipped tea from real tea cups while snacking on flower jelly sandwiches, heart cheese sandwiches and an assortment of delectable fruits and chocolate dipping sauce. It was a royally fun time!

Here's the queen mommies.

Princess Ballerina

Last weekend Kendall got to be a princess ballerina for the afternoon.  A local Christian ballet company held a first annual Ballet Princess Party for little girls as a fundraiser for their summer tour.  I knew Kendall would love it since she's all into dancing and twirling skirts these days.  We went to Target and bought an outfit for the occasion.  She chose blue, like Cinderella.

Neither of us knew quite what to expect when we got there.  The invitation said to join them as they remind daughters that they are princesses in the kingdom of God.  The afternoon would include dancing with "real" princess ballerinas, arts and crafts, princess makeovers and games. 

There were lots of little girls there.  Kendall was a little hesitant to leave me and join in the free dancing before the event started.  But once they were divided into groups she warmed up slowly.  (By the end I was peeling her away to go home.)

First all the three year olds got to dance.  They had free dance for a while, which they all seemed to love.  Then the leader ballerinas taught them first position and the Hokey Pokey.

This was Kendall's first experience to ballet and dancing.  She loved every second.  This same ballet company offers a summer camp (which we will be attending) and lessons during the school year.  Kendall has been begging ever since to go back.  I'll wait until closer to time to tell her she will :)  Now till June can be an eternity for a princess.

And to top it all off, the owner of the ballet company is married to none other than:

 Yes, Keith Thibodeaux who played Little Ricky on I Love Lucy!  And here he is now...

I've actually met him and got his autograph at past ballet performances.  That makes me two degrees of separation from Lucy! 

Princess Kendall

Once upon a time in a far away crib lived Princess Kendall. She had just moved to this far away land located across the house and all the way at the end of the hall from her old kingdom, Kingdom Pack-n-Play, which was nestled in the corner of a land called Mommy-and-Daddy's Bedroom.


Kendall had a royal Palace Guard, Sophie. (Sophie also doubled as the Court Jester.) Princess Kendall loved Sophie and received daily "head lickings" from her. Sophie guarded Princess Kendall and her land by vading off any and all possible intruders that attempted to come within view of Princess Kendall's kingdom.


But Princess Kendall had a problem. She had something wrapped around her little finger and it wouldn't come off. "Hmmm," Princess Kendall thought, "What can I do about this problem?".

She noticed that this "something" gave her much attention and delight. With one simple cry and the wave of her scepter, her royal subjects, Mommy and Daddy, would come to her rescue. With one lift of her royal finger and a simple royal beckon, her royal "paci subjects" would rush in and save her fallen pacifier. Hungry? Tired? Bored? No problem, her royal subjects tended to these fancies as well. After pondering the situation further she thought, "Do I really want to fix this problem? Is it even really a problem at all?"


Princess Kendall sought the advice of Palace Guard Sophie since she as well had royal powers of persuasion (and the benefit of years of experience) in this kingdom. After receiving much wise counsel, Princess Kendall concluded that she should take full advantage of this royal treatment. And as for her finger? What a small price to pay for lavished love and attention! The thought of casting off this so-called hindrance brought a smile to her face. "Yeah, right!" she cried.


And Princess Kendall, to this day and to come, lives happily ever after in her kingdom. And what about Palace Guard Sophie and Subject Mommy and Subject Daddy? Yeah, they're happy, too!