A Grand Affair

It was most definitely a grand affair...for us.  A proper tea party of sorts thrown by the hostess with the mostest, Perfect Pink Polkadot Princess Sara, in honor of her glorious birthday.  And why not throw a party with tea and scones and hats?  We aren't heathens!

I have to confess, I googled "tea party etiquette" before writing this blog post and discovered, as I really already knew, that we did not, in fact, have anything close to a proper tea party.  So let's call this the Midwestern Proper Tea, shall we?  The kind in which you lick your fingers and laugh too loud, while your children eat too much chocolate and run about screaming.  Why yes, the perfect Kansas tea.

 

Rose helped Aunt Sara in the kitchen, while Mommy and Monga did everything wrong that was requested of them by the party princess.

 

Yes, Rose was a big help, but she did abandon her aunt once it was time to get ready for the party.

 

Rose looked radiant and proper in all her froufrou.

The guests started arriving with their delightful hats and children.  It was lovely.

Ammy Alice with Cale, Bo with Jordan, Katie with Ammy.

 

 We had such a splendid time.

 

A proper splendid time, that is.

 

What a marvelous table Princess Sara set up for us, with treats and sweets galore.  Why, it was absolutely lovely.

 

"Come, let us have some tea and continue to talk about happy things." -Chaim Potok

 

Rose was just a precious as can be, giving gentle kisses to baby Jordan.

 

Everyone was proper and happy, delighting in their lovely tea.

Even Cale was a perfect gentleman.

But then.

Whose filthy child is this?  How improper.

They all ate the chocolate though.  The children, that is.  And it led to this.

That's right, it was the chocolate's fault and had nothing to do with the lack of adult supervision.  Oh, and don't let this picture fool you, Miss Lily was there, oh yes.  In fact, it was probably her idea.

Then it got worse.  These horribly obscene women started cackling in the living room.

Lovely ladies, come along and join us.

 

How totally improper.