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Aug. 24, 2009
Amy's Tea Party
Yes, folks, Amy planned, organized, and hosted a tea party for the ladies of our church. Not everyone was able to come, and we ended up having it at our friends' house because they lost the brakes of their van (and let's face it, if 9 of the ladies/girls were missing, it wouldn't have been nearly as much fun), but it went great and it was lots of fun. :-)
Here are a few pictures to make you all jealous. (Well, not really... but I hope that you enjoy the pictures anyways!) :-)
 The table
 Again
 and again
 and again.
 of course no tea party is complete without lemonaid... oh wait, we had tea too...
 Three lovely young ladies
 More young ladies. (No, Amy's not singing or ready, she's just waiting for the tea party to start so that she can start us right... with a chapter of the Bible)
 The boys quickly got their food
 before they fled the area (all but one -we thought of you, Ben-).
 Here is the happy little guy that remained. (That really is a smile he's got on his face... it's his 'camera smile'... have you ever seen little kids do that where they make the most awful face with their mouth when you tell them to smile for the camera?!)
 Lieren, Amy, Mom, Tessa, and Julie
 From one end of the table (That's my lovely grandma at the head of the table)
 From the other end. (Everyone was concentrating on doing the Bingo cards that Amy made so it was hard to get them to look at the camera... in case you're wondering, there was no prize for Bingo, just the fun of doing it.)
 Amy read a chapter of the Bible (I think this took place before the Bingo cards, but I'm not sure)
 My lovely sis
 Lieren and Amy Siobhan and me... we were trying out a technique of taking a self-portrait... we didn't succeed, but I liked the picture anyways... she's so sweet.
 This is my bingo card... yeah, actually I did win with just five in a row (YAY), but by the end I had every single box filled with help from Siobhan who made sure that I heard every word that Amy said.
 Faith enjoyed the party as much as anyone. I think she was the last one to leave the table.
 There's her lovely smile!
 Tessa, Shivy, and Kay... I was lucky to get this picture because Tessa and Kay have now reached the age where they don't like having their picture taken. But it is amazing the cooperation you get when you just ask nicely. (well, sometimes you get cooperation... othertimes you just get a more polite refusal.)
 Dueling cameras
 Aislinn and Tamara
 cleaning up
 Someone was absolutely determined to get a picture of Kay and Tessa who ran outside when they saw the cameral she was holding.
 This was as good as it got.
 After a little while we all played "Do you like your Neighbor's seat better?" (as you can see, Kay is hiding her face... I don't know why people always hide their face when they don't want their picture taken... is it a remnant of the little kid saying "If I can't see you, you can't see me!"?)
Anyways, this is how the game goes... everyone sits in a circle with one person in the middle without a chair. The person in the middle chooses someone and asks them if they like their neighbor's seat better. If they say no, just the two people on either side of them have to switch places (and the 'it' person tries to jump into one of their chairs, leaving someone else chairless), but if they say yes, then they have to make an exception. For example "Do you like your neighbor's seat better?" "Yes, except for all the people who have brown hair". Then all the people who have brown hair have to jump up and switch seats and -hopefully, the 'it' person finds a chair and leaves a new person in the middle. :-)
 Everyone played
 Even the Moms (aren't they CUTE???)
 (Oh, and the boys too... even though only one is visible here, they all came back for this)
 Lieren and me. Lieren just turned 15 a few weeks ago... Happy (late) birthday Lieren!
Thank you, Amy, for preparing the tea party! It was the nicest one I've ever attended. :-) |
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Posted by Anonymous 
Aug. 28, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Have a very bright, very cheerful day!
Miss Eyebright