A Tea Party for the Princess

Finally, little Miss Abigail turned three.
We have been talking for weeks about her requested princess birthday tea party and after an eternity the day had arrived. Abby chose two of her favorite buddies to come over, Charis (which Abby used to pronounce Carrots) is on the left and Maren is in the middle. The girls, dressed in their finest princess wear, painted princess cookies to their hearts desire. The girls absolutely loved it. The recipe is just an egg yoke and some drops of food coloring, paint the unbaked cookie, and then bake it as the recipe calls. So simple and fun and we will definitely be doing it again!
The finished product for Abby. Can you tell what all the shapes are?

Maren's brother (and Jonah's bff) Hudson was a trooper and came dressed up in his strapping knight outfit. He did have to ask his mom though, "Why do I have a princess cup and plate, too?" Sorry, buddy. You have two sisters. Get used to it. :)Next, we had "tea" of hot chocolate and enjoyed the baked cookies.

And birthday cupcakes. Amazingly, Abby still took a nap after all of this sugar.

The party was two days before her birthday, so of course on her big day we had to have yet another cake and more sugar. Look at this sweetheart! This expression is just so great to me. The look of "finally, my birthday has come. And it's all I could have dreamt it to be."

The cake is purple and she had to have pink frosting. Pink and purple are the only colors that exist in her world.

Happy birthday, Abby! Mommy and Daddy are so blessed to have you in our lives for these last three years. You are crazy, precious, and the girliest little girl we've ever met. We wouldn't have you any other way. :)