Tea Time!!

Every year Daddy makes a special memory with his growing gaggle of girls.
We went to our very favorite tea room and became the junior version of the 
red hat ladies.


 Gianna is READY for all those yummy tea goodies!


 Daddy and Celia. 
They both melt my heart.

 Teaching Sofia the "proper" way to drink tea is to add a lil' milk.
 Or it's Mommy's way. 
I forget which :)
 These two are adorable. She LOVES her Daddy. I'll settle for being chopped liver to see the looks of ADORATION she gives her Daddy.
 Aria couldn't wait to eat her chocolate mouse!

 Each year, Daddy buys the girls tea cups which we have boxed and dated. I include a picture for each memory so when they are grown they will have a teacup collection AND photos of each special Christmas date with Daddy.
 The big girls helped Mommy pick tea cups for the twins. We decided on demitasse cups for our little twinnies.
 Sofia was ready to GO, but she did really love her new tea cup Daddy got her to start her collection.

 Celia had also had about had enough and this point, but we still needed a
 picture of her very first tea cup!
Thank you Daddy for spoiling all your princesses and making another special memory with all of us!
We love you (as Gianna says) AAAALLLLLL the way to China and BACK!!!

Comments

  1. Meghann RobertsDecember 21, 2010 at 8:33 PM

    I love hearing about your traditions and memories you are building with your family!!

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  2. DaddyDecember 22, 2010 at 5:52 PM

    What a special treat for me to date my girls and make these memories at Christmas time!!

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  3. Grandma and GrandpaDecember 22, 2010 at 9:07 PM

    What a blessing! It's enough to make grandparents beam plumb red with pride. We love you, Girls, and your thoughtful Daddy, too.

    ReplyDelete

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