Tea Party Time!

Evie and I had our first doll tea party together last week. :) My mom brought some of my American Girl furniture and my old baby cradle down with her when she came to help with our move. Evie is delighted. :) It's so fun to see her move on to little girl toys, not just baby toys!

Last week we set up a tea party with Samantha and her twin dolls. We used her picnic basket food (I knew if I went downstairs to get her tea set and pretend food that she'd lose interest :)). Every time she gave a doll a bite she'd go "mmmmmmmm!!!" :) Here she is setting up. :) (btw - none of the pictures are that great. If I make too big of a deal setting up or taking the picture then Evie stops what she is doing to watch me.)
  
About every three minutes she'd decide that it was time for the twins to take a nap. She'd throw them into the cradle, cover them with the blanket (she'd ask me to help every time so they'd be all neatly set in there), and rock them violently for about 4 seconds. Then she'd decide it was time for them to wake up and fling them out of the cradle across the room. She seemed surprised that they'd fly so far and that she had to walk so far to get them to bring them back to the party. :p
Violent rocking...

Getting ready for the fling...

After a while she was sure the twins were full and she decided it was silky's turn to join the party. She was very particular about how she mounded silky into the chair. :p
This tea party probably lasted a full 40 minutes! I just love having a little girl and watching her imagination and creativity grow. :)