Tomorrow I will share some recipes that I have culled from the many tea parties we have enjoyed since Meg got her tea set for Christmas. (And let me just say that we have had quite a few tea parties.) However, today I am going to show you how the pros do it. 
Every summer my wonderful neighbor, Mary Winters has us over for a tea party. Let me just say that it is a big summer highlight for the girls and possibly an even bigger one for me. Mary is one of the most amazing women in the world and I just love getting to talk with her over a long, delicious lunch.
She served her chicken salad with airlight buttery rolls and peanut butter and jelly for the kids along with fresh fruit and the cutest individual jello molds.
The girls had a ball dining in Mary’s playhouse. We enjoyed sitting back in the shade and figuring out life a little. (Which Mary is very good at.)
After we ate, the girls decorated cookies. Which is a great tea party finale. I love that she has a kid’s table at the end of her island in her kitchen. She is all about kids!
….Wonderful.
That looks like a fun time. I love lunches at Mary’s. I want to be her when I grow up. (I have a long way to go) I also loved the individual jello salads!
I am so jealous. I guess the only thing that could make it better is if she served some of her homemade cinnamon rolls- in miniature of course. With another girl on the way, you can expect years of tea parties. My girls have them at least a couple of times a week – whether I help with food or not!
I didn’t know Mary was your neighbor! She is a wonderful old camp friend of mine and I think she’s the most wonderful woman around. Tell her that Rachel Romney or Kathryn Romney’s daughter says hello! What an awesome tea party! Both she and you put QUITE a bit more effort into your tea parties than I do. My kids get juice and a handful of cereal. I’ll try it your way. Maybe.
I miss Mary Winters, and YOU! Hope things are going well. We move into a rental tomorrow, while waiting for the closing on the house we have under contract. MOVING is NOT fun, I don’t reccommend it, especially if you have to do it twice!
I want a Mary Winters neighbor! She is adorable and how sweet were those jello molds? Your tea parties are just as fun!