Fairy Tea Party

Yesterday, we took advantage of Maddie being at Grandma & Grandpa's to allow Cate and I a special trip out to a Fairy Tea Party. The party took place at the Children's Garden in Robert F. Leggett Park (corner of Main & Clegg). It's an enchanting little community run garden that was just perfect for the event and made the perfect setting for me to try out my new "nifty fifty" lens that I bought for $40 off Kijiji. We made delicious oatmeal cranberry coconut cookies to share, and even got to bring a few home for the rest of the family.



Heading into the party

Fishing for stars

Beautiful girl.

I couldn't decide which shot I liked best... this one

or this one?

The girls

Fishing for stars

Look at those wings.

Trying to use the scissors.

Watching the crafting pro.

Fairy Princess Cate

Bubbles!

I love that this shot is overexposed - It's whimsical

Stopping to smell the flowers

Secret garden

Contemplating the jump.

Leaping fairies

Trying to sneak away.

She was so excited to get her face painted that she waited very patiently in line.

The finished product...

Story time

Time to head home.

Secrets Revealed

Last night was a great success!

We hosted a co-ed wedding shower for a friend and had a great time. My mom came by in the afternoon to pick up both kids AND the dog. I'll admit that it was strange to have such a quiet house for a couple hours! I got all dressed up for the occasion and thoroughly enjoyed the wine :)

For the weeks leading up to the party I've been working on a "secret fondant project" which some of you may have noticed by my Facebook status updates. Well now is the time for the big reveal!

I made Bride and Groom Cookies!

I also got crafty and altered some gift bags to make these...

We asked the guests to give the couple a gift that corresponds to a piece of marital advice. We gave them these...

We gave the bride-to-be a pair of crystal candle holders and we gave the groom some diamond shaped crystal paperweights. I had a lot of fun shopping and preparing for the party and also really enjoyed taking pictures of everything along the way :)

The weekend of celebrations has just begun and tonight is the Bachelorette party...