A couple Saturdays ago (the 15th) we went to Susannah’s birthday tea party, it was a very sweet occasion! For their 16th birthdays, the ladies of their family have a hope chest party, where the gifts they receive are intended for the hope chest. A couple weeks ago was Susannah’s 17th birthday, so the party was a bit late, but it still counts!

Here are a few photos of and tidbits about the party.

Here is the delicious yellow chocolate birthday cake! Since it was actually her 17th birthday a couple weeks ago, she got to blow out 17 candles. The icing on this cake was the tastiest I have ever eaten. It was made and decorated by her older sister Jessica.

There were two large and two small (this is one of the small ones) tables in their sun room. Each was sweetly decorated with homemade table clothes and napkins with a kerosene lamp in the middle of the table. Each table had a bowl of chocolate covered pretzels, a plate of pin wheels, a tea pot of hot water, as well as cream and sugar.

See Susannah peeking over Maggie’s head? It thought this was such a cute shot!

Her grandmother put together photos of Susannah growing up for her birthday. Here we are all huddled around looking at the pictures. We got to hear some of the stories (short versions) behind them. It is so enjoyable to hear the stories of others, it is like glimpsing into their life long before we even knew one another.

There were many girls. I don’t believe I have ever been in a room with so many like-minded young ladies all at one time. So darling! I was able to meet and talk with several, though not everyone.

One of the tea pots at my table. I sat with Susannah, Maggie, and Jocelyn, as well as several other young ladies.

Pouring the hot water. Most of the girls brought their favorite tea cups. Sadly I forgot mine, it is a part of a set of china that I have inherited. I felt quite silly to forget my tea cup (as well as the tea cups of the rest of our family) when going to a tea party!

There was a little saucer for the tea bags. I had peppermint tea, which I had never had before. It was actually much tastier than I expected it would be.

Mrs. Trisch gave a wonderful talk about her girls and how important it is to have a servant’s heart. It was a very encouraging speech, and one that truly blessed me.

We had a wonderful time and are so glad that we went! We just met the farmgirls at a reenactment in October, but had originally “met” them through blogging. They are such dear, encouraging friends and a blessing to be around!

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