Tea Time

Ever since I heard there was a tea parlor and boutique near our house, I have been dying to check it out.  This summer, I found an awesome deal on Groupon, so I took my sisters, Olivia and Madeline, there for some big girl tea time.

The place was A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E!  Everything was so dainty and girlie.  The whole room was pink with flowers, lace, and fancy chandeliers.  Pretty prints of little girls and teapots in antique gold frames lined the walls.  It was the perfect quaint setting for a tea party.

My baby sister, Madeline, and I...can you tell we are 15 years apart?!

I want a chandelier like this in my house.  Gorgeous!

They had a dress-up station with hats, scarves, furs, gloves, jewelry.  

We had such a ball playing dress-up!

Perfect portrait pose, don't you think?

Hats galore!

A little pirate looking in this one

You can call me ma'dam

I've always wanted to wear a fascinator like Princess Kate

Madeline in her scarf with the fur

We couldn't stop posing...too much fun!

After we were all dolled up, they brought out a pot of tea for each of us filled with the tea of our choice.  There were over 30 different teas to choose from and the pots were bottomless, so we could try as many kinds as we liked.

Beautiful tea cups and saucers and one of the cute polka dot teapot covers

One side of the tea menu

We tried SO many delicious teas: green almond tea, creme brule, apple pie, strawberry fields, tropical paradise, and a Mad Hatter's tea (which had a jellybean in it).  The green almond was my favorite.....even the smell of it was heavenly.

We felt very British having tea time in our fancy accessories.  So British, that we felt the need to only speak to each other in an English accent.  Luckily no one else was around to witness our role-playing :)

Olivia sporting the official 'tea pouring' face

Pinkies up!

We were served crumpits on a fancy 2-tiered tea tray.  Ok, not really crumpits, but scones, cucumber sandwiches, pistachio cupcakes, chicken salad biscuits, and other dainty tea time snacks.

Fancy tea tray

They brought out little cow creamers.  They were so cute, we decided they needed names:
Bessie, Betty Sue, & Betty Lou

The cow spits the creamer into your cup :)

Olivia and I...only 11 years apart :)

Complete with dainty silverware

They also had a room for little girls' birthday parties and another tea room decorated in blue and black.

Madeline in the birthday chair

Adorable little windows with flower boxes

Another tea room...the blue room

Such an adorable place!  I can't wait to take my girls here when they are older.  I may have to make it annual tradition to go here with my sisters, except next time Amanda has to come!.