I once again managed to dodge a Barbie party (by the skin of my teeth I tell you) and suggested we have a tea party instead, which they absolutely loved! They could also choose whether they wanted a Butterfly or Heart cake and luckily Mignon chose hearts and Isabel chose butterflies.
I then ended up crocheting about a gazillion hearts and butterflies with the idea of hanging them all around the gazebo, got my Mom to make each child a handbag (“manbags” for the boys) and managed to pull off the cakes. But only just. The baking was a nightmare. And the weather was threatening to not play along, but that turned out just fine in the end. Phew.
I didn’t realise exactly how stressed I was about it until I woke up the next morning in a cold sweat about all the things I felt weren’t perfect. I could literally HEAR Etienne roll his eyes when I was having my little moment.
So, here are some pics, I’ll let the captions tell the tale:



Woe is me, I can’t the pics to align properly, but you have the gist of it!
If you want to see the full set on flickr, please click here. I cannot do them justice here!








Oh I love their party! And those crochet butterflies and hearts. I can see many brooches and necklaces born out of them.
Happy happy Bday to them both. 4 is so the best age ever. And I love that family picture.
What gorgeous photos of an awesome party! You really outdid yourself! I LOVE that family photo – you ALL look beautiful!
Those girls are seriously so gorgeous. Well done!
Wow, wow, what a gorgeous family! Well done on all the hard work. Hugs xx
Gorgeous pics! Especially the last one of the whole family 🙂 x
Thank you so much Nicki!