Sugar Plum Fairy Tea

I've been wanting to visit a local tea room for a couple for years now. So I was happy we were able to attend the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea this afternoon.

Marina wanted to dress like a ballerina, but none of her ballet clothes fit her anymore. She finally decided on a pink dress decorated with crystals and pearls.

We had an easy time getting to the tea room and arrived a bit early. The room was beautiful and was already decorated for Christmas. The music from The Nutcracker was being played. Marina was thrilled to see her place marked with her name.

We started with marzipan tea. It smelled and tasted delicious! The tea room owner welcomed us to the tea party and then the food came out. We started with hot turkey pottage pies. Marina was a bit nervous about trying it, but she liked it so much she ate the whole thing.

Marina was a bit impatient waiting for the next course, so she and the three year old at the next table tried to pass the time together. But the food was worth the wait. She was thrilled that there were cucumber sandwiches. She didn’t want to try the quiche, but she did like the turkey crostini. I showed her how to eat a scone with clotted cream and jam. She enjoyed it but thought it was a bit messy. For dessert, she had a chocolate reindeer cupcake, but after eating the gingerbread she was too full to eat anything but one pretzel antler.

After we ate, the owner told the story of The Nutcracker. Then the Sugar Plum Fairy came in a performed two dances for us. She was very good. After she danced, she visited each table and let each girl select a colorful candy cane. The girls had the chance to create a pretty snowflake with stickers and sparkles. Then they had their picture taken with the Sugar Plum Fairy in front of the Christmas tree.

As we walked to the car it was clear Marina had a wonderful time. She wants to make this a new Christmas tradition for us.