Twelve year old girls play the role of high society women very well

and High Tea is an exceptionally fine way to celebrate one’s birthday.

Sometimes husbands and fathers make the world’s best butlers (but should not attempt to dance ‘the robot’ in front of his daughters’ friends).

and the hired help definitely know how to work a room (and in this case the yard).

While the high society sup on their tea and scones, the hired help play up… alot.

Good friends and good food make special days even more special.

Working on your feet for days on end is hard and you ache in places you never even knew you had afterwards

but when your newly 12 year old daughter comes to you and tells you it was the best day ever, it’s totally worth it.

Aches?

What aches?

12 is an age when everything changes

and mother hearts cry, just a little,

while they farewell the past

and welcome the future.