This afternoon I took my four year old sister outside to have tea. I spread a tablecloth out on the front yard and we sat under a cloudless blue sky. I knew a pretend tea with my sister's set would be ok, but having something tangible to play with is much better. So I borrowed my mom's teapot and two tea cups and filled the pot with pink lemonade. I grabbed my sister's favorite treat, yogurt covered pretzels, and took all of our tea time goods outside with us. My sister was thrilled...
It didn't take much for her to be impressed. She kept saying things like "this is a wonderful idea to have a tea party" and "its such a beautiful day today." My heart melted by how sweet she was. She wanted to pour me my "tea" and made sure my cup was never empty. We talked about getting a kite, how all caterpillars turn into butterflies (which was brought up in our conversation upon seeing a yellow butterfly), and we played "I spy", which she has become very good at.
We sat outside for about half an hour, talking and sipping our pink lemonade. Occasionally she would stretch out on the sheet and put her head on my lap. She was so careful not to accidentally knock over or spill her drink, and politely asked me every time she wanted a pretzel. I tried to teach her how to hold her tea cup with her pinky finger up, but that only resulted with a confused look on her face and me chuckling on the inside.
It was by far the best half hour I have had in a long time.
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