Today we took the kids to a special surprise!  We bought a new dress and shoes for Brooke (that we gave her today) and Alex’s Christmas vest so we could dress fancy and go to the Teddy Bear Tea at the Founders Inn.  At our beautifully decorated table there was a new teddy bear friend for each of them to take home.  We enjoyed tea (well just me), hot chocolate with marshmallows (everyone else) and a fun kid themed buffet.  The buffet was set up on a table two feet off the ground, complete with desserts first, chocolate strawberries, cupcakes, animal crackers, ants on a log, chicken nuggets, mini corn-dogs, grilled cheese sandwiches, and teddy bear shaped crustless PB&J.  At the end of the buffet they had scones, then tomato, cucumber, and chicken salad sandwiches for the adults.  It was adorable!  Brooke really enjoyed going to the buffet and helping herself.  We supervised Alex’s visits.  After enjoying our lunch, the kids got some wiggles out before enjoying a magic show, which Alex got to be a part of.  He even decided to get his face painted right before we left.  Once we got home the kids headed right to the playroom to let their bears drink ‘tea’ from our play kitchen tea set.