A very fairy tea party

When little girls turn five, 

As a mama, one must strive

To throw a party that she truly would enjoy

One that's pretty and pink (and without any boys!)

Frilly invitations, created with care

(Obviously, done with Miss Jayna's flair)

Invited six little fairies to enjoy tea with us

And for this purpose, mama went to quite a fuss

When little fairies did arrive

They flitted through balloons along the drive

That lead them to the most welcoming of sights

A beautiful fairy tea party, perfect for tiny sprites!

Tiny tea cups, tiny berries

All just right for tiny fairies

The table was adorned in pink and flowers

All laid out under gauzy bowers

While glittery gold fairies danced overhead

And six little girls enjoyed strawberry bread

And watermelon "tea" and tiny cookies

And all remembered to say thank you and please.

The princess presided over her splendid tea,

Full of giggles and full of glee,

Delighted to share her special day

With such good friends at such a grand soiree.

I love you, my little fairy girl

You add such sparkle to my world

 

After the delicacies were all consumed

The party activities were resumed

Six little girls beaded and beaded

'Til their fairy bracelets were completed

Then off they went to find fairy treasure

They ran and giggled and took great pleasure

In finding clues and winning prizes

Finally completing their fairy guises

They won their wands and they won their wings

And fairy halos, among other things.

On to presents, cupcakes, and more fairy fun

'Til sadly, the party was all done

Blow the candles, make a wish

Wave your wand with a twinkle and a swish

And maybe your wish will come true.

I wish a very happy birthday for you!

Goodbye, fairy friends, thank you for being here!

You celebrated Leah's birthday with lots of cheer!

 My favorite little fairy, with eyes of blue,

Happy, happy birthday.  Happy birthday to you!

This is for my father

There were a few things that made my dad laugh-like really laugh.  Laugh so hard he could barely breathe.  One of them was taking unsuspecting visitors to the Game Farm, driving through the buffalo field and rolling the passenger side windows down using the master switch on the driver's side.  BIG, HAIRY, STINKY, SLOBBERY buffalo always stick their heads in the window,  breathing and licking and slobbering on people.  Honestly, it's disgusting.  But pretty funny if it's not happening to you.  He would laugh so hard he couldn't even roll their windows up if he'd wanted to.  He was paralyzed with laughter.

Another thing that caused him to laugh so hard that tears trickled down his cheeks was Little Pig Joe.  Little Pig Joe is this random song that he enjoyed teaching to people and then he liked to see if they could get it right.  Endless laughter for my father.  The other day it occurred to me that if he were here, he'd probably try to teach it to my kids, then he'd laugh and laugh.  So I did it for him. 


Little Pig Joe, Take 1 from Bethany Weed on Vimeo.




Little Pig Joe, Take 2 from Bethany Weed on Vimeo.




Little Pig Joe, Take 3 from Bethany Weed on Vimeo.


And one final take, from Nathan:




Nate's Pig Joe from Bethany Weed on Vimeo.

Apparently thinking that Little Pig Joe is funny is a genetic trait...