Everyone Girl Needs some Fancy

Today (okay, really last Saturday but I back dated the post to the correct day and therefore am using the term "today") my mom treated Marley and me to a Fancy Nancy tea party at Yankee Candle in Williamsburg. We caught wind through our wedding photographer. Helen, at Colonial Photography, is one of our favorite people and has recently started getting contracts for all of these fun events. She (and her crew) did Marley's Santa pictures this year too. Helen also holds a children's photo contest every year. Marley was a winner in 2009 and we're waiting to hear about 2010. The 2011 photo contest is going to go National and Helen thinks Mar can give them a run for their money (or she's just saying that, but I'm going to choose to believe she really means it)!

So, back to the Fancy Nancy tea party.

Do you know who Fancy Nancy is? Well she's Marley's Fancy's namesake of course. When we were trying to decide what my mom would be called, cause let's face it, she's just not a "grandma" we tossed around quite a few ideas including "grandnan" which stuck for a while. But then, Brett had the superb (that's a fancy way of saying great) idea to call her Fancy since her first name is Nancy, and for us...we'll it stuck! So of course when the opportunity arose we decided to take her to the tea party. We've considered it before because they're all over Williamsburg, but we just didn't think she was old enough. We still weren't sure she'd appreciate it but she did and it was awesome! We all had a blast.

Here are the pics Helen took today (ok, ok, really a week ago but I already explained that). I know I went picture posting happy but they were all so fun!

Close to (if not) the best shot of the day...half of her pics are with the earrings and half without.

She's so intent on her book!

This one's just for giggles. Brett and I joke all the time that we can't have another kid cause Marley got all the best features from the two of us but looking at this pic I'm not so sure! Check out those ears! And she looks a little cross eyed...or maybe just cross that we're interrupting her reading with the flash from the camera.

Much better but what is she looking at?

So Fancy!

Just kicking back for a little relaxation and reading

Back to the book (I think I'm going to blow this one up and put it over her reading corner in her bedroom)

Striking a Fancy pose

She looks shy...but she was really picking her nose...and maybe trying to eat it??!!

Look at me!

Cheeseball

Then we started to bribe her with a lollipop because she wasn't being the most cooperative and here she is ready to come and get it...

And she has it...

The funniest part of the whole sitting was probably when it was her turn and she walked right up to the white drape and told Helen "sit" and pointed to the bench. It's something when you're kid poses herself for her pictures.

I also have some pictures on my camera from today (that day) so stay tuned...