Terror at Tea Time

On Wednesday we dressed up 50s style and had a tea party. We also happened to make a video at the same time. That afternoon turned into one of the most enjoyable times we've ever had. Let me tell you the story:

It was late Tuesday night and the four of us girls were laughing our heads off at some of the old videos we have made. Each and every one brought with it tons of memories of the times we've had together. All week long we had been planning to make another music video, following tradition, but we just couldn't come up with anything we liked. So the idea kind of fizzled out. But that night, rewatching old videos, our vigor for video-making was renewed. We couldn't miss out on another opportunity to film something amazing together, could we? But the problem remained, what do we film?

We had also been planning a tea party all week. It was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. All of a sudden we had a lightbulb moment. Why not make a video at the tea party? We could dress up old-style and make a silent black-and-white film. It would be spectacular.

Well things escalated pretty quickly from there. Soon we had a wildly amusing video planned and a long list of things to bake. Wednesday morning brought bread baking, scone baking, and cake baking while Ellie started doing the ladies' hair. By that afternoon the table was set, the red lipstick was applied, and the cameras were rolling. And this is the result: