We were thinking about what country to do next when Kenney mentioned England. We thought it would be perfect for Kenney to talk about his time there and the culture. I knew Bentley would have a blast if we did a tea party for her, so I borrowed a tea set and invited some of her friends over. All the girls dressed up and brought at doll so they could do a tea party for them too. The girls had a blast and thought they were so fancy!
I didn't have many activities for the boys because I was busy with the tea party and dinner, but we listened to some Beatles music. Kenney then introduced them to more British artists. We watch some videos about talking with a British accent. Kyler caught on a little better than Damon, haha!
Kenney has been talking about doing an English Sunday Roast Dinner for a long time, but we've never done it. This was the perfect opportunity. It took some research and planning, but we got it done. I made the roast first with onions and carrots. Then we made the roasted potatoes and gravy. Finally we made Yorkshire pudding. Those turned out pretty amazing. We invited Nana & Papa to come over for dinner with Kaden. The table was set and we served dinner the English way, no serving yourself or serving dishes on the table. We brought out everyone's plate to them and that's all you get! It wasn't my favorite dinner, but Kenney said it was very authentic, very much like he would get on his mission. Through dinner Kenney talked about England and some of their customs. He should pictures and told stories. It was great!
After dinner I had an apple crisp and custard ready. It was pretty good too. Most of us seemed to like the food. We finished the night with the movie The Man Who Knew Too Little. I'm really bummed I didn't get a picture of the dinner or dessert, but I did get one of the show-stopper as Kenney called it. The Yorkshire Puddings!
Ready for tea!
All dressed up, you can't see it here, but Bentley made me curl her hair for the occasion.
Callahan
Rafe
The proper way to drink your tea!
Serving their dolls tea too
Dinner is served! If you look close you can see the dinner.
Yorkshire pudding (pronounced Yorksure pudding) They taste nothing like pudding and are kind of like a roll, but not really bread.
The tea (aka apple juice) was a hit, as were the shortbread cookies and pb&j sandwiches!
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