being family it should be ok being on Mothers Day (i'm turning 30 on the 8th too!) - we would be having a bbq or something that day if it weren't for the fact we're having DD's birthday party 3 weeks later and then we'll have a cake and maybe a few drinks later in the day for mine as well...
Yummmo... afternoon tea... let's think.... (you could call it 'high tea' if you want to be really classy!)
scones with jam and cream
little sandwiches (fancy ones with no crusts! - egg and lettuce, roast beef with tomato, ham and salad)
petit fours (make or buy) (or similar - a couple of slices, cupcakes, fudge - whatever you do best)
ice creams and fairy bread for the kids
a packet or two of chips
feta, caramelised onion and cherry tomatoes on mini squares of puff pastry (or melba toasts)
gourmet party pies, sausage rolls and quiches
cheese and spinach triangles
nice teas, coffee and maybe bubbly?
and of course a yummy cake for the birthday girl! (or use the cupcakes as your cake)
avoid to keep costs down: cheese platter (cheese cost a fortune!!)
beer (maybe you don't really need at afternoon tea)
nuts
fruit (can actually be really pricey, and at the moment we don't really have the nice cheap summer fruits)
to make the day easier:
make ahead and freeze (or buy and have in freezer) quiche, party pies, sausage rolls, cheese & spinach triangles
day before - get everything like chips (stuff that's in packets and doesn't need to go in fridge) and put it on the table (or wherever you're serving it from) sitting in/on the bowls you will be serving it in, get glasses out, plates/serviettes etc - then go out with your friends and have a ball.
beware: you don't need all of this food! it's just some ideas... remember everyone will be full from lunch!
yum yum yum now I'm hungry!!
Hope this helps give you some ideas - happy planning!
the benefit of a may bday - you can avoid stuff you don't want the kids to have (like ice cream) and stick with healthier stuff like sandwiches and sausage rolls/quiches (home made taste better and are cheaper than shop bought - and you can put them in the oven from frozen so you can make in advance and ONLY heat what you need! the rest can become awesome snack food for you in the lead up to bubby arriving!)
we're having arvo tea for DD's birthday with some of the stuff listed. we're setting aside a drawer in the freezer and just filling it as we go over the next month or two. sausage rolls (DH will make), quiches (i'll make - to keep cost down you can do JUST egg and milk - anything else is up to your taste and budget). we'll add some ****tail franks (can't not have them at a kids party). may make some mini pizzas or pizza pinwheels. we will do cheese and kabana for the grown ups (cheese can be cut up and then used for grating in cooking later if not used, kabana can be frozen and cooked later for snacks for DH). chips (will get used later if not eaten), sweet food we'll probably keep to a minimum as DD doesn't need it and some of the other kids go a bit hyper - but we'll see what is happening at the time.
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