The tradition for runners the day before a big race is to have a pasta dinner. But last Saturday, marathoner Katie Holmes was focused on throwing a tea party for her18-month-old daughter Suri.

Holmes, 28, and husband Tom Cruise, 45, held the party inside the Carlyle Hotel’s Bemelmans Bar, which is decorated with artwork from the Madeline series of children’s books, written by the late author Ludwig Bemelmans.

From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. about 10 kids and 15 adults enjoyed mini burgers, chicken fingers, mac and cheese, french fries, cookies and strawberries, and danced to kids’ songs played on the piano by Tina deVaron, according to a source.

“Suri and her friends had a Madeline tea,” the observer added, and she was “running around and dancing and playing with friends.”

The next day, Holmes finished in about five and a half hours, then stepped out with her husband for his Lions for Lambs film premiere.

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Us Weekly is reporting that Suri Cruise is living the Scientology lifestyle even though she is far too young to take classes on the “religion”.  As a baby, she was fed a mixture of barley, water, milk and yummy corn syrup instead of formula or breast milk. Of course Hubbard encouraged this mixture for some unknown reason. (Anyone?)

Suri is surrounded by nothing but Scientology believers including her two nannies. “Tom doesn’t like associating with people who aren’t Scientologists,” says an insider

The article in Us Weekly is also saying that Tom and Katie have a hard time saying no to Suri when she wants something! It’s all about being positive and supportive,” says the couple’s friend (Hubbard advised parents to “try to be the child’s friend.”) As for discipline, one former church member tells Us that Scientologists do not scold their children, but instead explain that bad behavior (like throwing a toy) is the “wrong action.” (A Scientology rep tells Us, “How a parent disciplines their child is left up to the parent.”)

Wow. I want to go back and be almost 2 and have them be my parents minus the craziness!

This little girl is by far my favorite little celebubaby & this is just the beginning of my posts on li’l Miss Suri.

She’s currently still in Germany with Grandma & Grandpa Holmes- photographed here in Berlin’s Tiergarten Park.  Mommy must be getting brainwashed shopping & Daddy must be hunting for aliens working on his film, “Valkyrie”.

JK

Rumor has it that little Suri Cruise will model for Baby Gap! How cute!

 ”The 1-year-old is the new face of a Baby Gap campaign later this year, and reports are saying the millionaire toddler has gotten a lucrative contract.”

I can’t wait to post the ad pics!

Suri just gets cuter and cuter!

Grier is the daughter of Tom’s ex-arch enemy, Brooke Shields.

Okay – gotta admit, she’s cute.

Suri turns 1 year old today! I’m sure the mothership will bring her lots of presents on her first birthday…