The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Photo Booth

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How do you take pictures of guests at parties? Just catch them while in the act of shoveling food in their mouth. I think not! This is not a pasture. There are no cows here.

My wife and I thought of a better idea. A backdrop. Photo booth style. This way, we prevented the awkward glances, eating habits, and plain old hiding from the glass piercing into the soul.

Our first run at this concept was enlightening. Better opportunities in the future will be ours.

One thing I learned! Food colored icing and white teeth make you look like you devoured a Smurf. Just ask the young lady in the picture below. HAHA.

more to follow......

The Very Hungry Caterpillar - Cuppy Cakes

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We made roughly a gazillion cupcakes for our little humans numero uno birthday party. Seriously. There were cupcakes all over the place.

My wife made the cupcakes and cooked them. We had yellow and chocolate.  My mother was gracious enough to ice them. I was whipped into submission and made the icing (my dad's recipe) and placed them out into the shape since I am artsy.

Results.

My father made this icing by hand every year around Christmas time. I am just lazy, plus I have a super duper fancy gadget that does all the work for me, so I use it. My father would be proud that I am able to carry on his icing recipe for another generation.

My mother ices the cake. She specifically asked me when the shade of color was just right. Again. Artsy.

A smattering of cup cakes freshly iced.

The end result.

Next subject. The birthday boy!

to be continued......

Neglect remedy.

Our oldest, has been a little neglected lately due to Parker's upcoming first birthday. In response, I am posting some pictures from an Oreo moment. Enjoy as much as he did.

On a side note: He has been having rough nights for about a week now. He wakes up crying and throwing up clear stuff. Not much, but just enough to make a mess. We think it is reflux and will be making an appointment for him in the upcoming week. I will keep you posted on that news. The littlest human also has a one year checkup on Monday.....eek.

The littlest human's party went off without a hitch on Saturday. I took over 200 pics, so I am editing those and will most likely be posting them in several different batches. Look for those in the coming days. I am very proud of our theme and how well it looked this year. One of the best yet!