Time to plan a party!

It's time for us to start planning for Lily's second birthday party! I'm not sure what makes me feel older, the fact that our baby (our very last baby) is not a baby anymore, or the fact that our oldest is 9!  It doesn't really sink in that I've been a dad for nearly a decade already.  Why is it that after so many years, I still don't have this gig figured out! I don't know that anyone ever does.

Anyway, right now, what we need to figure out is exactly what we'll make for Lily's cake (I'll post pics of that when it's done, in the meantime you can see other cakes we've done here), and what food we'll have at the party.  To get our butts in gear, and keep the 'party food' dilemma fresh in our minds, I'm posting a few snacks we had at Tristan's last birthday get together. Spinach, artichokes, garlic... all the staples of stinky but delicious treats!

Food for thought

Here's sone food for thought: always get an advance on payment before starting a job. The photos posted below are from a shoot I did for a local pub. They were revitalizing their food offerings and needed some photos, and a menu design that would show the dishes at their best. I was brought on to make this happen and everything went great! Everything but the fact that a few weeks after the new menus were produced, the owner closed up shop and proceeded to ignore all my calls and emails. Needless to say I never got full payment on the job. Oh well, I'm still happy with the photos anyway.




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