Little Blue World

You probably recognize Tash from a few other entries. She is my cousin’s daughter (and my first cousin, once removed). She turned one on September 25th. I was very sad I couldn’t make it to her birthday party (I was shooting Leticia and Michael’s wedding that day), but I insisted we set up a shoot because I had an idea…

I hired Jessica Ellis to bake a cake for me. The plan: to let Tash eat the cake. However she wanted.

It was hilarious to watch. She was very delicate at first… using just her fingertips and watching us very closely to see if we would stop her.

We applauded and cheered every time she took a bite. And either she got brave or the sugar kicked in, because pretty soon the icing was everywhere and she was shoveling wee fistfuls of it into her mouth.

This was an absolutely priceless session. We had so much fun and afterwards while we chatted, Tash buzzed in circles around the room high on processed sugar.

I imagine the crash was not pleasant.

Happy first birthday, sweet Tash.