Sunday, November 20, 2005
Big baby birthday weekend.
Saturday. Hansen's daughter, Catherine, celebrates her first birthday. Hansen is loving and protective of his daughter, but also not above making very dark jokes. Like, while videotaping her, "This looks a lot like those drunk driving ads. 'AND SHE NEVER SAW HER SECOND BIRTHDAY.'" When everyone stares at him agahst he responds, "What? It'll be her own fault for driving drunk."
Sunday. Nick's daughter, Jane (pictured), celebrates her second birthday. Young mans the videocamera for Nick. At one point, Jeanine leans in to tell Young she's sorry to hear his uncle passed away. They have a brief conversation about recent losses. Then they realize everything they're saying is probably being picked up by the camera recording Jane opening her presents. "Sorry Jane," Jeanine says, "people die."
But most of the time at both parties is spent trying to get each baby to smear birthday cake all over their face. This is all anyone wants to see, myself included. The cake comes out, the cameras come up and everyone whispers and coos in giddy cake-face anticipation. Catherine and Jane were both surprisingly reserved and tidy, though, eventually leading a frustrated grandmother or aunt to get in there and smash the child's hand into the icing for them.
