Wrestle

My daughter was a trooper.
Her party was a lot of work but, a lot of fun.

The photo dress up 'booth' was a hit, no one got any injuries from dancing or the pinata and the food was all eaten. E had a modified one nap schedule and dada managed to get tights on her wiggly body all by 2pm. (Although based on the small laugh Papa gave when I commented on the tights success I think there was quite a wrestling match.)

And then there is the wrestling match currently going on with the photographer....

I liked this idea of having a dress up selection of props and kids being goofy and dressing up and getting their picture taken. The kids and parents liked this idea too. And while there was a photographer, I felt I didn't need to worry about my camera during such photo ops as eating cupcake, singing happy birthday or any cute moment.

After all, we didn't hire a caterer so I had food to prep and put out (along with my saintly mother in law......amazing woman). The pictures were all going to be posted on a web site. Guests can order what they wanted without me getting involved blah, blah, blah. All is good in the hood. Then came reality. The pictures that could be bought were of archival quality and cost $21.99 per print whether a 4x6 or 8x10 size.

This clearly must be a typo.

Forget my guests... how am I going to get prints of my baby's one year old party moments!? I have since emailed and conversed with the photographer (also mom of three) and her view is that she would rather sell high quality prints to preserve the professionalism of her work. Ummmmm excuse me but, did you meet me and my friends and family? Don't get me wrong.... she did a great job but, I just wanted someone to take pictures so I can download them onto snapfish and get 9¢ copies to put in a photobook that will sit on a shelf that I'll look at once a year IF THAT!

We are still in debate.