The festivities ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0711 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0712 began the night before the day before the day after my birthday with a salad and a box from Chez Alice ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0713 as Jane was online ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0714 Benjamin was playing chess ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0715 and Suzanne was getting ready ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0716 for the treat to come. My attempts at self portraits worked badly ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0717 and then even worse ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0718 so someone else had to try to capture me ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0719 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0720 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0721 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0722 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0723 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0724 as Jen tried to get Jane ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0725 to look better ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0726 but it took a few tries ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0727 to get to this ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0728 as my birthday was toasted ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0729 and the tortillas ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0730 were flashed ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0731 into view. The main event, as always, was when the cake appeared ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0732 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0733 and we took family pictures ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0734 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0735 to go with the birthday pictures ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0736 ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0737 and one last look at the cake ../../../Sabbat/2003/02.27-03.01.03DavidBirthday//IMG_0738 before we devoured it.