This is a somewhat cut down video of Kate's birthday festivities. First, a few production notes: The awful sound you are hearing is me, Dan, Dan's mom and my mom (via speaker phone) attempting to sing Happy Birthday to Kate. We got out of sync with one another a couple of times, but since it's Kate's first birthday, she doesn't know what the song is supposed to sound like yet, and I figure we can practice up for a better sophomore effort next year. I then stayed on the phone to narrate things for my mom, so you also have to listen to that. Sorry.

We edited down the total video time and now the film reflects a sped-up version of the process Kate went through in order to cover herself completely up to the elbows in cake and icing. My favorite part is at the end when she gets totally disgusted with the stickiness and starts trying to wipe it off. Yes, I like to put my child in awkward positions and then laugh at her. That's the kind of sympathetic mother I am. Enjoy.