when you want to have your cake and eat it too

Two-year old Sam is longing for the lighting of the candles, the speeches and formalities, and the singing of “Happy Birthday” to finally be done. It is a 90th birthday celebration, true enough, but there is a great cake just waiting to be eaten!

Blog Note
Q :: A 90th birthday party for two-year old Sam?
A :: After reading some of the comments below, I thought it might be good to clarify that Sam was one of the birthday guests. He was, in fact, the second-youngest in attendance. The party was for his great-grandmother 🙂

Got some time on your hands? A good place to wait is right here.

66 comments on “when you want to have your cake and eat it too”

  1. 4 Dec 2011 at 00:28 Gobetween

    Well finished off – so precious.

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  2. 4 Dec 2011 at 00:59 Gilly Goldsworthy

    A 90th birthday celebration, now that’s worth waiting for! Sam is cute!

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    • 4 Dec 2011 at 17:48 pix & kardz

      thanks Gilly. i think he is, too. unfortunately he does not like his pictures taken, so i try not to be too obvious when my camera is with me 🙂

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  3. 4 Dec 2011 at 01:25 Nandini

    90th birthday celebration, Wow!! Now, that’s LIFE. Amazing, I hope I live that long. And the cake looks delicious.

    And the boy, it’s clear he is waiting for all those singing to get over, very sweet expression.. Cute post Chris. 🙂

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  4. 4 Dec 2011 at 01:31 rutheh

    Great tension in this shot. Any fingers explore the frosting? I like how you framed it!

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  5. 4 Dec 2011 at 02:01 frizztext

    the aged 90 maybe has learned to wait in the meantime …
    greetings by

    Weekly Photo Challenge: Waiting


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  6. 4 Dec 2011 at 03:06 atreegrowsinbklyn

    I saw the picture before reading the post and I thought, wow, that boy looks good for 90; perhaps the fountain of youth is actually cake! This is a great entry for the photo challenge. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

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    • 4 Dec 2011 at 17:55 pix & kardz

      haha, thanks for your comment.
      i added a blog note, as on a second read this post could be interpreted as a real-life version of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”. 🙂

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  7. 4 Dec 2011 at 04:44 Cardinal Guzman

    That cake is about the perfect size for burying ones face in!

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  8. 4 Dec 2011 at 05:17 sweetdaysundertheoaks

    Awwww, he is darling and patient too. Hands on the table 🙂 Waiting is no easy thing.

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  9. 4 Dec 2011 at 05:56 Gracie Sam

    What a cute photograph, bless him 🙂 I bet he’s too excited to wait and eat the lush cake 🙂

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  10. 4 Dec 2011 at 07:28 Jona Bering | Backpacking with a Book

    A great job you got there!

    http://jonabering.wordpress.com/2011/12/03/weekly-photo-challenge-waiting/

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  11. 4 Dec 2011 at 07:36 Amy

    Oh, the essence of waiting! Perfect!

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  12. 4 Dec 2011 at 07:53 nrhatch

    Very SWEET! 😀

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  14. 4 Dec 2011 at 08:28 nuvofelt

    How cute. Bet it was worth the wait!

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  15. 4 Dec 2011 at 08:38 Amar Naik

    nice selection for this weeks theme

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  16. 4 Dec 2011 at 09:27 Connie T

    It probably looks tempting from his angle.

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  17. 4 Dec 2011 at 09:43 nelsonRN

    Oh how cute that boy is! He must be hungry 🙂
    Nice entry!

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  18. 4 Dec 2011 at 09:45 thirdhandart

    Sam looks like he really wants a piece of that beautiful cake, but his good manners are holding him back. What a sweet photo and entry!

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  19. 4 Dec 2011 at 10:06 Caroline

    Yes a good cake can be very tempting to eat. It’s especially difficult for a child! Great job!

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  20. 4 Dec 2011 at 10:07 Patti Kuche

    Such a long time between 2 and 90 but how lovely to have them all together. With that fantastic cake to share and such a cute little waiter!

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  22. 4 Dec 2011 at 10:53 PhotoBotos.com

    Nice Photo. At first I thought it was his 90th birthday!!

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    • 4 Dec 2011 at 20:11 pix & kardz

      thanks PhotoBotos.com and welcome here!
      On a re-read, i could see why that might have been the impression conveyed, so i added a blog note to clarify 🙂
       

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  23. 4 Dec 2011 at 11:36 Rois

    sweet! 🙂

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  24. 4 Dec 2011 at 14:10 jakesprinter

    Go ahead cute little one grab it don`t wait any longer 🙂

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  25. 4 Dec 2011 at 17:25 Northern Narratives

    Great photo. Beautiful cake. Bet it tasted good 🙂

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  26. 4 Dec 2011 at 18:31 Maggie L R

    such a cute child, but… did he take a quick taste, put his little finger out to get a taste of the icing?

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  27. 4 Dec 2011 at 20:56 auntyuta

    Lovely photo!

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  28. 5 Dec 2011 at 13:33 spilledinkguy

    Hahaha…
    I really admire Sam’s patience!
    I might have had to create a distraction and then sneak a piece a bit early (at least some of the frosting)!
    🙂

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  29. 5 Dec 2011 at 14:09 Jo Bryant

    just so sweet and beautiful

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  30. 6 Dec 2011 at 04:20 aRVee

    Very cool picture and your son is so cute 🙂

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  31. 6 Dec 2011 at 04:56 joshi daniel

    hehehehe so sweet!

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  32. 16 Dec 2011 at 20:02 Caryn

    A sweet shot but also thought-provoking. There are two layers of tension that I see here. There is his obvious desire for and fixation on the cake but there is also the juxtaposition between his tender age and his great-grandmother’s long life. He may be oblivious to the number atop the cake, and all that it represents, but I can’t look at this image without thinking about the circle of life and all the years he still has before him.

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    • 10 Feb 2012 at 15:56 pix & kardz

      Thanks Caryn,
      I somehow missed getting back to you when you originally left your comment. A very astute observation. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! 🙂

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