TAGGED: This is a photo of my older grandson, Aidan, celebrating his first birthday with lots of chocolate. (It was hard for me to figure which picture to choose, as my folders are arranged by year and then by seasons within the year...so there are 4 folders in the 6th folder. I figured out which would have been the sixth one taken. Despite the Halloween bib, Aidan's birthday is in January.)

I hope this is OK, but I didn't tag anyone 'cause it looks like everyone's already been tagged.

It's a long drive back from NYC, so I didn't have a lot of time and energy to play with this one. By chance, the first filter that came up when I loaded the Filter Gallery was Watercolor. It had a nice effect. It darkened the extraneous background, so the focus is squarely on Aidan and his concentration in blowing out the candles. It also heightened the flames and the wisp of smoke from the one extinguished candle. At the same time, the whole photo is softened a bit. I decided just to go with this one.

Today, we went down to Queens NY for a family gathering. They had a cake to celebrate the birthdays of family members born in January and February. My grandson, Aidan, knows he will be four on January 31; but since he also knows his birthday is just AGES away, he hadn't expected a cake with his name on it. He was utterly delighted. As the youngest of the honorees (by 12 years), he got the privilege of blowing out the candles.