This afternoon, Ben and I had the pleasure of shooting his brother's engagement photos. Whoo hoo for Kate and Spencer's upcoming nuptials!!! Ben was the official shooter, and I was the light stand;) We strapped Katie on my back in the ergo baby carrier and took off for a couple hours of shooting at Pike Place Market. It didn't take long for Katie to become tired of being on my back. After listening to her shout "down" and "walk" in my ear, I reluctantly gave her my iPod so that she could watch "Toy Story". That was the best decision I made all day. She didn't drop it and was mostly content with it.
After the shoot was over, we picked up asparagus and steak at the market and headed back to our house. I still had some work to do, so Ben was in charge of dinner. He got the steak and asparagus on the grill and Spencer made up a batch of roasted garlic and herb couscous. Other than a pretty big meltdown from Katie right as the food was ready to eat, we really enjoyed our meal. We finished it off with chocolate cake.
I used a Duncan Hines Decadent Triple Chocolate Cake mix, baked in a bundt pan, and made my own chocolate frosting. The cake was delicious. YUM! The frosting was very tasty, but the texture wasn't what I was going for. It was very dense. I used butter, whipping cream, melted unsweetened chocolate, vanilla extract, a couple dashes of salt, and powdered sugar. My dad recommended heating it all in the microwave for a few seconds to get everything to melt a bit. That way, it could be spread on and would set as it cooled. I'll have to try on the left overs;)
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