So finally the build-up to his birthday was an eventful occasion. His Abuji and Dadi were in town but as usual his poor parents had left everything to the last minute. We were also planning a visit to Singapore and celebrate his b'day there but somehow that got pushed to a day later. So there we were - trying to figure out a cake that would reach his school well in time (by 11.30 am) on Friday and then the invites that should reach his friends in time to plan a Saturday eve with us.
Finally, like a one-day cricket team, we pulled ourselves together! Dadi and mummy got the cake from the cake shop and toffees and landed at school 10 minutes before 11 am. All the kids ran out seeing their teacher come out. One tiny little girl's face lit up when she saw a square box in her teacher's hands and exclaimed - wow happy birthday cake hai!
We came back happy. The next task was to send out the invites. I had always wanted to add a personal touch to his b'day celebration and wanted to do something with my own hands. I used my long lost origami skills to create some paper frogs and write out the invite on colored papers.
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| I love the party! |
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| Am loving it too! |
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| Froggy invites! |
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| My guests tonight! |
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| Kathir loved his frogs! |
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| Poora parivaar... |
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| Thrilled to be with Abuji & Dadi |
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| Dharu's got me my dream car! |
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| Dharu & mamma smothering me with hugs... |
Ripul and I went out to handover the invites - 8.30 pm not a very good time to go calling on parents of young children - but that was the earliest we could. :) So out went the invites and the next task for me was to plan the menu for Saturday. Ripul was very clear - chips, cake and coke! I was aghast - it cant be all junk! So there I was looking up 'healthy' sites to plan a good well-balanced menu for Kathir and his friends. This is how the menu looked:
- Cake
- Cheese Sandwiches
- Finger fries
- Fruit skewer
- Jelly pudding
- Juice
Finally, Saturday came! Dharu landed up for lunch like Santa Claus - with a bag full of goodies - not just for Kathir but for the entire family!! We had a good nice home cooked lunch, but no time to laze.... All afternoon - Abuji, Dadi, Dharu, mamma, and masi ran around decorating the house with streamers, balloons (that refused to inflate) and his paper frogs!
Finally, at 6, little tots started filling in with their moms and nannies... and the excitement began. A quick game of blind man's buff, burst the balloon, and Gems' rain set aside all the initial shyness. Soon kids were howling, screaming, running around and it sure turned out to be a nice fun noisy party!
Cake was cut and everybody took turns to blow the candle and took a stab at the cake. Finally, food was served, moms/nannies had a tough time feeding the kiddos who were eagerly waiting for their return gifts! End of the day I had a very satisfying Kathir's birthday and as for Kathir.... he could not believe the day was over. He was all over his gifts and very seriously told me that we should celebrate his birthday the next day as well and invite all his friends over again!
