As with any good Indian kids party there was plenty of food: Hakka Chow Mein, Samosas, Veg Manchurian and Rasmalai (caterers). Deepti also prepared: Chaat, tomato chilli chutney, and pulao. Then there was the cake. A lot of food was consumed, but its probably true, half the food, twice the money.
Carnegie Day Centre is a day care during the week and hireable after hours. It's kind of cutesy; kids toilets with a glass door, (advice was given to me by Aadya that I should perhaps use a different toilet), a play pit, lots of oversized toys for small hands, outdoor wash area and securely fenced off. Fantastic recipe for kids to go nuts and parents to remember what pre-parenthood parties were like. Smash away kids.
Deepti informed me that balloons are the must have accessory at a two year old birthday. (Queue sudden moves towards Spotlight). And it was true. The balloons kept the babes amused the whole three hours till they wafted out of sight in the Melbourne gloom (the balloons and the babies I guess).
Naina's growing up. Didn't get shy or cry when everyone was singing happy birthday!
Cutting the cake
Balloons
Shh, no one's looking.
N nibbling the samosas.
Shh, no one's looking.N nibbling the samosas.
Harriet in oversized toy car.
Zara calling the shots.
Harriet concentrating.... hard!
Harriet concentrating.... hard!
We were so happy with how the afternoon went; I would have melted down after the car accident if it wasn't for the opportunity to meet so many of our friends and their kids and enjoy a few hours. And big thanks to all who came and ate cake and then cleaned up for us! The perfect friends.
2 comments:
It was a great venue with great food. We had a good time, and I think Harriet would've stolen one of those cars if she could've figured out how to get the engine to start. Thanks!
Dang. Disappointed we missed it. But more glad that you didn't. It would have been awesome to be there with Jinu.
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