Hello dear all. The blog’s been still and inactive for a while now. I humbly apologize for the lack of activity here. Getting back to work plus, getting used to school routines and having a baby at home could be some valid reasons, but if I remember correctly I started this blog back in Oct 2011 when my firstborn was just 3 months old, mainly take some time out for myself, make new friends, express my feelings and views on the things happening around me and ofcourse to ramble on about the dishes that I tried and I wasn't very free to start with even then, but I still did blog a lot.
I’ve had plenty of help from my in-laws and parents for over
the past year after Mihi baby was born and yet I’ve just not
been able to spare some time to this space, which is my virtual diary. I don’t
like to make promises I can’t keep, but still I will try to atleast share 1-2
posts per month going forward and slowly get back into the rhythm of sharing my
world with you all. Thank you for being so patient.
I wanted to share a fun and simple birthday party we had for my
handsome first born, Manav...commonly referred to as Appu (at home) or lil’Appu (here
on the blog). Not so little now I would say as he celebrated his 6th
birthday on July 11th. Am I a
bit too late to even share this? :-D
He's been watching and playing a lot of Pokémon cartoons and games all summer long and so obviously wanted a Pokémon themed birthday. Although we had made separate plans to keep a bigger combined birthday party
for Mihi and Appu a few weeks later, we decided to keep a small party in our
backyard with just his friends from our community.
I decided to make the easiest Pokémon themed cake, which
ofcourse was this Pikachu cake. It was a 5” tall delicious rich Chocolate Cake
with Chocolate buttercream for my all-time chocolate loving boy. The outside
was frosted with yellow colored vanilla buttercream. Pikachu’s facial features
and ears were done with fondant.
To add to the theme we got some standing Pikachu and Charmander cutouts, Pokémon themed plates and blowouts from party city and some balloons in colors of red, yellow and black.
My lovely friend Swati, sent us some decorations, all the way from Minnesota which she made herself for her own son’s Pokemon themed birthday party…friends should be like her…Muah! We couldn’t use everything she sent,
but I used the Pokeball shaped paper fans. There were also pokeball name tags
and other decorations, which we couldn’t put up as it was too windy in the
backyard.
Food was kept very simple and as per the birthday boys request of items, there were Chips, Lemonade, Fruits and Cake of course. I managed to arrange the fruits to look like a pokeball using strawberries, bananas and grapes (idea from Pinterest).
Food was kept very simple and as per the birthday boys request of items, there were Chips, Lemonade, Fruits and Cake of course. I managed to arrange the fruits to look like a pokeball using strawberries, bananas and grapes (idea from Pinterest).
We had invited most of Appu's friends from our community to stop by for cake and snacks. The birthday boy
was very happy and behaved like a good little 6 year old. Mihi baby, just a week short of being a 1 year
old was in good spirit too. Ofcourse she made good use of the opportunity to pull my hair...Lol!
Though it was a small and quick party everyone had fun. Kids enjoyed being goofy with the blowouts and smaller kids played with the balloons. Our basement is like a toy store, having a big collection of toys from all of Appu's previous birthdays..... so the kids had fun with those. Some of his friends stayed over longer and they played to their hearts content. So in all both Appu and his friends had a great time.
Mihi baby's favorite part was pulling her Appu chetta’s hair while we posed for some family pics and having grandparents here made the birthday even more special. My sister Maya sent him the Pokemon Tshirt and he was so happy to wear it.
And that, my dear all was our birthday boy's fun little Pokemon birthday. It was put together without much planning but Appu still remembers the details and that's what counts.
Our baby girl's birthday was next and it was the big 1 year old party....that's what is coming up next on the blog and I can't wait to share the details with you all.
And that, my dear all was our birthday boy's fun little Pokemon birthday. It was put together without much planning but Appu still remembers the details and that's what counts.
Our baby girl's birthday was next and it was the big 1 year old party....that's what is coming up next on the blog and I can't wait to share the details with you all.
Have a god day you all!
-Manju
