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Friday
Aug212009
The Birthday Party
August 21, 2009
(In Photos- by Chinua)
I knit Solo's birthday crown with this pattern. I loved the idea of a birthday crown, but couldn't find the right fabric anywhere (which left me despondent for an afternoon, I hate seeing beautiful craft ideas and realizing that there's no way I can pull them together because I can't get the materials in India) and then realized I had a basket full of yarn and lots of needles.
How does one properly demonstrate to a one-year-old the fine art of blowing out a candle?
When I encouraged him to dig in, he made the tiniest of pats. He was far too polite to get cake everywhere.
We had the party at our favorite, well, not favorite, but closest and most family friendly restaurant. Ever since we first arrived in this village and started looking for a place to live, the Nepali brothers who own this restaurant have been great friends to us. And the restaurant is on Tripta's rooftop, so I figured we should have it there, since Sagar and Milan (the Nepali guys) and Tripta and her daughter are some of Solo's best buds.
When I was making a mess of cutting the cake, Sagar stepped in. And then an Israeli girl at the next table finished serving everyone, and I thought, where else would someone just jump in from the next table when they see you are having trouble cutting your cake? Nowhere else, is where.
Solo's first unwrapping job went well. (I helped a little.)
This is my pride and joy- a wood toy that I managed to find while I was in Delhi. Here my stance against crap toys has been strengthened, simply because if I am not diligent, we will really end up with toys that will break the very next day. I can't STAND IT.
It was a good party. Simple, small. Just enough to let me catch my breath for Kid A's, which is coming up.
I knit Solo's birthday crown with this pattern. I loved the idea of a birthday crown, but couldn't find the right fabric anywhere (which left me despondent for an afternoon, I hate seeing beautiful craft ideas and realizing that there's no way I can pull them together because I can't get the materials in India) and then realized I had a basket full of yarn and lots of needles.
How does one properly demonstrate to a one-year-old the fine art of blowing out a candle?
When I encouraged him to dig in, he made the tiniest of pats. He was far too polite to get cake everywhere.
We had the party at our favorite, well, not favorite, but closest and most family friendly restaurant. Ever since we first arrived in this village and started looking for a place to live, the Nepali brothers who own this restaurant have been great friends to us. And the restaurant is on Tripta's rooftop, so I figured we should have it there, since Sagar and Milan (the Nepali guys) and Tripta and her daughter are some of Solo's best buds.
When I was making a mess of cutting the cake, Sagar stepped in. And then an Israeli girl at the next table finished serving everyone, and I thought, where else would someone just jump in from the next table when they see you are having trouble cutting your cake? Nowhere else, is where.
Solo's first unwrapping job went well. (I helped a little.)
This is my pride and joy- a wood toy that I managed to find while I was in Delhi. Here my stance against crap toys has been strengthened, simply because if I am not diligent, we will really end up with toys that will break the very next day. I can't STAND IT.
It was a good party. Simple, small. Just enough to let me catch my breath for Kid A's, which is coming up.
Reader Comments (9)
I just love that crown idea! When we had my son's first birthday he was the same at first - a little hesitant about what to do with the cupcake. By the time we had a party with the other side of the family he knew exactly what to do.
Lovely, lovely, lovely. Both my kids were loved playing with the wrapping paper the gifts came in when they were tiny!!! Such a beautiful wooden pull along toy - you are so right about toys that are here today and busted by tomorrow... Happy birthday to the little guy!
It looks like it was such a fun party. Thanks for all the lovely pictures. Wish we'd been there celebrating with you.
That crown is poetic!!
He
is
so
cute.
I think I need one of those crowns!
(One of my boys called them "King Hats" and one called them "crownts.")
what an amazing day, I love it :)
That is a very fine crown ! At our playschool , every child gets a big hat , covered in paper flowers , on their birthday . Sweet ..... but I'd love to have the time and skill to make nearly fifty of these perfect little crowns !
I LOVE that crown. Sounds like a real nice party with everyone looking so happy.
Great crown! looks like you guys had loads of fun! and Solo is so cute!!!!!