Rishma celebrates her 1st Year birthday party 2 days after her 1st b'day on May 16 2010 at the Countrywoods Club House in her community
Picture of Rishma's Birthday party venue, Countrywoods clubhouse that Nim took with her KRZR cellphone when she went to speak to the mgmt office the previous day -D80
D-Day: Venue of Rishma's 1st b'day party, Countrywoods Clubhouse - May 16 2010 11 AM
Numero Uno: Rishma turns 1 -D40
Happy Birthday Rishma -D40
Rishma's 1st year collage -D40
Rishma's 1st year collage -D40
An ornated ceiling fan -D40
Birthday center table -D40
Maid of Honor Rishma in her car seat -CanonXSi
Maid of Honor Rishma in her throne admiring the ceiling streamers -CanonXSi
Rishma in her car seat. She was very co-operative today. She lounged in her stroller throughout the proceeding without an fuss. -CanonXSi
Nishka & Kush -D40
Birthday entertainment room -D40
Starters -D40
Drinks, juice and water augment starters -D40
Why am I the center of attention today ? -D40
In her car-seat -D40
Birthday console table and the rainbow streamers that were used to hide the kitchen -CanonXSi
The Fabulous Five -CanonXSi
Srina enjoyed holding onto Rishma's hand -CanonXSi
Srina enjoyed clutching onto Rishma's hand -CanonXSi
Streamers a good supplement to the birthday decorations -D80 1.4
Pragnesh with his mother-in-law -D80
Srina relishes the starters -D40
Nishka with Rishma -D40
One of Nishka's first comrades at the b'day party - Aryan -D40
Nishka and Aryan at the entrance of Rishma's Birthday Party Venue May 16 2010 11:45 AM - Optura
While Pragnesh's and Mukesh's family were already there, rest of the guests like Krishna Prasad and family started trickling in by 11:45 AM -D40
Guests sampling starters -D40
Today's my day. I am the queen .-D40
Nishka, Aryan, Divya 12 AM -D40
Donot know where from Sneh and Pavan acquired their badminton gear -D40
More guests start rolling in by 12 noon -D40
Talking to Dilip -D40
Party's On -D40
Krishnaprasad, Rina and Geeta -D40
Glen and Pragnesh enjoy starters before getting behind their lenses. The onus was on them to immortalize the event in pictures today -D80
Guests confer in the purlieus of birthday embellishments - D80 1.4
Guests -D80
Nim chatting with guests -D80 1.4
Dilip and Mohini in the bgnd -CanonXSi
Donna Winters painting Divya's hands as Pavan and Sneh await their turn -D80
From outside the club house -D80
Getting closer to cake cutting. Few more guests to arrive. -D80
Nim with Anika -D80
Balloons galore -D80
Rishma's 1st bday party in full swing 12:15 AM -D80
Chilled drinks would be gratifying to guests on one of the first warm days of this summer today -D80
Mukesh and Srina -D80
Hostess - -CanonXSi
Hosts -CanonXSi
Rishma's Birthday Collage table . -D80
Rishma's 1st Bday console table paraphernalia-CanonXSi
Mademoiselle Rishma -D80
Mademoiselle Rishma -D80
Host -D40
Mohan and Veena - -D40
Guests -D40
Birthday Girl -D40
Aron sports his venomous face painting -D40
Mukesh with Srina and her vibrant facial painting -D40
Srina cant let go of Rishma's hands -D40
Srina gave Rishma, good company -D40
Clubhouse view from the entertainment room -D40
Guests taking a sneak peek at Rishma's collage -D80
Nishka prances around as Donna Winters does face painting on the kids -D80
Nishka and Kush dancing in the entertainment room -D80
Kush, Avni and Anju -D40
Donna does hand painting to Mahita as Aryan patiently awaits his turn -D40
Balloon twisting gains momentum outside the club house - May 16 2010 12:45 PM -D80
Pink star balloons flutter outside the clubhouse as Donna contrives objects out of balloons -D80
Kids, Nishka alike eagerly hover around Donna for a balloon -D80
Anju heading back to the club house from the Club House parking lot around 1 PM. All guests had checked in. -D80
No, the kids are not waiting to watch a Disney flick. They are just waiting for a go-ahead to start blowing bubbles. Nishka, Aron, Sanath, Divya, Kush, Pavan, Sneh, Anarghya, Akshaj waiting outside the club house - -D40
Forget about the Dot Com Bubble or the Mortgage Bubble. Lets talk about real Soap bubbles here. Kids gearing up for bubbles to start wafting around - -D40
Divya blows a bountiful number of soap bubbles -D40
As usual Nishka loves to catch bubbles as much as to blow them -D40
Srina and sneha join the cavalry of kids on the club house steps -D40
Nishka couldn't feel more thrilled. - -D40
Satya emerges probably to check on Sanath -D40
Srina getting a crash course from her mom on how to blow bubbles -D40
Kids bubbly with joy. -D40
Kush having fun -D40
After coming outside, I realized why there were hardly any kids inside the clubhouse -D40
While I was on the phone most kids had finished blowing bubbles and gone inside in anticipation of cake cutting -D40
Nishka graduates from student to mentor -D40
Thats a big droplet -D40
Nishka and Kush -D40
Nishka and Kush -D40
Nishka introduces herself to Viplav and family 1PM -D40
"C'mon tell me at least now as to whats all this fuss is about" Rishma appears to envisage - -CanonXSi
"No one dare touch this gift card. It was given to me" Rishma says - -CanonXSi
Party Hall -D40
Even a watch-dog couldn't be more vigilant of that gift card than 1 year young Rishma -D40
Sneha showing off her balloon -D40
Guests - Canon XSi
B'day girl -CanonXSi
B'day Bambino -CanonXSi
Kids don your hats, its cake cutting time -CanonXSi
Just before cake cutting -D80
Nim with guests -D40
Gladiators -D40
Rishma with Nim just before the cake cutting -D40
Birthday cake with evidence of a minor fender-bender early this morning, at the bottom of the cake. -D80
Birthday cake -D80
Rishma's b'day cake -D80
Candles are lit -CanonXSi
Nishka and the other kids eagerly waitnig for the Happy Birthday melody to play - -CanonXSi
Rishma's B'day cake -D40
Bday cake angle view with candles on -D40
Kids waiting for the pivotal point of the party . Birthday Hymn and cake cutting 1:15 PM -D40
Kids Adults alike waiting for the Happy Birthday jingle to chime in -D40
Just before cake cutting Rishma dons her party hat as well -D40
Just before cake cutting -D40
Countdown to the blowing of the candles by Rishma. Nishka all excited ... -CanonXSi
Waiting Patiently ... -CanonXSi
Waiting for cake cutting continues as Krishnaraj videotapes -CanonXSi
Wait sustains... -CanonXSi
Nishka shows off the cake decorations to Aron and Sanath -CanonXSi
Here she comes. Uh Oh! Someone has been overlooked here. -D40
During Nishka's 1st birthday her mom and dad had to do the candle blowing. But on her lil' sister's 1st birthday, Nishka needs no coaxing - Optura
Rishma finally cuts her 1st year Birthday cake. Someone's a little unsettled though, about all this hullabaloo. -CanonXSi
Everyone other than Rishma seems to be cutting the cake - Optura
We were hoping Rishma would not get edgy amidst all the hullabaloo. Luckily she did not. - -D40
Rishma with her mom and dad during cake cutting -CanonXSi
Birthday girl the center of attention. -D40
Guests watching cake cutting as Pragnesh captures the moment - Optura
Rishma gets the first bite of the icing -D40
Dad carrying unhappy Rishma after she tastes the cake -CanonXSi.
"What's that thing they gave me? Definitely not Gerber... " Rishma reckons -D40
Now that cake cutting is finally over, Donna waits for kids in the entertainment room to start her show -D40
Nim's cousin Geeta faced with a formidable task of dividing the cake and distributing to guests -D40
Anju pitches in to assist Geeta with the cake distribution -D40
Last shot of the cake before it got dismantled -D40
Donna Winters performing her magic and puppetry show May 16 2010 1:30 PM -D40
Cake and magic show are more than enough to galvanize kids -D40
Kids would be more familiar with those animation characters -D40
Parents who just popped in to leave their kids in the entertainment room appear to be enthused by the show as well -D40
Flashback of Adolescence for adults as they watch the magic show - Optura
Flashback of Adolescence for adults as they watch the magic show - Optura
Donna Winters Puppetry & Magic shows carries on -D40
Magician keeps the kids jubilant -D40
Nishka and all the kids captivated by the show -D40
Kush enjoys the cake -D40
Sesame Street puppets emerge -D40
The show gets interactive as Donna uses kids as volunteers just as Nishka and Divya seen here -D40
Nishka, Divya, Amal & Kush become Donna's volunteers -D40
It appears Nishka, Divya, Kush, Amal, Rohan have ambushed Donna - Optura
Donna with the kids -D40
Donna with the kids -D40
Amal and Nishka assist the magician with some trick -D40
Even in the midst of the show, Nishka makes time to pose for a picture in the entertainment room - Optura
The entertainer -CanonXSi
4 Musketeers 1:45 PM
As the entertainment show goes on for kids, Rishma lazes in her stroller. Birthday console is littered with twisted balloons, leftover trinkets etc. -D40
Crossroads of streamers embellish the cathedral ceiling -D40
Nim - Canon Xsi
Shaila - Canon Xsi
Pinnata Time: Spanish bulls or Pinnatas commonality, they relinquish their lives to entertain people
Nishka with her face painting all faded out -D40
Kush gets Pizza from his mom -D40
Rishma continues to laze around in her carseat -D40
As Geeta and Nim blindfold Nishka who will be the first in line to strike the Pinnata, rest of the kids lineup hoping to win the official title of Pinnata Breacher -D40 - May 16 2010 2 PM
Geeta blindfolding Nishka before she strikes the Pinnata -D40
Let the Olympic games commence: Nim, the coach, probably giving pep talk to her athlete Nishka, Rishma's dad apparently briefing Srikanth, the official cowboy protector in charge of the horse, about safety regulations -D40
Nishka strikes -D40
Kids awaiting their turn to smack the poor horse -D40
Mahita punishes the pinata -D40
Aryan swats the pinnata as Nishka looks on -D40
Sanath strikes -D40
Sneha's turn -D40
Aron hammers but Pinnata still stands -D40
Divya preparing for her turn -D40
Amals pummels the pinata so violently that Pragnesh's camera cannot keep up with the motion. However the pinnata is in no mood to throw in the towel yet -D40
Amal pummelling the pinata with ferocity - Canon Xsi
Pavan whacks but the pinnata stands -D40
Sneh tries his luck but to no avail -D40
Spectators to the Pinnata show - Optura
As Aron strikes, its not the horse that breaks but the stiking cane that gives up and unfolds. One stubborn horse. As Dilip put, it must be an Indian horse -D40
Nim assists the youngest participant Srina upon her turn. With the pinnata not budging to older kids themselves, little Srina's strike would just be academic. -D40
All kids line up for their next bid at breaking open the pinnata -D40
Audience including Krishna Raj in the far end watch in disbelief as the Pinnata withstands even potent blows from older kids like Amal which prompts Nim to drag Nishka and other kids to safety. -D40
As the pinnata doesnot bear even a crack after all the pounding, kids are probably beginning to feel that they are becoming a laughing stock at the hands of the horse. -D40
Sneh spares no effort on his second attempt -D40
Sneh going for his last attempt. With the pinnata as strong as ever, Nim is concerned if the guests are getting hungry as lunch is getting delayed. The videographer is probably running out of tape at this point. Srikanth is wondering why he ever volunteered for this job of holding the pinnata -D40
Aron swings away on his last attempt. Nishka looks on -D40
Sanath apparently knows even before striking the pinnata that this is not gonna work. -D40
Knowing that the pinnata is not breaching, Krishnaraj takes matter into his own hands -D40
As Krihsnaraj ruptures the pinnata, kids eagerly wait for the loot -D40
Let the adamant Pinnata's soul rest in Peace. Finally, loot time -D40
Satya assisting with distribution of the loot to the kids -D40
Salvage Time 2:15 PM -D40
Kids as always. As older brother Amal secures his goodies, Rohan cries as he didnot get his share -D40
Game over time for lunch -D40
More engrossed than if they were hundred dollar bills. -D40
Mohini, Shaila and other parents ensuring the youngsters dont encroach upon others' plunder -D40
Videographer -D40
Lassie Rishma oblivious to whatever is transpiring around her -D40
Lunch Time 2:15 PM: Bhindi masala, Malai kofta -D40
Lunch Time: Veg biryani, naan -D40
naan, salad, gajar halwa -D40
gajar halwa -D40
gulab jamoon -D40
Pizza -D40
Gulab jamoon -D80 1.4
Bhindi masala -D80 1.4
Pizza, dessert and drinks -D80 1.4
Gajar halwa -D80 1.4
View of lunch buffet as Krishnaraj sets the dishes -D80
Lunch Time -D80
Last photo taken by Pragnesh. After having lunch, guests just take a breather around 2:45 PM. -D40
Goodie Bags for kids - Optura
Club house -D80
Rishma in her stroller forms the center piece of the hall -D80
A Self-Absorbed Rishma incognizant of the commotion around her.
Anju, Avni and a few other youngsters flank Rishma. -D80
Anika gets onsite training for her upcoming first birthday --CanonXSi
Anika with Mohini. With Nim looking to Mohini's opinion and suggestions on various facets of the party arrangement, Mohini almost played the role of Nim's event advisor for the party. -CanonXSi
Aryan adores his balloon -CanonXSi
Dilip, Pragnesh, Amrit. -CanonXSi
We were glad Anju's mom enjoyed and stayed till the end of the party. -D80
Lunch time -D80 1.4
Nishka pops into the hall just for a Lindt chocolate. Then she is back to bubble blowing outside -D80 1.4
Rishma feels at ease with aunt Amrit during lunch time 2:30 PM -D80
Rishma with aunt Amrit during lunch time -D80
Rishma with her mom in front of the collage -D80 1.4
Rishma with her mom . Now that its nearly 4 hours since the party commenced, Rishma appears a little fatigued and so is Nim. -D80 1.4
Whatever it was Rishma would not let go of her security blanket for the day which was the blue twisted balloon -D80
As Geeta and the other guests are having lunch and Nim is chatting with Rina, Rishma scratches her head "Is this party thing ever gonna end and am I ever gonna get sack time ?" -D80 1.4
Rishma with her mom as guests are having lunch -D80 1.4
Nim chatting with Shaila as Rishma and Rohan look on -D80 1.4
Nim with Shaila -D80 1.4
Remnants of the birthday console table decoration -D80 1.4
Rishma can be seen lounging in the backdrop with guests -D80
Rishma with Mohini's mom, inspects her twisted ballloon -D80
Rishma lazes on Mohini's mom's lap -D80
Rishma finds something amusing -D80
Shaila and Rohan -D80
Shaila and Rohan -D80
Walking the red carpet for the primere of an upcoming blockbuster - Optura
Nim and Rina chatting -D80
Speaking to guests -D80
Pragnesh and Himanshu (just hand visible) coming up with strategies to salvage some of the Helium balloons that had cut loose and drifted to the club-house cathedral ceiling. The 1st cut of the fishing pole devised by Himanshu as seen here, was not hugely successful -D80
Last Men Standing: Himanshu (only hand visible) and Praghesh trying to recoup the runaway helium balloons -D80
Guests near the bday console table -D80
With Mohan and family -D80
With Viplav and family -D80
With Viplav and family. Nishka absconding. Must have fled off to bubble blowing -D80
With Krishnaprasad and family -D80
With Satya and Dilip's families -D80
With Satya and Dilip's families -D80
With Pragnesh and family and Himanshu -D80
With Pragnesh and family and Himanshu -D80
With Glen -D80
With Krishnaraj and family -D80
With Srikanth and family -D80
With Rishma's bday party coming to a close, the console table was just a maelstrom of left over decorations, balloons, plates etc. The rainbow streamers, basically used the shield the kitchen view from the party hall, did not look bad after all -D80
Rishma near the gifts she received today is more concerned about her twisted balloon that has fallen down May 16 2010 3:15 PM -D80
While we are all busy cleaning up the clubhouse, Rishma is watching over her gifts near the club-house entrance. A good sentinel that she is. -D80
Post party: Tidying up -D80
Post Party: Tidy up in full swing -D80
Post Party: Himanshu's upgraded fishing pole version 2.0 incorporating Scotch Tape, eventually helped bring down all the helium balloons from the ceiling. -D80
Post Party: Nishka playing with one of the salvaged balloons -D80
Post Party: Nishka playing with a bunch of recouped balloons as Anju's mom looks on -D80
Last photo of the party. Birthday girl's sister had a blast today 4 PM -D80
Numero Uno is whats left of Rishma's 1st bday cake - May 16 2010 8 PM -D80
Numero Uno is whats left of Rishma's 1st bday cake 8 PM on May 16 -D80
Nim unpacking Rishma's bday gifts -D80
A week after her 1st bday party, Rishma revels in the Saturday afternoon sun with her b'day star balloons which are gradually beginning to deflate May 22 2 PM -D80
A week after her birthday party, Rishma revelling in the Saturday sun with big sister May 22 -D80
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