Kesini turned 3 this year and this year's theme party was about Wiggles and Vegetales. Archana and Sunil organized the party in their new home in Long Beach and invited their friends and neighbors to wish Kesini a 'Very Happy Birthday.' This time Priya's dad was visiting from India and we all decided to drive to Long Beach over the long weekend. Although the weather was bad, it was fun driving and we enjoyed ourselves to the fullest with Kesini. This album contains still pictures and complete video clips of the birthday party fragmented into various short segments. Enjoy and thanks to Archana and Sunil for inviting us to be a part of the whole fun.
Date(s): February 19, 20 2005. Album by Karthik Nagaraj. Photos by Karthik & Priya. 1 - 52 of 52 Total. 1280 Visits.
Wow, very nice. Wishing Keshini a belated happy birthday... - Kala, Prem and Megha, Wed, 23 Mar 2005 10:43PM
enlarge 3.97MB, 800x600 Download WMV 1 On the eve of the birthday We reached Archana and Sunil's place at around 3:30 pm and after having lunch played around with Kesini and Halia (Camille's daughter). This video shows how the kids played and enjoyed while we sat around and enjoyed.
enlarge 142KB, 800x600 2 Early morning blues Happy birthday Kesini - Kesini and myself sit on the sofa early next morning.
enlarge 2.36MB, 800x600 Download WMV 3 A glimpse of the party decorations Kesini wearing her new dress dances and jumps around to the Wiggles music.
enlarge 138KB, 600x800 4 Puja Sunil performed the puja early morning and blessed Kesini on her birthday.
enlarge 141KB, 600x800 5 Hello Hello Kesini talking to her uncle on the phone.
enlarge 177KB, 800x600 6 Dorothy, the Dinosaur Kesini's costume - Dorothy the Dinosaur.
enlarge 133KB, 800x600 7 With aunty Priya and Thata Naath Priya's dad started introducing himself as Mr. Naath as it was easier than Mr. Vaidyanath :)
enlarge 160KB, 600x800 8 Wiggles... The 4 Wiggles wishing Kesini on her birthday.
enlarge 187KB, 600x800 9 With mom Kesini sits with her mom. In the back you can see the stage is all set for the party. Kesini is getting excited.
enlarge 151KB, 800x600 10 Of uncles and aunties and thatas Kesini sits on my lap for a picture.
enlarge 134KB, 800x600 11 Greeting Christopher Kesini welcomes Christopher, the first guest, to the party
enlarge 1.96MB, 800x600 Download WMV 12 Party Flavors This video captures some of the moments of the party and how people were enjoying the Wiggles-Vegetales costume party.
enlarge 170KB, 800x600 13 Wiggles cake The Wiggles cake prepared by Archana. Camille and Archana decorated the cake.
enlarge 191KB, 800x600 14 Vegetales Cake Asparagus and Bob the tomato pose for Kesini's birthday cake. Again Camille and Archana baked and decorated the cake.
enlarge 112KB, 600x800 15 At the threshold Kesini holds her birthday balloon at the entrance where it reads - Happy Birthday Kesini.
enlarge 155KB, 800x600 16 Party savories My mouth's still watering - there was baked potatoes (Wiggles song), Ravioli, Fryums, Mushroom Vegetable and Dhokla (look at Archana's creativity for the Dhokla picks).
enlarge 152KB, 600x800 17 Cupcakes and drinks In the living room there were cupcakes and sodas for the children and elders likewise to enjoy.
enlarge 156KB, 800x600 18 Paper towels and plates The Wiggles and Vegetales plates, cups and paper napkins. It was a complete costume theme party.
enlarge 88KB, 600x800 19 Christopher looks on Christopher was running around and I was lucky in trying to stop him for a quick pose for the camera.
enlarge 129KB, 800x600 20 Brandon with mom Brandon too was running around and it was more difficult to get him to pose. so there is his mom giving a nice smile, but he is waiting to run with the other kids.
enlarge 133KB, 800x600 21 Dad and Priya, hungry ? Priya and dad in the dining room wondering what to eat.
enlarge 164KB, 800x600 22 Party folks People eating, drinking soda/water, talking with the kids running around and enjoying.
enlarge 129KB, 800x600 23 Dad and myself Wearing the Asparagus masquerade.
enlarge 112KB, 800x600 24 Priya and dad Priya wearing Bob the tomato and dad with the Asparagus mask.
enlarge 153KB, 800x600 25 Crafting the Asparagus Kids sitting around and crafting the Asparagus with sticks, color crayons, craft paper and glue.
enlarge 124KB, 800x600 26 A closer look Yet another look at the kids engrossed in the craft. Something to keep them occupied for some time. :)
enlarge 168KB, 800x600 27 With Archana Archana and myself with Bob the Tomato masquerade.
enlarge 156KB, 800x600 29 Balloon fight Kesini and Virat playfully fight with balloons as Priya and Dad overlook Brandon trying to get a hand on the balloon.
enlarge 142KB, 600x800 30 The pirate and the tomato Sunil dressed as Captain Feathersword (a friendly pirate who has a feather for a sword, which he uses to tickle everyone). Archana dressed as Bob the Tomato. This was a wonderful idea for the costume party for Kesini and the kids.
enlarge 171KB, 800x600 31 Passing the Potato The game of passing the potato begins...
enlarge 172KB, 800x600 32 Regrouping After several rounds of elimination the group begins to get smaller...
enlarge 132KB, 600x800 33 Kesini with the pirate Sunil and Kesini enjoy the game.
enlarge 2.67MB, 800x600 Download WMV 34 Passing the potato This video contains the game - Passing the Potato. enjoy !
enlarge 3.34MB, 800x600 Download WMV 35 Magic Tricks Yours truly performed some simple magic tricks for the kids. This is again a video.
enlarge 1.06MB, 800x600 Download WMV 36 Magic tricks continue The tricks continue and I was glad to keep them all in one place for about 15 mins to observe the tricks.
enlarge 157KB, 800x600 37 Pinata Sunil gets on the stepping stool to hold up the Pinata (the bag full of candies) for the kids to break it and collect all the goodies they can.
enlarge 153KB, 800x600 38 John waiting... John started out first and he is waiting to break the Pinata as Archana explains the rules...
enlarge 156KB, 800x600 39 Collecting the goodies After the Pinata breaks, the kids run to collect the goodies as much as they can.
enlarge 175KB, 800x600 40 More kids join in More kids start to come in as the goodies start to disappear into the kids goody bag.
enlarge 1.08MB, 800x600 Download WMV 41 Breaking the Pinata Watch the video of the breaking of the Pinata and kids running to collect the goodies. Also Archana announces the results of the game in which everyone had to guess the weight of the Tomato. Dad and Uncle Mohni were tied at the winning place. The tomato weighed about 1 lb.
enlarge 163KB, 800x600 42 Cake cutting Kids sitting at the table waiting to blow the candles. Each kid got a cupcake with a candle to blow and Kesini got the main candle to blow off her Wiggles and Vegetales cake.
enlarge 159KB, 800x600 43 Happy birthday to you Happy birthday Kesini - Wish you all the fun and enjoyment.
enlarge 163KB, 800x600 44 Bob the tomato and Kesini Bob the tomato helps Kesini to a piece of the cake.
enlarge 154KB, 800x600 45 The kids Kesini looks at her cake and the kids get geared to enjoy the cake after the ceremony of the candle blowing is done.
enlarge 1.39MB, 800x600 Download WMV 46 Cake cutting Watch the video of the cake cutting.
enlarge 176KB, 800x600 47 After the party Archana, Kesini and Priya sit down to open the gifts.
enlarge 751KB, 800x600 Download WMV 48 Presents Time Video of the presents time - enjoy.
enlarge 176KB, 800x600 49 Taking a nap Kesini sits down on the couch to watch her cartoon video with uncle Karthik.
enlarge 53KB, 800x600 50 Bob the tomato Kesini wearing the tomato mask.
enlarge 72KB, 800x600 51 Asparagus Kesini wearing the asparagus mask. The masks were too big for her and so we had to tighten the string so she could put it on.
enlarge 178KB, 800x600 52 Goodbye folks Kesini enjoys with her Wiggles guitar and bids goodbye to all of us. Happy birthday once again Kesini and we will meet next time - We will be back!!!
