School / Kindergarten readiness

I was thinking / calculating, when I would be sending my son to kindergarten. I came to know that each state in USA has different entrance age. I thought this table would come in handy for anyone who has kids.

State	Age 5 on or Before
Alabama	1-Sep
Alaska	15-Aug
Arizona	1-Sep
Arkansas	15-Sep
California	2-Dec
Colorado	School District Option
Connecticut	1-Jan
Delaware	31-Aug
Florida	1-Sep
Georgia	1-Sep
Hawaii	31-Dec
Idaho	1-Sep
Illinois	1-Sep
Indiana	1-Jul
Iowa	15-Sep
Kansas	31-Aug
Kentucky	1-Oct
Louisiana	30-Sep
Maine	15-Oct
Maryland	1-Sep
Massachusetts	School District Option
Michigan	1-Dec
Minnesota	1-Sep
Mississippi	1-Sep
Missouri	1-Aug
Montana	10-Sep
Nebraska	15-Oct
Nevada	30-Sep
New Hampshire	School District Option
New Jersey	School District Option
New Mexico	1-Sep
New York	School District Option
North Carolina	31-Aug
North Dakota	1-Sep
Ohio	30 September or August 1
Oklahoma	1-Sep
Oregon	1-Sep
Pennsylvania	School District Option
Rhode Island	31-Dec
South Carolina	1-Sep
South Dakota	1-Sep
Tennessee	30-Sep
Texas	1-Sep
Utah	2-Sep
Vermont	1-Jan
Virginia	30-Sep
Washington	31-Aug
West Virginia	1-Sep
Wisconsin	1-Sep
Wyoming	15-Sep

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Ayman's 1st Birthday

Its been a year since my son was born, and we hosted a party for him in a restaurant in Pleasanton, CA. It was initially scheduled to start at 11.30 AM, but as usual like indian parties it started a little late. Some friends turned up early and were waiting for Ayman to arrive. I asked to take the lunch first and then we can cut the cake, as many of the friends are yet to come including Ayman's mom. :)

Myself and friends (Seetha, Rajive) decorated the party hall and it was quite good, except for lack of balloons. We didnt know how to operate the helium tank and due that the number of balloons was quite less. I realized that when kids were not so happy. Otherwise my friends did a good job in decorating the party hall.

I ordered a half sheet size cake from Nobs hill and it was a simple and tasted good. My wife wanted a tiered cake, but due to budget constraints, have to settle for a simple one. Hopefully for the next birthday, we will have a tiered one.

We had a challenge in lighting the candles in the cake, as the kids were constantly blowing air using the trumpet. Finally, we cut the cake around 1.15pm.

Here are some pictures