I have to start by saying that I don't really understand (or agree with) the trend of huge birthday party "events" for kids. (You know, where each year the parents out do themselves with clowns, magicians, pony rides, etc. spending hundreds if not thousands of dollars to celebrate the birthday. Maybe that's not the norm in other parts of the country, but where we live it seems to be fairly common...) For the most part I like smaller (calmer) family centered birthday celebrations.
The birthday party on Saturday was a full-scale extravaganza.... but it was a lot of fun. The neighbors had set up a "malt shop" outside, complete with a soda fountain and tables and chairs (and refreshments of course!). They'd hired a DJ who played a constant stream of 50's hits and there was a karaoke machine, and a bubble machine showering bubbles over everyone. Each child got a t-shirt with "A's Sock Hop 2007" printed on it (in pink for girls and blue for boys!) and each girl got a poodle skirt. The dance floor was made of plywood circles painted to look like records and (when the kids weren't playing on the water slide or the trampoline) they boogied, slipped and slid (the bubbles made the dance floor slippery) to Elvis and Chubby Checker.
M was in heaven... There was plenty of food and people to talk to, and when things got a little boring he could grab the mic and sing karaoke for a while.
R and some poodle skirt friends...
All that dancing we did after seeing "Hairspray" paid off!
R was a little shy during the party... She was fine with M and "A" (the birthday girl) but seemed anxious and unsure of herself around the other kids... That was unusual for her, she's usually so outgoing... but unfortunately she's been having a lot of problems with anxiety and her OCD lately, so I'm sure that's what was going on.
All in all though it was a great party, and the kids enjoyed themselves... (and R's poodle skirt is hanging in her closet, just waiting for halloween!)
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