Kellen's Rockin' Birthday Party

Today we threw a birthday party for Kellen - his first kid party since he was 2. And what other theme could we possibly have for him than a rock band? So we built a drum set out of boxes and other recycled materials, created a backdrop, inflated some extra electric guitars and microphones, and we were ready to rock! Kellen got out of bed last night and came downstairs when I was decorating the living room, and it may as well have been Christmas morning! He just wanted to sit on the sofa and stare at his drum stage! I don't think he fell asleep before midnight he was so excited! Our friends arrived around 11:00, and the 2 hours passed quickly with crafts, the "clean your room" game, pizza, cake, gifts, free play, and of course rocking out to several of Kellen's favorite songs. Everyone got a turn to play the drum set for one song and everyone took turns playing different accompanying instruments or singing and dancing. It was really fun! And this was one of the first times I invited parents to just drop off their kids for the duration of the party. It was a big success! 4 and 5 year olds are quite manageable for two hours. :)

Before we could rock, the kids had to pick up socks.
The "clean your room" game was wildly fun with socks flying everywhere! (two teams worked to pick up all the socks on their side of the floor and throw them on the other team's side. One team actually succeeded, but everyone won.)

Warming up for the first song and the divas on their mics



Make a wish, Kellen!
It was a very happy birthday, and this officially closes the 2-week-long celebration of Christmas and Kellen's birthday. Whew!