Lee Turns 5

This weekend we had Lee's birthday party.  Every year we have his party outside, and every year it's way too hot even if it's a water party.  This year, Lee asked for an Elvis party.  It all started when we saw a play last summer, All Shook Up, that evolved using Elvis songs to tell a story.  Lee liked the play so much we saw it 3 times.  I think it's a little odd for someone his age to like Elvis as much as he does- he knows all of the fast songs and can navigate my ipod to find them.  I was worried that the other kids wouldn't understand since we had such a wide age range.  I ended up planning a sock hop/soda/ fountain shop.  We had hula hoops, played games, made snow balls, ice cream sundaes and coke or root beer floats.  We had entertainment too.  I had the 2 main characters from All Shook Up to come and dance.  Lee was so shy and nervous- definitely not what I thought he would do.  Natalie and Chad, from the play, sang Happy Birthday to Lee and then his favorite Elvis song- Burning Love.  Hopefully, I will post pictures later.