In a galaxy close, close to home...

there was a Star Wars birthday party for Padawan Thompson Friday afternoon. For the past several months, he has talked about how wanting to invite only boys to his birthday party. To this end, I began to wonder, how many boys could we realistically handle under one roof? Having heard an ideal number of birthday guests is the age of the birthday child, we let Thompson invite four boys and told him he made number five since he was turning 5 five years old. And the good news, he took to the idea well and we survived. From here, the pictures should tell the story...

The badges our young padawans received.
Upon the completion of the 4 jedi trials, they would become jedi knights.

Trial #1: create your own light saber
(decorate a paper towel tube)

Trial #2: learn the force
(using the light saber designed in Trial 1, see how many times you could keep a balloon afloat)

Trial #3: blow up the Death Star
(using bean bags, try to get as close to the center of the Death Star)

Trial #4: Star Wars Bingo
(homemade I might add!)

Dinner time!
Complete with Padawan Pizza and Jabba Juice

Celebration of becoming Jedi-Knights
(cupcakes were courtesy of Aunt G,
whose gift to Thompson each year is his birthday treat)

how William enjoyed his cupcake

Party favors for our young jedi knights

Thompson's gift from Annie and Poppy...
the long-awaited Darth Vader lunch box

Mamere and Papere always give Thompson an "experience". This year's "experience" is a trip see the "Bodies Revealed" exhibit in Greensboro. The exhibition reveals the secrets of our boides that lie just under the skin. And to help prepare him for the "Bodies Revealed", he received a pop-up human body book.