ben kenobi turns five!

Ben turned five before returning to school.  His special treat was having a friend over for the day- Sterling came over and the two of them had a blast playing together.  Its really a giggle-fest.

Here's Ben's answers about himself at five:
What is your favorite color? green (it was blue when he was 4)
What is your favorite movie? Star Wars - the one where they go on Hoth
What is your favorite outfit? Wolverine costume
What sport do you like best? basketball
What song do you love? Star Wars theme song
Who is your best friend? Sterling
What do you want to be when you grow up? I don't know yet.  Maybe a ninja.
What is your favorite book? Wookie book that came with the Millennium Falcon
What are you really good at? playing basketball at school (we did not know this)
Where do you wish you could go on vacation? Seattle
What would you buy if you have $1000? Lego death star
What do you like to do best with your friends? Play basketball (really???)

The next weekend, we had Ben's Star Wars birthday party.  Almost all of his class came which meant our basement was completely full of 5 year olds and their parents, plus Laurel showed up looking like a mini Princess Lea.  Richard and I made stations for the kids to earn the rank of Jedi knight- build a droid (out of foam), learn to use a light saber by balancing a balloon on it, and "use the force" to move Luke's ship out of the swamp.  Owen ran the last station and was really good keeping the kids amazed at their Jedi powers.  When the kids all became Jedi's (about an hour ahead of schedule) they got to fight the Death Star pinata that Richard had made.  All the kids had a ton of fun, everyone got wacked thoroughly with the inflatable light sabers, and Ben was welcomed into his 5th year with style.