Star Wars Party

After much indecision, Eli finally chose a Star Wars theme for his birthday party. I think that is fitting since I don't know many other four-year-olds who can quote lines from the movies or impersonate any number of characters (Chewy is my favorite one he does).

I thought the cupcakes were cool and wonderfully simple, but he was disappointed for a minute that it wasn't a cake. Thank goodness I could tell him Grandma had one for him at her house in a couple of days and that made it all OK. Thanks for saving the day, Grandma!

We has seven friends, plus my three, so it was a bit of a wild party. During a couple of the games a couple of his more gentle friends decided to just watch...probably a wise choice. We played pin the light saber on Darth Vader, Musical Chairs (the "Spaceship" was falling apart), free Han Solo from his carbonite prison (Han Solo action figures frozen in ice that they repeatedly threw on the ground until all the ice broke--a huge hit!), tag with the kid wearing the Darth Vader as "it", and we fought off an asteroid attack with our very own light sabers (pool noodles cut in half with silver duck tape on the ends for the handles).

Eli's favorite part was, of course, opening the generous gifts from his friends. Ali and Logan's favorite part was that Eli is so good at sharing even his newest and coolest toys. The party was a hit and a fun way to celebrate our wonderful Eli!