Up in the attic, I came across Aaron's "bag" from childhood. A small maroon bag holding years of war, triumph, and probably some brother rivalry. In this bag was Aaron's collection of Star Wars figures - and its been sitting in our attic for far too long. Since Aaron had already introduced these characters to the kids during their bedtime stories - I thought it was time for them to see the characters themselves. Albeit its nice how they used their imaginations. But to me, this was one less thing to collect dust. Aaron refused. Until today...
Aaron took a deep breath, and made an introductory speech...
They didn't know what to make of some of the creatures. It probably didn't mirror what they had imagined. They looked on with interest. Noah picked up Luke and admired his sword.... I on the other hand wasn't too impressed with some of the not-so-cute figurines and weapons. So while the kids weren't looking, I started to sort through the crowd and placed some back in the bag.... these were our favorites...
As for the rest, well - it was time to play! In her tutu, Ava gathered two Princess Leias, and the three of them went right into action...
It made Aaron surprisingly happy to see years and years of his joy playing {as boys did back then} in the hands of his daughter and son... who pretended the Ewoks were ordering pizza from Jabba the Hutt... simply priceless!
Don still has his old Star Wars figures too! He kept them in the Darth Vader case. We've been slowly giving Mari one or two at a time. Currently, she has Leia and Yoda, although she seems to be a fan of Darth Vader too. Even sporting a t-shirt of his (while wearing a pettiskirt, of course). :D
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