Reid Begins His Jedi Training

Reid is completely over the moon about Star Wars. He has never seen the movie, or even the half-hour animated television show, as far as I can figure. He's mostly learning this from other kindergarteners with older siblings who pump out scrambled storylines and jumbled scenarios involving characters from the two different trilogies. This is supplemented by a surprising array of books in the elementary school library about Star Wars. He and his friends compete wildly to get the twenty or so books whenever they have a chance. I volunteered for library parent a couple weeks back and the children march in and sit down for a story. Immediately after the story, 10 boys throng to the movies and shows section and denude the shelves of all Star Wars related publications. Any boys without SW books are forced to check out books about our star system, as opposed to a fictional one far, far away.

So Reid got some pretty fly Star Wars toys for Christmas, including Lego and a Leapster. I'm semi-regretting the Leapster, though he loves it, because of the way it completely occupies him. But we'll just need to manage his intake.

From my mom, however, he received a spring-loaded Lightsaber, which is just insane. However, since he's never seen the movie, is unfamiliar with swordplay and doesn't have other Jedis in training around to spar against, he just waggles the thing around menacingly. I said to K that it almost looks like he's angry at the Lightsaber. From the day he received it, I submit this video:

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