As you may know, we celebrate Isaac's half birthday in lieu of the actual day. It's the best you can do when, as a parent, you resist violently the idea of your child being smothered with gifts over a 2-day period, or the notion that he would have to wait 363 whole days for the two biggest look-forward-to events in his life to be celebrated back-to-back in an overwhelming rush (kind of like this sentence). And let's face it: a birthday just does NOT get celebrated properly when it falls within 48 hours of the biggest overblown holiday in our country. Hence, the half birthday!
(My attempt at a baseball mitt cupcake-cake, in case you were wondering what that is.)
After receiving a new storm trooper helmet, the boys went hog wild with it!
See what I mean?
New Luke Skywalker costume!
The birthday party was Star-Wars themed, complete with Jedi tunics for kids who didn't wear costumes. Here the kids are lined up for a Jedi-training obstacle course!
And then water balloons to defeat the (sidewalk-chalk sketched) Death Star spaceships.
What's a Star Wars party without a little light-saber sparring?
Rescuing Han Solo from the Carbonate!
Easy solution for the cake--line cupcakes up as a light saber!
Leia Clara, Isaac's cute little friend.
This was the first party we've had for Isaac where friends brought gifts. He was stoked!
Left, Elena, and Aunty Caitlin! She was a godsend, helping out behind the scenes as Jed and I ran the show (or should I say, flew the Millennial Falcon).
Lily and Ike
Taeven, Elliot, and Nicholas
The kids were visited by a very non-threatening (I am tempted to say "comical") Darth Vader!
(Didn't know Darth had such gentle blue eyes or sported such a hip 'fro!)
