Jared's "Jedi Training" birthday party this weekend...
Here is part of the troop with their Padawan Learner robes on, ready to begin their Jedi training. Jared is the one standing behind the "speeder". 
First, a multi-part challenge course (balance using your "force", defending your space using the "force", shooting goals, jumping over lava, throwing balls into a target, fixing the Millenium Falcon, driving a speeder). Very fun for a hot, sunny day! Extra points for having this all outside with 16+ kids plus parents and relatives here!
Tom (aka Obi Wan) prepares the younglings for light saber training. 
Distributing the light sabers.
One of our treat table attractions was "Han Solo in Carbonite". They loved it! I wish we got more pictures of our food table. We had "Princess Leia Buns", "Yoda Soda", "Droid Dip" for the fruits, "Moon Milk", Ewok Food (fruits and vegetables), Wookie Cookies, Sweet Red Lightsabers, "Han Solo Rolos", and a light saber cupcake birthday "cake" presented with 6 1/2 candles. But wait, I sense a disturbance in the Force!
Oh no! It's Darth Vader! He has come to pursuade you to join the Dark Side. Will you go to the Dark Side? Neverrrrr!
Uncle Andrew in full costume. He knew all the lines. I think he's done this before a time or two...
Jared facing Darth Vader. He fought valiantly.
The danger of being Darth Vader...there is always an uprising against you!
The defeated Darth Vader retreats without any new recruits for the Dark Side.
Tom teaching the Padawan Learners awesome fighting technique before they faced Vader and Destroyed the Death Star (our pinata).
It was a tough pinata. After 17 people went through blindfolded with 3 hits each, we let them go without blindfolds. Here is the explosion of the Death Star!
It was a great day.
