That Bear From Star Wars

Kerry was away for the weekend so Darwin and I got to spend some time together.  On Saturday morning we drove to Keswick to go to the swimming pool.  It has a 40m long tube (containing a black hole!) and a wave machine.  We went down the tube together first and then he insisted on going down it by himself.  This amused a few parents who all stood round to witness Darwin fly out of the tube by himself, and they all cheered when he did.

Afterwards we got lunch in Keswick.  We both laughed lots during our lunch and Darwin chatted to the other customers about dinosaurs and Star Wars. “What an absolutely lovely son you have” one gentleman commented.  If only that gentleman could have seen him the following when he was being a mega-prick!

When we got home we watched Star Wars, The Phantom Menace.  I had been prepping him for this day throughout the week and had bought 2 light sabres for us to battle with.  He had been playing a Lego Star Wars game on the iPad and was calling Chewbacca ‘The Bear’, so it was about time.  I was naturally inclined to start his introduction with ‘A New Hope’, like it was for me but this way will be less confusing.

His attention waned every now and then but mostly he got it.  Chewbacca doesn’t appear though and he’s still calling him ‘the bear’ so we’ll have to watch more soon.  Wait until he sees the ewoks!

"Jedi Training Camp with Beau and Bella"