And THIS is what lives at my house...
Micah has a HUGE collection now of Star Wars stuff. The interesting thing is that he keeps buying all these Star Wars toys but won't open them. He says he's going to save them until he's 50 and make lots of money by selling them in mint condition.

When I rolled up into my driveway, I saw Micah, Josh, and Cross re-enacting the Star Wars drama, the light sabers and all...I was entranced...little boys everywhere and in all times re-enact mythology...and he is living proof...little boys have been Hercules, Beowulf, Vikings, Pirates, Cowboys, Sir Arthur, Superman, Hero Twins (Navajo), Ninjas, The Skywalkers, the legends and stories- heroes and villains, good and evil and back to good, it's a theme replayed over and over- there's a part of the human psyche that understands the battle between good and evil. Even if we are well aware the stories are made up, there's a part of them that's real because the universe and humanity is caught up in a true battle of good and evil.

Micah was doing the flips and sword tricks pretty much just like a Jedi warrior. This Halloween he wants to be Darth Maul again. Interesting how this particular hero (Anakin) is able to be lured into "The Dark Side" and then crosses back into the (is the the light side? the white side? the clear side? the good side?) whatever side again in the end.

It is said there are about 8 themes in all of human mythology...I'm guessing the good to evil to good is one of them. Human frailties even in a jedi warrior.