Legos and Star Wars and Lego Star Wars

Okay, so maybe not Christmas or Thanksgiving.  Perhaps not even his birthday.  This next post is about Star Wars, of which Felix has become a fan. 
Before that, I suppose I should mention our Tru turning six a few weeks ago, so yes, his birthday.  Felix's passion is Legos, thus he had a Lego themed birthday party.  Renae, a true Master of Ceremonies, had come up with the idea of little Lego sets as party favors.  At a point during the party, all the kids got to put together their sets.  We're a little embarrassed because Renae had intended to request "no gifts" on the invitations, but forgot.  Also, she invited a lot of people thinking, as was the case the year prior, only half would attend.  It turned out that nearly everyone attended, including siblings in some cases.  Felix received so many Lego sets, it took him weeks to get to them all.  That's why we're embarrassed. 

Okay, on to Star Wars.  The Pacific Science Center, a favorite haunt of ours, hosted a very inclusive Star Wars exhibit.  Felix has really developed an affection for Star Wars, much of that cultivated through playing Lego Star Wars (video game) along with the movies.  So to see these vehicles, droids, and characters that he has come to know so well, he thought was pretty cool.  Here you see Felix unfazed by the Sith Lord, Darth Vader.  That guy was a real jerk. 
Anyway, for Felix, Legos and Star Wars had a reciprocating relationship; each adding to the allure of the other.  After playing Lego Star Wars he became more interested in Star Wars Lego sets.  After collecting several Star Wars Lego sets, he became more interested in the stories behind them, which led to wanting to build more characters and scenes.  For items he couldn't get, such as the droid, Droideka, he was able to build it from pieces he already had by studying the example in the Lego Star Wars video game.

Personally, I'm very happy that these are his interests.  I never had Legos growing up and they are just cool.  Felix and I will generally spend time most nights building objects we think up from his expanding stash of Legos.  Also, prior to Felix, I didn't really follow Star Wars and didn't understand much of it.  As a matter of fact, I don't think you can from just a casual viewing of the movies.  So together, Felix and I have helped each other learn more about this interesting saga.