At Halloween time, I bought some glow sticks. Because, well, they are awesome. I got necklaces and sticks for Trick-or-Treating. We didn't use them all, and so I stashed them away in our misc drawer (aka big-heaping-mess-of-crap drawer). With a new baby, a toddler-baby, and James I did not want them being chewed on or misused.
I kind of forgot about them until a little nosy 3-1/2 year old went snooping in the drawer yesterday. He pulled them out, asking me to go into the bathroom with him (we did this at Halloween time- kids have crazy good memories, right?!). Seeing as how both boys were miraculously napping at the same time, I had random time for just the two of us. We basically had a whole pack... and none of them worked. I'm pretty sure James accidentally set them all off months ago and I didn't know. Luckily, there was a whole other pack... which wasn't looking promising either. I ended up putting the whole pack in my hand and snapping them all. We found three that worked!! And they were blue... which is perfect for...
LIGHTSABERS!!
James graciously gave me one and he got the other two. He is the Jedi Master, after all. We had lots of fun. Lots and lots of fun. I'm pretty sure we were in and out of the bathroom for about two hours. Halfway through, James introduced the monster from Empire Strikes Back figure that we got to take down several times. James was very brave and would throw his lightsabers at him. My hero :)
I couldn't have asked for more fun and wonderful time to spend with my James. I never get time around the house with just him so I feel very blessed for this little window for mommy and James. Cherish the moments.
