Daniel: Episode I

Daniel has always been a huge fan of Veggie Tales. From the time he was about 4 months old, he would lay quietly and watch a Veggies movie. His first word was "Bob" (the Tomato.) But recently he has become something of a Star Wars fan.

A few weeks ago, Attack of the Clones was on TV and I was watching a little bit before we put the boys to bed. I thought it would be a good refresher before we went to go see Episode III. Amber had just taken Josh up to bed and Daniel came in and said, "Daddy, who's that frog?"

"That's Yoda. He's not a frog"

"Oh, does he jump?"

"Well, yes. At the end he jumps a lot"

"Can we watch him jump?"

So I look at the clock and it's about quarter after 8. I think to myself. Hmmm it's probably over around 9:00. That's pushing the limits of Daniel's bedtime but if we count this as his storytime, it won't be too bad. Daniel gets his jammies on and we cuddle on the couch and watch the epic tale of good and evil. Daniel is enthralled and quietly asks questions the whole time.

"Daddy who's that? Are they having a big sword fight? Is Yoda going to jump? Where's that space ship going? Where did Star Wars go? What's a commercial? Is Star Wars coming back?"

I misjudged the length of the movie with commercials. Yoda didn't have his big "frog-jumping" battle with Count Dooku until about 9:50. I think it was definitely worth it. He loved it. He was possibly more excited about the ending though. "Are Ani and Padme getting married? Like Mommy and Daddy? Ooooh.... they are getting married. Like Uncle Adam and Beckie. Are they happy?"

Well, Daniel hasn't quite given up on Veggies yet, but Star Wars has become a new favorite. We'll pick this up in Daniel: Episode II.