Madison's First Lightsaber Duel

One of Daddy's very good friends got Madison a lightsaber (complete with it's own crystal inside!), and today Nana took it upon herself to make Madison a padawan, so she can be trained as a proper jedi knight.  Training started right there in the driveway, where many a lightsaber battle has occurred between Madison's cousins.

But lo!  Before they knew it, the Dark Lord Ye Ye suddenly arrived!  Nana fled in a panic, but Madison bravely stood her ground, ready for an exciting lightsaber battle!

Ye Ye and Madison clashed lightsabers right there in the driveway in a thrilling fight that had the neighbors stopping!  It certainly looked like curtains for Madison, but from out of nowhere, she made a brilliant parry and followed with a strike that brought Ye Ye down with her purple lightsaber.  

Ye Ye fell to the ground dramatically, clutching his chest and wandering all over the front lawn before finally falling.  Fortunately, Madison dropped her lightsaber and ran over to his still form, kissing him on the lips.  

This kiss brought Ye Ye back to life, so she could fight him again of course.  She helped him up and put his lightsaber in his hand... and then promptly hit him again.  At which point he fell again.  So she had to kiss him again.  

This happened about fifteen times.  It was pretty fun to watch, actually.  Tonight, before going to bed, Madison pretended to swing around her lightsaber (we don't allow real lightsabers to be on inside the house - too much risk to furniture!).  She swung it around as we were about to put her in bed for the night.  Oh yes, the force is strong with this one.

It was a great day with Madison, actually.  Ye Ye came over earlier with a great present for her:  bubble wrap.  He happened upon a very large sheet of bubble wrap that we spread across the kitchen floor.  Ah, the simple things in life!  Take a look at this fun picture where Ye Ye and Madison had fun running across the bubble wrap, popping it.  You can see she kept dragging him across so he could have fun too.  It was great hearing her giggle.  Giggle, giggle, POP, giggle!

She's been feeling a bit better lately, as you can tell by the photos.  Her nose is still a bit runny, but her spirits are high.  Even now, she's drifting off to sleep with a smile on her lips, thoughts of jedi knights dancing in her head.