Celebrating Superheroes.

Meet Rocco.  He just turned two and he’s a Superhero.  And that shouldn’t be a surprise given that his mama is the author of the food blog Fueling Superheroes.  Rocco has been built to be super from day one.

For his second birthday Rocco wanted to invite all the superheroes in his life over for a dance party, we were more than honored to be included and to help capture it on film for him.

Dance music was on, costumes were out-of-control-hilarious, and everyone was laid back and having a great time.  True to Fueling Superheroes nature, the food was superb.  From the organic salads to the gluten free beers and the ‘Hulk Juice’ (a freshly made green juice), the food was the perfect blend of toddler and waist friendly.

 

It was a great party, the kids were able to transform into their idols for a day, and the parents were able to be kids again.

 

 

I once had a friend tell me her preschool didn’t ‘allow’ superhero play.  I never understood that.  I understand not wanting to promote violence, or weapons.  But that’s not what superheroes are about.  Superheroes are about good vs evil.  They are about doing what’s right, not for ourselves-but for humanity.  Today my son asked me why Superman had ‘two faces’.  One being Clark Kent and the other being Superman.  I told him that Clark Kent didn’t want people to know he was Superman, that when people were in trouble, he’d help them.  But he didn’t want everyone to know.  He made the world a better place, and he didn’t do it for applause.  He did it because it was the right thing to do.  If that’s a lesson my son can learn from his toys, I think it’s a pretty darn good one.  In this world we help people.  In this world we save people.  In this world we can all be Super.  And in this world, good always beats evil.

We should celebrate all the Superheroes in our world.  The little ones that wear capes and masks in July and the ones in our comic books and lego sets.

 

 

 

They won’t always cling so strongly to a fictional character.  Someday they might feel that evil will overpower good.  Someday they will lose faith in their own powers.  Let them believe in the beauty of superheroes as long as they can, hopefully that someday never comes.  Til then, Happy Birthday Rocco.  May the Force always be with you.