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GR Comic Con: Costumes

Below are a bunch of different cosplay characters who Ledger insisted we take pictures with. Your guess is as good as mine...

After the con, we stopped and got dinner together. He pulled out the sack of enamel pins he had gotten and checked them out again, pleased by his choices and his newest treasures to add to the pile back home!

GR Comic Con: Venue

As we walked into the convention center, Ledger was impressed! The only other convention he's ever been to was the Kalamazoo one, and it is probably only a quarter the size.

Ledger made sure to keep his head on a swivel so he wouldn't miss any of the awesome costumes!

At one point we went exploring into the other areas of the convention, checking out the smaller rooms of board games and video games on the second floor. Ledger rather liked the view from up here-

Coming down the escalator and heading back into the main room to wander the aisles and look for cool pins again!

One of the areas had an impressive set up of different characters from The Neverending Story!

An aisle of the con.

Taking a little lemonade break and playing with Lego!

A really cool full sized BB-8 they had on display!

GR Comic Con: Prep

I planned ahead this time and got our tickets from the local comic book store- that way I could put them on the fridge and help us get excited for the big day!

Ledger dressed up in his Deltarune costume. The longer hair really helps sell it!

I don't have any idea what he's doing in this photo, but Ledge assured me it's just like in the game!

The boys are ready for come cosplaying at the convention!

A Slender Halloween

Slender Man and the Butterfly Princess!

Walking down the street to find his next victim...

One of the houses near us really goes all out for Halloween, creating their own haunted path in their front yard!

Slender Man gets himself some sweets!

'Hello Power Rangers, I hope you have a lovely evening'

Once it got a little dark you really see how creepy the costume looks!

A Slender Halloween Costume

The creepy look around the corner was too much for Diana!

Looks good, huh? He's over six and a half feet with this thing on!

Slender Man wearing a hat for when he's got errands to run around town.

Slender Man back in his elementary school days...

Ha! It's even more unsettling when Ledge sits down! The really strange proportions make it so weird!

Leaf Pile

There sure are a lot of leaves! The whole yard was 6 inches thick with fallen leaves!

Ledger jumped in the pile and Jordan blew the leaves on top of him- buried in leaves!

Wiggins even got in on the leaf pile action, which he was none too happy about...

Boys' Night Out

Grabbing a quick bite to eat before the show. Partly it was because we were hungry, but also because in all our excitement for the night, we left the house too early!

Having a seat at the show, Ledge still wasn't sure what to make of it all. I tried to explain to him that we participate and yell out suggestion that they use for their games and jokes. Don't worry about it, it will all be clear in no time!

Before the show begins, they ask for a bunch of suggestions. Ledger had a fun time trying to think of the most random things he could write down!

After the show, we wandered around the place and checked out all the awesome robot decorations.

Ledger's newest robot friend!

A great time was had by all!

Handprint Board: 8th Grade

His latest 8th grade print. Only 4 more left!

It's really moving to see his hand move up the board, growing each year, as he gets smarter and older each time he makes his mark on the board. I try not to get emotional when I see it, but I don't always succeeed.

8th Grade: First Day

He wasn't really sure about 'picture time', but came around eventually.

goofball.

After he got home he wanted to check out what everyone was saying online.

One of our traditions is Diana and I getting breakfast after we drop off Ledger for his first day of school. With her working at school, that makes our time to get breakfast a bit shorter! As she finished getting ready, I dropped of the boy and picked up some quick Wendy's breakfast for us. We took a moment to talk about the big changes ahead but then had to chow down so she could make it to work on time! Me? Well, I went right to bed!