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Getting the family ready for Dragon*Con, Halloween and the Disney Princess running weekend all at once! I found the iron-on for stretchy-fabric paper<\/a> at our local A.C. Moore.<\/p><\/div>\n

The weather continues to get the best of us this week. \u00a0We were still able to hit the Pensacola MESS Hall<\/a> again on Wednesday, and today I had some meetings on base while the kids stayed home and our neighbor’s son watched them. \u00a0With thunderstorms all around us this afternoon squelching our pool plans, I was able to catch up on some craft stuff.<\/p>\n

Such as putting finishing touches on our Incredibles<\/a><\/em> costumes.<\/p>\n

“What in the world do you need Incredibles<\/em> costumes for?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over Labor Day weekend, the family is heading up to Atlanta. \u00a0We got some Braves-Phillies tickets on August 31st, and then on Sept. 1-2, we are planning to visit Dragon*Con<\/a> for the first time.<\/p>\n

My writings with GeekMom have taken me on a wild ride into the world of sci-fi and fantasy fandom<\/a>, and earlier this year there was a call for volunteers to serve on a GeekMom\/GeekDad “geeky parenting” panel** at Dragon*Con<\/a>. \u00a0Since we live a reasonable distance from Atlanta, I volunteered. \u00a0I have a press pass to attend and everything! \u00a0I’m incredibly excited about this, and I think Dave and the boys will have a fantastic time also.<\/p>\n

**What authority do I have on “geeky parenting?” \u00a0I have no earthly clue. We’ll see how this works out.<\/em><\/p>\n

Anyway, one of the highlights of Dragon*Con will be the parade down Peachtree Street on Saturday, September 1st<\/a>. You choose your characters, make up costumes and align yourselves with a group for the parade. \u00a0Dave and I discussed many options (Han\/Leia, Dave donning his Civil War costume in the spirit of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter<\/em>, etc.) but we were able to easily include the kids with a simple Incredibles<\/em> costume. \u00a0We will align with the Kalidoscope track<\/a> during the con and parade and march with other Disney\/Pixar fans.<\/p>\n

It’ll be interesting to see how hot it is on September 1st. \u00a0Traditionally it’s VERY hot outside on parade day.<\/p>\n

Making these costumes has been so easy! \u00a0Thanks to the beauty of Amazon and eBay, I was able to find athletic red shirts<\/a> and pants<\/a>, black domino masks<\/a>\u00a0— which were trimmed down —\u00a0and\u00a0black opera gloves. \u00a0We also needed black underwear-like pants, red leggings and some gold-colored vinyl for a belt that we velcro to the black underwear. \u00a0We have enough black boots, black baseball socks and shoes to pull it all together.<\/p>\n

You know what else is cool? \u00a0This will work for Halloween AND we can run in these outfits for the Disney Royal Family 5K<\/a> race, which we’re running in February***.<\/p>\n

***Yes, Timmy is signed up also. \u00a0He is looking forward to learning to run a 5K once the weather cools down.<\/em><\/p>\n

And one more cool thing — the running gear Dave and I got can be used again and again, even after our cosplay adventures.<\/p>\n

You can see a partial costume here, which Timmy was more than happy to model for us. \u00a0I really do love coming up with creative running costumes — a fun challenge!<\/p>\n

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