Batman's Blowout

 
Lois Lane & Bruce Wayne
 
Yes, he really did play outside while wearing the blowout costume
 
Daniel & Jeb, our new neighbor
 
Laura Ann & Jeb were the bad guys......love Laura Ann's bad guy face!

Daniel's very first costume was the Batman one & it was a hand me down from our old neighbors. It is a size two & I think he's had it about 3 years. If you follow this blog, then you know that besides being WAY too small, it is totally worn out. I've tried to discard it multiple times without success. Daniel is just unable to part with it! For awhile now, it has had a little hole in the backside (and I think Gran may have done some repairs at some point), but yesterday, it became a full blown blow out! Doesn't matter to Daniel though, he still insisted on keeping it on! Since he wears his costumes outside to play (even in 90 degree temps), he saw no problem with sporting the blowout down the street on his bike! I'm sure the neighbors loved it, at least our bug man, Mr. Cliff did! Oh, how I love his innocence!

While I'm on the subject of Daniel & his costumes, I'll share how I met one of our next door neighbors..... Some of the neighborhood kids were in our backyard playing on the playset (Daniel was in his Superman costume). I stepped out to check on them & noticed my neighbor, Danielle, standing at the fence. I walked over to introduce myself & she laughed & said, I've been meaning to come over to meet you guys, so when I saw Superman running across my backyard just now, I decided it was a good time to head on over! :)

Our sweet neighbors on the other side of us are the Bettis', who we knew before we moved. Daniel & Laura Ann's very first teeth cleaning was from Brett & I used to teach with Ann. Their little boy, Jeb & Daniel have become big buddies & are having so much fun playing. I have to give Jeb credit for befriending the two new neighborhood kids who are either naked, in pjs or in a costume. They tried to get him dressed up yesterday, but only got him to hold a shield. Maybe he'll come around.......:)