We had many Halloween festivities this year, starting off with our ward Trunk-or-Treat.
Dane appeared as Dashiell Parr, a.k.a. Dash Incredible! He was a little camera shy:
Observe the treat bag I made last year but had no success selling on my Etsy shop.
Anyway.
With the help of Mr. Incredible, Dash made it to the church parking lot, where they showed off their muscles and speed:
Along with getting a bunch of candy, we saw Buzz and Jessie, angels and demons, Harry Potter (whom I coerced into saying "expecto patronum!"), a garden gnome (minus hat) and toadstool, and Mario and Luigi.
If Mario and Luigi's costumes look familiar, it's because they borrowed our costumes from two years ago.
Things were going along just swimmingly until Mr. Incredible's arch nemesis, Superman, showed up. The parking lot wasn't big enough for the both of them and frightened townsfolk looked on as they duelled.
I can't remember who won. It depends on the criteria you use.
Anyway, then we tried to pose for a family shot, but Dash wanted a donut more than he wanted to pose:
On our way home, Edna Mode (the creator of the super suits) decided she wanted a box from a dumpster, and Mr. Incredible was happy to oblige.
Dash looked on anxiously.
Here, he shows off how he's chewing--but NOT swallowing--his gum. And you can see how it was hard for Edna to design and create his mask while the little superhero had the hiccups.
Mr. Incredible successfully obtained the box, and father and son walked home after a successful afternoon of crimefighting, candy getting, and do-gooding.
Then we took a nap.
Then, it was off to the Fourth Annual Frost/Parker Halloween Extravaganza!
Mr. Incredible humored us with a display of his focus-jarring strength and flair for footwear:
The trick-or-treating lasted all of five minutes because it was freezing outside. I can't adequately describe the bone-chilling frigidity we experienced. But Dash teamed up with Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia for the few minutes they (read: the parents) could stand it.
We went back to Yoda and Han Solo's house (who knew they lived together?) for a family picture:
And the whole, happy crew (minus Megan, who took the picture and insisted she didn't want a photograph):
Thanks, Yoda and Han, for hosting us for yet another amazing Halloween night!
On actual Halloween, Dane's nursery leader complained that not a single nursery child came to her house to trick or treat. So Dash donned his super suit again (minus the mask and one boot that we could not find) and went over to make her happy.
So that's it. Another successful Halloween. I have some pumpkin carving pictures I'll post here in the near future.
I was going for spooky in that first family picture, but here's a color version for the full effect:
The Incredibles!
(cue music)
