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captain_slinky ([personal profile] captain_slinky) wrote2013-07-20 10:04 pm

MOLLYCON!!!

While we've been doing some EXTENSIVE cleaning today, Molly has been running about the house doing something secret. Lots of little questions, like "Do we have any nice clean paper I haven't used yet?" and "Can you find a bos for me about the size of a desk?" and "Can you cut up this box to be the shape of a desk for me"... weird little requests.

Shortly after dinner, we found out why - and it only cost us TWO MOLLY DOLLARS:

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We bought tickets to MOLLYCON, The biggest and best comic book convention in our entire cul de sac!

MOLLYCON involved many fun activities, the first of which was that all attendees have to be in costume for the big Costume Contest.
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(I won the costume contest)

Many of the activities took place outside. First was the "Super Race From The Car To The Mailbox To The Car".
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I almost got out of this one because I didn't have shoes on, but then Bat-Crystal said "Hey Molly... go get Daddy's Crocks so he can be in the race!" and then she gave me THIS look as Molly ran off...
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Then there were several other hero-themed events outside, such as:

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"Squirt The Bucket", an approximation of water/ice based super powers, and:

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"Save The Playmobile People From Drowning in The Pool".

We then went inside for *my* favorite event of the whole event,

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MAKE A BOOK! We each got to make our own little comic book based on one of Molly's stuffed animals! I showed her how to make a quick and easy mini-comic, and then we all three chose our animals and got to making books!

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The evening was then capped off by Molly announcing the winner of the Costume Contest (ME!), and then trying to get more Molly Dollars out of me by selling me my own comic books. I finally talked her in to a pretty good deal of 4 for a dollar :)

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[identity profile] musical-junkie.livejournal.com 2013-07-21 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
BRIAN, I AM LITERALLY SCREAMING ABOUT HOW CUTE THIS IS, AND I THINK I'M SCARING RACHEL, BUT IT IS WORTH IT. OMG. SERIOUSLY. THIS IS AMAZING. YOU HAVE AN AWESOME CHILD.

[identity profile] captain-slinky.livejournal.com 2013-07-21 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you :) We had such a great time, and I can't believe she came up with this whole thing on her own! It was CRAZY!

[identity profile] musical-junkie.livejournal.com 2013-07-21 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
I honestly cannot even process this. I keep thinking about it and flailing with the cuteness and cleverness of it all.

[identity profile] captain-slinky.livejournal.com 2013-07-21 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
I know, right? i think my favorite picture is the one of her trying to sell me a Wonder Woman comic for $2 - The kid's got SPUNK!

[identity profile] musical-junkie.livejournal.com 2013-07-21 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
I can only imagine what I would have gotten up to as a child had my parents raised me properly and taken me to cons at a young age.

[identity profile] yerseester.livejournal.com 2013-07-21 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
I am so pleased that this was a surprise.

[identity profile] captain-slinky.livejournal.com 2013-07-21 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
I KNOW! I can't believe that we had NO IDEA what she was up to - she kept the secret SO WELL for the ENTIRE DAY, and waited till after dinner to reveal it all!

[identity profile] whiskeyjack.livejournal.com 2013-07-21 05:52 am (UTC)(link)
This is incredible.

[identity profile] captain-slinky.livejournal.com 2013-07-21 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
Every time I think I couldn't be prouder of her, she tops herself :)

[identity profile] snarky-imp.livejournal.com 2013-07-21 03:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I do not say this lightly, but I think your kid has just officially won the award for best kid ever. She has also raised the bar to an almost unreachable goal and other geek's kids are now officially On Notice because, well, this is so cute I think I've already died from it.

[identity profile] captain-slinky.livejournal.com 2013-07-21 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you :) I think I need to start promoting this post, make sure everyone knows that my kid wins :)

[identity profile] man-of-snows.livejournal.com 2013-07-21 03:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Your child has been ruined for life! I am so proud of you guys!!

[identity profile] captain-slinky.livejournal.com 2013-07-21 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm awfully proud as well :)

[identity profile] sasjhwa.livejournal.com 2013-07-21 05:04 pm (UTC)(link)
I told this to Caleb and he said she should have a YouTube show. He's all about the YouTube shows right now. :D

[identity profile] captain-slinky.livejournal.com 2013-07-21 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
lol :)
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[personal profile] aurora77 2013-07-21 06:47 pm (UTC)(link)
This is one of the Best Things Evar! Somebody who can organize and create fun is awesome, and doing it from this age is even more awesome!

[identity profile] captain-slinky.livejournal.com 2013-07-21 06:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm so proud :) I think I need to go put this on Reddit or something :)
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[personal profile] aurora77 2013-07-21 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Dooo eeeet!

[identity profile] katje0711.livejournal.com 2013-07-25 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Awww! What a sweet and fun idea!