The Adventures of Captain Grace!
The Neverland Pirates will be joining her tomorrow on Halloween.
When I asked Grace what she wanted to be for Halloween she immediately said, “A purple pirate.” A little selfish part of me was hoping to keep with the theme of DC super women (who doesn’t like a theme that runs for years), but as a wise woman said, “Won’t it mean even more to you to make it if this is the first year she really asked to be something?”
She was correct. Grace has told me she loves it, and has thanked me for making it a few times today. My heart.
Well. you know how this ends.
If you don’t, you can either watch TNG Season 1 or google Skin of Evil. Otherwise, you probably already stopped reading.
Generations.
Two and a half years passed between those photos… I guess I need to start working on some DS9 costumes.
Family Portrait.
Now that’s nerdy. This is going to end up in some “worst family portraits ever” Buzzfeed list for sure. I love it Randy.
Pew pew.
Not only did my pal Randy come over Sunday morning and do a shoot, he even took the time to do an edit that I love, with a sky shot he took close to our house. Awesome.
Double Facepalm.
The next generation of Captain Grace.
A Visual History of Make Believe and Playing Dress Up.
We can do better than dividing playtime into pink and blue. Strong adults need strong role models. I’m very proud that a lot of Grace’s imagination goes into rescuing people in trouble and exploring the planets. She can pretend to be a princess anytime she wants, but since little girls are bombarded with princess themes everywhere you look, I feel like presenting plenty of other options is one of the most important things my wife and I can do.
Merry Christmas Tumblr!
See you next year :)
Some final touches.
While taking a break from cleaning my garage, I replaced the pic in the family version with a much sneakier Bat Grace (I like it a lot better) and fixed a few things I found on both sets when I did print proofs. These are the things that I can’t let go… looks towards pile of unwashed dishes…