We had 73 kids this year.  The temperature was still too low for the foggers, but at least we kept sound.  The CD player was in the house with the speakers run outside.  Other sound was provided by MP3 players.

More than half of the TOTs came before full dark, so there was [...]

Her arms hide it from the front, but she does look feminine in person. 

She's so pretty. 

His shoulders are a bit too 'boxy', but overall, I'm happy. 

Lesson learned:  When you create an animated monster mud prop, always leave yourself an access panel to re-set the gears and reattach the wires.  Storage plays hell with wooden gears.

Pics below the fold. 

A camera crew showed up at my house this morning and asked if they could take some video of our house for the 5 o'clock news. They wanted to interview my wife, but she had just woken up from a nap and wasn't feeling up to it.

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