Lightning Man!

So one Wednesday evening at church, Melissa gave me a heads up about something her son, Parker, had up his sleeve. You see - her kids are crazy about superheroes. Seriously crazy about them - all of them. And they, being imaginative kids, create their own. Well, it seems Parker had created this beautiful masterpiece and dubbed him "Lightning Man."

And so, through various circumstances, he decided to ask me to help him make the costume. But, you see, Parker is pretty crazy shy. It took the poor kid all evening long to work up the courage to attempt to talk to me. Not even a regular conversation with him could draw out those words... He circled around the fellowship hall, getting ever closer and closer, and not able to do it. He even tried to write a note and pass it to me. Alas, no luck. So he followed me down the hallway to the church, still trying to ask. But by then I was surrounded by other intimidating adults! So I came back out to "get more water" and he managed to do it. He asked me to help him. And so, Wednesday night, we did. He even consented to let Christian, who was also already up at the church, give us a hand.