Yesterday morning our family dressed Fuller in his Captain America costume and drove over to the National Guard Armory and set up another photo shoot of Fuller. We had been building up the trip by telling him he would get to see some tanks, which I guess flipped a switch in his little boy DNA and made him really, really excited.

Damon called the armory first to ask about the possibility of us coming over and taking pictures. There is a menacing black fence around the armory, with lots of “No” signs posted (as Fuller took delight in telling us, since it was “No! Just like on Sight Words!”), so we figured marching in with a three foot Captain America and our camera equipment (which included a step ladder) wasn’t a great idea. Damon got the go ahead last Thursday and then Friday it rained all. day. long. We tried to go over on Saturday but they were closed. (The PX was open though. Military personnel have to get tax-free stuff on the weekend too!)

Yesterday was the magic moment. The sunlight was great, the gates were open, and the people were fine with us climbing all over the “tanks” (they were actually Howitzers) with a four year old who inexplicably has a fear of heights.

I took over 100 pictures and Damon narrowed it down to these seven to show the internet. My favorite moment was when I, the pregnant lady resembling a beached whale, got down on the ground to shoot upward to get the American and Tennessee flags in the shot.

On a related note, Damon submitted a photo of Captain America in the Wired Geeky Halloween Costume Contest. All you have to do is go here and then scroll down to the widget. Scroll down on the actual widget (you will see pictures of other people dressed in their geeky costumes) to find Fuller and click on the green UP arrow. That means you like it and voted for him. Probably a lot easier than voting for a new president.

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