Lion and Knights

   Happy Halloween!!  The kids didn't have school today-which was such a treat after Halloween night.

   We couldn't ask for better weather for trick-or-treating last night.  A recap of our Halloween eve..our  

   little lion emerged for pictures.

roar.

Then one of our brave knights arrived.  Introducing...Sir Jack.

Sir Wyatt arrived and all were present and accounted for!  The boys' costumes came about because my good friend Emily sent the boys wooden shields and swords from Germany maybe five years ago.  They are so neat and even have their names burned on front of the shields and on the swords.  I have kept them in a safe place all this time...because there was a high chance they would get broken, or lost, or someone would get hurt if they had them before now.  But it was time to bring them out and knight our knights!!!  The shields aren't in these pictures because the boys hid them away somewhere (see, I told you-lost) and we didn't even have them for trick-or-treating.

The knights had a little chat....

 

...then the dueling began.

Little lion wanted in on the action!

Protect!  Defend!

They really got into the dueling.  

And I had the most fun watching them.  Seriously.  My favorite part of Halloween night.

They were in their own little dragon-slaying, sword-fighting, defending the universe-world.

Slayed.  Well done, Sir Wyatt.

Sir Jack returned to life and took out Sir Wyatt!

Who needs action films?

Another battle ensues...

  Protect your face!!  

Arrrr!!

 My work here is done.

    ...until the next battle.  

Outtake:  Happy Lion in the Sun.