Left: My niece was pretty scared in the beginning when I walked out. She didn't know what to think. She was sitting in the lap of another family member. After maybe five minutes or so, my brother went over, picked her up, and brought her over to me and whispered "it's just Julie". We didn't want to ruin the magic, but at the same time, it wasn't going to be magical if she was afraid! As soon as he told her who it was, she was ok with me. We shared hifives and hugs, she pet me and we played peek-a-boo. Then later, I came out after de-suiting and she said she saw a kitty! I missed the kitty!

Right: Shaking hands with my cousin's 3 year old son. He wasn't sure what to think of Pons either, and was pretty quiet the whole time.

That tail.


(Sorry for so many photos! There were a LOT more taken. These were just my favorites. And these are just the ones from my mom's camera. I haven't seen any taken from the various other cameras and phones tonight. This set is the last upload I've got!)