Colorado Vacation 2014

2014 Vacation to Colorado

Going to Denver:

A, never seeing the mountains before: "I just saw a mountain!"
C: "Where?"
A: "We just passed it!"
It was a ten-foot tall pile of rocks.

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Me: "I didn't know if you would remember. I can't remember of when I was two years old."
A: I remember when you were two years old."

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A: "Is that a talking bus? It must be a transformer!"

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"My name is Wystan Daddy Etzel, but now I'm Lightsaber Guy. This is superhero orange juice."

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A: "Do you like green? Then you like Green Lantern! Do you like red? Then you like Spider-Man!"

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"Do you want a hot dog or fish?" W: "French fries."

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A: "We are learning new things, watching new movies, and saving people."

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A: "ROAR! I'm sorry. That is just my bear language."

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Asmund: "We're going into the mountains? And we're going to eat bears? Bears are really good. How about a bear bone with bear chicken on it?"


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A: "When I was a little kid I was practicing. Now that I am a human I can do anything I want like working."

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With Carrie:

Wystan, waving at every group of rafters who passed, "Hi! I am Iron Guy! This is our secret hide out. I am good! Oodbye!!

Asmund, "Mom, when Raedan is two, will you have another baby?
Me, "Um....do you want another baby in our family?"
Asmund, "YES! I only have two brothers and I need to have three!!"
Me, "Well, you know another baby could be a girl or a boy, right?"
Wystan, "A girl baby??!!!!!
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With Aunt Joy:

Asmund/Nephew: I want to come!
Aunt Joy: Well, I need some alone time...
Nephew: But you will need superhero protection!!!
Aunt Joy: ....

Seriously, how do you say no to that?

What do you speak?

A: I don't speak English or Spanish.
Me: What do you speak?
A: Just what I am saying.

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A: I could wait to go to the bathroom when I woke up. Maybe I am a kid human?

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A: "With my hearing I can pick up sounds from around the Earth, like the damage from bad guys or robbers stealing money. The bank is that way, or sometimes that way, and robbers are going to pass our house, but they don't know superheroes live here!"

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I am putting up a chain link fence and Asmund thinks the ropes I am planning with are booby traps. He said, "If someone sees our yard and thinks it is a nice place to take a nap, they will fall into the trap!"

"A good booby trap makes robbers fall down and want to take a nap on the grass."

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A: "Sometimes people are born with superpowers. That is what my daddy did."

Superheroes Among Us!

Asmund found a star-shaped leaf. He said, "Maybe Star Man sent it to Earth."

Wystan: "I'm a good Metal Guy. I fight bad guys with a metal sword to put them in jail. That's how."

Wystan: "I am Iron Guy. I am a superhero. I wear shoes."

Asmund, explaining his double-straw situation with his hot chocolate from PT's: "It was big like a human, but not big like a human. It was like a baby kangaroo."

Asmund to Raedan

I want to be in your sleeping zone.

Asmund with Mrs. Elwood

A: Mommy had a good idea for me, like taking compost out.

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A: Falcon and Captain America have a food fight.
Mrs. E: How about just, "Falcon has a food fight with me?"
A: Falcon and Captain America and Black Widow have a food fight.

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A: I can run on water. My middle name is Marshall, but I _am_ a superhero!

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Mrs. E: Are you a good sport when you lose?
A: I always win.
Mrs. E: No wonder you're a good sport!

Antidote

Asmund: I made an antidote for how I walk on water. I need to keep it in a safe place. I am a scientist.

I am just a boy

Asmund said, "I am just a boy, so I want to see new movies!"

Wystan: "Let's watch Frozen. It is funny. I like funny things. That is why I laugh."

Asmund said Raedan put rocks in his mouth because he thought it was candy, then went into the street shouting, " I'm a human! I'm a human!"

From Carrie: Basilisk, Iron Bat, Spider Baby and Magic Knitting Lady are fighting off Doom Bots in Oakland today. Asmund said, "Mom, I need to walk on water."  Not a God complex, he's a basilisk today.

Asmund: "Doctor Octopus gave me this computer before he put his arms on his back. His arms then took control over his brain, so he was out of control. I used the computer to stop the arms so he would be okay."

After Asmund had a drink of my water, I said, "Hey! Why drink my water when you have your own?" "I thought it was beer."