Tage is still very much into super-heroes. Lately he’s been transforming into a super-hero named, inexplicably, something that sounds like “Wakka Po.” I don’t know too much about this Wakka Po character, other than that he has a long tail (I was sternly admonished while walking down the stairs behind him not to step on it) and that his superpower has something to do with shooting fire from his hands. It’s not clear whether he uses his power for good or evil.

The other night he, Petra, and I were sitting on the bed talking before we settled down to sleep. Suddenly he turned to me and, from out of the blue, declared, “Pete don’t have any superpowers.” I couldn’t do more than agree, but with a face like this I think she’ll do just fine without them: