Superman!

What is it with boys and superheroes?

We don't watch any of the superhero cartoons--they are way too violent for Jake's age. But during nightly "videos" he and Poppy watch little You Tube clips of various superheroes. Batman, Superman, Spiderman...Jake loves them all (including Wonder Woman, which makes Mommy happy).

One video shows various clips from the Superman movies, set to the theme music. Jake loves when Superman says, "Would you care to step outside?" and when he saves the plane from crashing. "Wow! He stop the plane!" He can sing the Spiderman cartoon theme song.

In fact, Spiderman is his favorite. I'm not sure if its because right now Spiderman is everywhere, but he prefers Spiderman to Batman or Superman. Which is funny, because as we know all men choose a superhero allegiance fairly early on in life. You can tell a lot about a guy based on who is favorite superhero is.

Jake's dad likes Superman; Jake's poppy likes Batman. Jake, perhaps wisely, chose Spiderman. He has a Jake-sized stuffed Spiderman that Gran Grace bought him. He sleeps at the foot of Jake's bed and keeps Jake's room monster-free.

Despite his fondness for Spiderman, imagine Jake's glee when he saw this enormous statue of Superman in Metropolis, IL. He couldn't stop looking. He thought it was really cool! A Superman visit is definitely a nice way to break up a long car ride...