My favorite Superhero lives in Keizer, Oregon

"Is your favorite superhero the Green Lantern?"
No. I think I'll wait for the movie to come out on DVD.
"How about Batman?"
That would be Gotham City....Guess again.
"Let's go back to a classic. Could it be Superman?"
Oh, I think you are getting warmer....

My favorite superhero is Super Ty. He is a precocious six year old and his mission right now is protecting his new baby brother from mutant monsters, jumping higher than a basketball hoop, and whipping up "out of this world" food in the kitchen with his mom and Tutu.

We had a chance to delve deeper into the character of  the "boy behind the cape" recently and ask him a few questions.This is what he had to tell us:

What is your favorite color? Orange (I wonder if this has anything to do with the OSU Beavers?)
Favorite Food: Bread with jam and butter
Favorite Sport: Basketball
Favorite Toy: Buzz Lightyear's Lazer Beam
Favorite Game: Pokemon Black version and White Version
Favorite TV Show: Pokemon
Favorite Movie: Star Wars
What is something that people would be surprised to know about you?

• Ty's answer: "I have never eaten Green Eggs and Ham." 
• Mom's answer: "He loves to bake and help in the kitchen and doesn't like meatloaf."
• Tutu's answer: "He is very kind and loves animals."

I have been photographing Ty since he was born. He is regular with the children's contest and has come to Portraits with Santa every year (This portrait is from 2008). Every year except this one. Neither of the days that Santa was here at the studio were going to work into the busy family schedule. So Tutu had to resort to taking him to the Woodburn Company Stores to see Santa. There was just one problem.

As they walked into the mall, he looked up at his grandmother with a concerned look and said, "This isn't the real Santa, the real Santa is at Miriam's!" Tutu had to do some fast thinking. "Santa travels all over, Ty." With that reassurance, Ty was fine.

Now we are celebrating Mother's Day and Mom is the Super hero of the hour. Give your Mom and Grandmother a big hug for me, Ty, and a kiss to your baby brother!