I'm ba-a-a ad, I'm nationwide

Also while in Milwuakee, Torben visited one of the city's - and the nation's - iconic institutions, the Harley Davidson Museum. Twice. This new museum is quite a place, not only are the regular clientele colorful, the museum is new and glitzy with shiny chrome covering most everything and motorcycles galore show casing Harley's history and development. Like every business entity today, they even have a spot to get the kids branded early.

This one must be be for Pappa bear....

Ride'm Bronco!

I am either gonna be a bad-ass or a stripper....

Definitely bad-ass

Let me introduce you to my bad-ass trainer. He looks rough, but he giggles when you poke'm in the tummy

The Girls

Besides trains, the trip did involve a human element. Torben got to spend time with his wonderful cousins Angelina and C - whoa, almost did it - Katerina. In addition to garden romps and creating the kid tornado at Grandma's house, there was toe nail painting (pink, of course), museum visits and pony rides. Well not real pony rides.

Chez Milwaukee

Torben recently spent a week in his old midwest haunts. Returning to the land of humidity was hindered by the weather, "Storms in Venver " (that's Denver for those of you who don't speak child), but we managed to finally make it after a one day delay. The airplane ride made Torben "a little nervous" due to the bumpy ride, but we weathered through it.



As can be expected, Torben was very happy to return to GrandPa's garden train, especially with the addition of the working steam engine. He was up to his old tricks, instructing people on proper railroad etiquette, performing routine maintenance and completing the supply chain via the truck network.

The Fix-it Train

Dada and Torben took a trip to the old Santa Fe railshops in downtown ABQ. The giant complex is now just a relic, but it does see action as a movie set (they were filming some Captain America movie that day - he got himself blown up into a wall, several times). Inspired by the action sequences, Torben decided to practice his Children's Kung POW moves......
"This is the fix-it train. It fixes the rails. Upon it, I practice my moves. I will demonstrate, please stand back."

"First, I start with a warm-up. Horse stance, arm twist and KidHandSlap! I do this while I balance on these logs so conveniently placed here for my pleasure."

"Next, a reverse kick....WHOA....the edge appeared rather suddenly. I guess my leaps are too powerful for this pitifully small stage."

"I return with the ChildFingerPoint attack! Brutal. Please note my serene, calm expression - don't let it fool you - I am deadly with my finger. Wanna pull it?"
"I finish with the FixItCrane attack - huuwa!. Nothing can withstand this fatal blow. I learned this during my time in Taiwan, there, it is called the TerribleTeaPot"

And, this one is for Mike H, ignore the shirt... "Go Beavers!" Nahhhhh, just kidding.