Colleen's take on Michael Phelps

"Wow."

Her other Olympic comments were rather random. She also claims that she will get her own Olympic gold medal in "nothing" and she'll get it "on Valentine's Day."

Robert's take on Michael Phelps

In contrast to Elizabeth, whose view of the gold medal machine named Michael Phelps is fueled by watching the races at night, Robert has been in bed when the races are going on.

Robert was playing with Cate in bed this morning and kicked his feet off the headboard to flip over, and I asked him, "Who do you think you are, Michael Phelps?"

He gave me a puzzled look, so we asked him if he knew who Phelps was, then explained that he was a swimmer who has won a bunch of gold medals during the Olympics.

Robert's response: "Did he cheat?"

Guess we won't be introducing Robert to the Tour de France or any other doping sports anytime soon.

Elizabeth's take on Michael Phelps

Cate and Elizabeth and I are watching the Olympics tonight, with Michael Phelps mania in full force. Elizabeth has enjoyed fencing (the highlights, nothing on TV here) and others but really got a kick out of the description of Michael Phelps prior to the 200 butterfly semifinals.

Phelps was described as double-jointed at the knee, a 6-foot-7 wingspan, and other things. They referenced his warmup move on the blocks as being condorlike. That set Elizabeth's 10-year-old creativity in motion.

And I quote:

Be the condor!

BE the condor!

Be the morph of a condor and a fish. And a human

It's condor man!

(singing) Super condor man! Super condor man!

Then, as Phelps took the lead on the final turn, and Cate and I marveled, Elizabeth responded, "It's because I am super condor man!"

Later she modified it to super condo man, because it was easier to say. But I wouldn't mess with success.