After months of declaring over and over that he only likes turqouise, purple, pink, and yellow, which he calls "the pretty colors," Zeeke made a full reversal this week. He now says he doesn't like the pretty colors at all, preferring instead orange, green, brown and black, which he calls "the difficult colors."
His holiday obsession continues. Zeeke & Karen read a stack of Christmas-themed books every night and every song is a Christmas song. He is madly convinced it's going to snow on Christmas day.
Wednesday was Zeeke's school christmas party. He had a great time, ate too much sugar, sang songs for the parents, and took some nice pictures with Santa. After school, he brought home all of the decorations he made in school. He cried big tears when he broke a glass ornament by admiring it too much.
Saturday morning, we took a family trip to Target for some last minute holiday shopping. After his nap, we went to his pal Asif's birthday. Zeeke had a blast running amok, eating cake, participating in a treasure hunt, and playing pin the treasure chest on the desert island.
Sunday morning we finished off our Christmas shopping with a trip to the bookstore. We might have bought just a few books for ourselves as well. Zeeke didn't eat any of his pancakes when we brunched at Bridget Foy's, but he had fun playing there. After nap, we headed out to Jersey for an early Christmas with Steve's family. As usual, he gobbled up lots of Gigi's delicious cooking. He playe with his cousin Jackson and built a pillow fort with Aunt Cathy. Zeeke got lots of great gifts, including a Hess firetruck, magnetic blocks, cool pyjamas, and loads of great art supplies.
Conversations with Zeeke:
"Daddy, did you know that Clarice is Rudolph's girlfriend?"
"Yes."
"And in the sequel, she comes home and says, 'Rudolph! What is that gingerbread man doing here?'"
"Oh my."
"And Rudolph says, 'There is no gingerbread man here.' And then the abominable snowman came and he melted."