Monday and Tuesday, we got reports that Zeeke had been a wild child at school. And then Wednesday evening, Zeeke was behaving so terribly that we should have guessed he was feeling sick. That night, he developed a terrible croup that guaranteed nobody in the house got much sleep. Alternating steam and bursts of cold air from outside, a little honey, and some stories and television eventually got him back down in the early hours, but he was up for the day not long after. He never developed a fever, but we kept him home the next day just in case. He didn't want to nap in his crib but agreed to get tucked into a couch down stairs while watching Dora and fell asleep quickly. He might have slept longer if he hadn't rolled off onto the floor after an hour or so. Fortunately neither the croup nor a fever made an appearance and he was able to go back to school on Friday and he had a good day.
Saturday morning, Steve & Zeeke made a Target run, then picked up Karen and headed out to Nick, Nadine & Zoe's place for Zoe's birthday party. Zeeke had a great time playing with his classmates and eating cake. After his nap, we went to the playground. After an hour on the little kid side, we switched to the big kid side. We played with a couple of Zeeke's schoolmates and a girl named Genevieve that he'd met a month earlier. Then just as we were thinking about leaving, Tim, Tanya & Lettie showed up, so of course we stayed much longer. On the walk home, Zeeke and Lettie decided to switch places, so Lettie walked home holding hands with Steve & Karen while Tanya pushed Zeeke in Lettie's stroller, which they seemed to find pretty hilarious.
Sunday was pretty mellow. While Karen did the taxes, Steve & Zeeke went out on a pastry run. After his nap, he and Karen decorated the bathroom door with some of his artwork for school.