Zeeke has been obsessed with nursery rhymes lately. He always wants to read some at storytime and the odder ones inspire some interesting questions from him. His other keen interests this week are cooking and beads.
Monday, Karen & Zeeke were off for President's Day. They got together with Leah & Zack for the Pippi Longstocking exhibit at the American Swedish Historical Museum. Zeeke got a Pippi book and a pen of his own, which made him very proud. There was an epic potty accident in the middle of the gift shop, but everyone survived. After his nap, Dena invited them over for a Wii dance party and tangerines, cementing his crush on her.
Tuesday, he was home with Steve for a snow day. They strung bead necklaces for mardi gras and then joined his classmate Zoe and her parents Nick & Nadine for some pizza at Birra. Zeeke and Zoe were very cute, making sculptures for each other out of pizza dough and passing them back and forth.
Thursday, after school, Zeeke learned not to lick frozen metal. He left most of the taste buds from the tip of his tongue behind on the handrail of our front steps and screamed like a banshee. Since baking cookies last week and discovering guacamole in a cartoon, he's been asking to make some. So once his tongue felt better, he learned how to squash an avocado.
Saturday, Zeeke had a great time at music class and still more fun running around the halls with his buddy Will. We invited Will & Jenny to join us at the play group at Karen's library. We also got to hang out with Addie & Zephyr and Zack, Leah, and Jason there. While Zeeke napped, enough snow fell that the library sent Karen home early. Zeeke made guacamole again and chocolate milk too.
Sunday morning, Steve and Zeeke cooked cinnamon buns. After some more bead stringing, we treked out in the snow and slush for Mexican food at Cantina Los Caballitos.
Conversations with Zeeke:
Playing with his Magnaformers:
"Oh, look, I made a daredevil. Can I have a daredevil drink for my daredevil? Oh, here's your drink. I'm going to make a dog for my daredevil. Hey, do you want a drink too, daredevil dog?"
Sitting on the potty, up well before the sun:
"Do you want to go back to bed, Daddy?"
"That would be great. Can I?"
"Nooooooooooooooo."
Picking something up with his foot:
"Look what I can do with my toes, Daddy!"
"Wow, I knew a man with toes like that. When he grew up he turned into a cat."
Suddenly terrified: "I don't want to turn into a cat!"
"Oh, that's ok, I was just being silly. People never turn into cats."
"Sophia the First turned into a cat!"
"Well, yes, but that was because of a magic wishing well and there are none of those around."
"Do cats bring cheese?"
"Ummmm.... yes, I get most of my cheese from cats."
"No, Daddy, you're silly! Cheese comes from milk and milk comes from cows!"
"Oh, right, absolutely right. Cheese from cows, not cats. Thank you."