Zeeke had a good week at school, yes, five whole days! If you're keeping score, which we totally are, that means he's now officially had more good ones (15) than bad (12). He's also starting to shake off some of his shyness and connect with his new classmates, recognizing them, using their names, saying hi and goodbye, responding when they talk to him.
Zeeke's new thing to do when he wakes up super early is to turn on his radio and listen to National Public Radio. We think he likes it because their call letters are the same as the TV station where he watches PBS Kids shows. They've been having a pledge drive this week, so over dinner one night he was filling us in on how that's going. "This morning there was a college challenge!"
Wednesday, Zeeke earned some ipad time by raking leaves, which he thought was great fun.
Saturday, Zeeke painted his wooden sculptures at art class and then we came home and carved a jack o'lantern. Zeeke chose the face, Steve worked the knife.
Sunday, after failing to make it in to the over-crowded Boo At The Zoo, we grabbed some pizza and went to the Halloween Family Fun Day at The Woodlands, a beautiful 18th century cemetery in West Philly. There was a scavenger hunt, arts & crafts, spooky history, medical oddities, and folks making electronic music. Zeeke enjoyed his first cemetery experience and is already talking about when he can go back.
Conversations with Zeeke:
"Daddy, did you know that with my humming I can shatter glass and knock down trees?"
"Wow, is that something you would actually want to do?"
"Well, yeah, if I was being attacked."
"If you were being attacked by a tree?"
"Yes, if a tree tried to get me."
"Has that ever happened?"
"Well, it hasn't happened, but once at The Big Slide a tree tried to get me."