Zeeke has gotten super obsessed with Pokemon and Transformers lately. He knows so much about them and will happily correct you if you say something wrong. His favorite pokemon is one named Squishy. He's also a fan of Squishy's trainer, whom he refers to as "the girl who loves Squishy." Sometimes he makes Steve sing a song about Squishy and have "squishy battles" which are like a cross between a pillow fight and professional wrestling.
Monday was President's Day so we headed out to visit Jen, Kim & the Twins. Styrofoam swords and the bounce house kept the boys busy while the grown-ups chatted. After a hike in Carpenter's Woods, we grabbed lunch at the Chestnut Grill and the boys even sat at their own table! Total strangers were walking by asking us how we pulled off that trick.
Friday, Zoe joined Zeeke & Steve for a trip to Purple Flower Mountain, then came home with us for dinner. We were happy to see that the purple flowers had returned to the mountain.
Saturday, after a morning of cartoons, squishy battles, and gymnastics class, Karen & Zeeke went to the playground.
Sunday morning, we went to Toys R Us to spend a gift card Zeeke's great-aunt June gave him for Christmas. He bought some Transformers and was over the moon playing with them. Later in the day, we went to his friend Maddy's house for game day.
Conversations with Zeeke:
Talking about Pokemon:
"No, Daddy, Zubat evolves into Golbat and Golbat evolves into Crobat."
"Really? Let me look that up.... hey, you're right!"
"That's why you call me Smarty Pants. Cause I'm really smart!"