Zeeke is very interested in the human body and how it works lately. He and Karen have been spending a lot of time reading a book about it and listening to each other's hearts.
Some new stuffed animals came into his life this this week (all of whom are expected to tell him what they did all day when he gets home from school). The first was a frog whose mouth contains a butterfly, a dragonfly and a spider (Zeeke named the bugs Rainbow, Ice Water, and Cupcake, but the frog remains nameless). He often tells the frog not to eat the bugs when they're in his mouth and reassures the bugs they'll be safe. Then on Saturday, he bought a stuffed tiger at the zoo (with birthday money from Grandpop Bob Bob). The tiger's name fluxuates a bit. Sometimes, he Tigey (like his other stuffed Tiger), sometimes he's Zoo-chini (pronounced like Zuchini), and at times he's even Zoo-chini Zoo-chini Zoo-chini Dinosaur Zoo-chini Giftshop!
Monday, during our after school visit to Purple Flower Mountain, Zeeke checked out Nadine & Zoe's garden plot and was very interested. Steve promised him we could plant some things in our back yard.
Saturday we went to the Zoo with Grandpop Bob Bob and Grandma Joy. Zeeke rode the carousel and we paddled swanboats. He enjoyed showing them his favorite exhibits and had a great time spending birthday and Easter money at the giftshop. When we got back to South Philly we got an early dinner at Bing Bing Dim Sum. After dinner, we ran into Erin & Kate. Zeeke and Kate had a blast launching things into the air with one of her old toys.
Sunday, the three of us visited the consignment sale at Neuman-Goretti, where Zeeke spent the last of his Easter money on a 300 piece jigsaw puzzle depicting a myriad of animals, made a sign, and got a free lollypop. After that, we went to the playground until lunchtime. In the afternoon, we babysat Kate for a couple hours while Erin ran some errands. Zeeke & Kate got along famously, mostly playing with Lego.