Casey spied the basketballs near the bread aisle. He rode around clutching this one until we got to the register. This kid loves any kind of sporting equipment.

Shockingly, we went to Costco today. Casey quite enjoyed Go-gurt in both strawberry & berry flavors.

We played outside for a bit. Casey wanted to go for a walk. The stroller needed to be pushed, but not so he could ride in it. I was not supposed to push it one handed & was scolded for such a few times.

Casey had a good day at school. When I arrived to retrieve him, he excitedly greeted me after putting away the toy he was playing with. Then he ran back & high fived his teachers, before coming to put on his jacket. After school, we went to dine at the grandparents Zukowski to avoid the germ factory that was Matt. Per the pictures below, Casey is now under the bowling tutelage of Papa. When we visit Casey LOVES to check out Papa's stash of bowling balls & his see saw (that is something bowling related I have sadly never seen and have only recently heard of).

Yup, it's March. And it's snowing. Matt is home sick, so I brought Casey to school today. He was not happy about the drop off. At all. I'm hoping his day gets better though.

I picked Casey up today & met the new assistant teacher coming to his room. She seems really nice, and Casey seems to really like her. He high-fived Quincy goodbye prior to leaving. Then we went to Grandma's for dinner, where he inspected Papa's bowling balls & ate Cocoa Puffs.

Today, when I picked Casey up he was on the playground. His teacher, Miss Becky, reported a nap, requests for his father (or course) & an otherwise good day. Casey even gave her a high five as we left for the day. Up until this point whenever I asked if Miss Becky was nice, he would say no/yell/cry. He did not do that this afternoon, so perhaps he will stop hating school so much in the near future. Additionally, he apparently learned the phrase "right here" since being dropped off at school. If I asked him where anything was this afternoon, he said "right here". His nose, his food, his shoes. He's a genius, of course.

Casey generally does not eat noodles or pasta of any kind. He will touch them, he will feed them to someone else, but they do not cross his lips. Except at school, where he will eat whatever is put in front of him. This evening I made a festive Irish meal of baked ziti. Casey dragged his talking grill up the step into the kitchen & grilled while I cooked dinner (please note the pacifier on the grill below). Although he said he wanted steak & rice for dinner, he instead decided to share my meal. After the first bite, he said, "Yummy. Casey likes these noodles!" (It sounded like, "Yummy. (rubbed tummy here) Casey liiiike dees noo-noos.)

This morning, Casey woke up at around 6. We brought him into our room in an attempt to get some more sleep. He woke up again slightly before 8. He woke me up by yelling "Mommy, kup (that's wake up)". I looked at him & he said, "Waffles. Get up. OOOOOout, glasses, floor. WAFFLES." I suppose he was hungry. After eating waffles with syrup, he needed to help me eat my cereal. Then he reenacted a scene from Sesame Street, the Elmo Steps In For Super Grover episode, for about 40 minutes. After a bowl of Cheerios, we headed to the mall to do a little shopping & see if Matt could get glasses in about an hour, as the commercial goes. I have NEVER been able to do this because my prescription is so strong, so I think he stinks. Anyway, while we waited, Casey played on the playground, walked around, and then he tried to steal some girls popcorn. After his attempted theivery, we got him some lunch.

Back when I was a Brownie & Girl Scout, we did not have such marketing tools.  We went door to door hawking cookies.  Apparently the new trick is to dress like a cookie.  I will say, this girl was extremely polite.  

Not only did we visit TLG this morning, we also returned after dinner for the Bunny Hop.  It was a fancy members only party complete with a visit from the Easter Bunny, playing, cookies and juice.  Casey partook in all of the activities.  While the bigger kids played Simon Says, he stood next to the teachers leading the game and looked at the kids.  After waiting in a short line to see the Easter Bunny, he refused to sit on it's lap alone, so I think I'm in the picture.  At least he didn't weep and run away like the kid who went after him.  The photographer told me that Casey's very cute, which I of course agree with.  We can pick up our copy of the photo on the 23rd, and if it's not terrible, you may get a peek.  

Casey & I are home sick today. Rather Casey is home "sick" and I'm home with him. He had a stuffy nose yesterday...then his left eye got a little puffy. It was crusted shut this morning, so I took him to see Dr. Sue. He talked about Dr. Sue while we drove there & in the waiting room. He stood on the scale all by himself, then he high-fived Dr. Sue when she came in the exam room. He showed her Mickey Mouse & pointed out every item he knew the name of, including mommy, Casey, sneakers, chair, Dr. Sue...he pretty much talked the whole time we were with her. His cousin Brady had pink eye last week. Somehow Brady managed to infect Casey all the way from FL.** He also has a double ear infection.He didn't have a fever or complain of a sore ear, so if he hadn't had a goopy eye, I would never have thought to take him to the doctor. The nurse took a culture of the eye goop & Casey didn't even flinch. On our way out Dr. Sue told me that we (Matt & I) are very good with Casey & she thinks that's part of the reason he doesn't freak about shots/eye cultures/tongue depressors/getting checked out, which I of course loved hearing. After I patted myself on the back, we headed to the pharmacy for Casey's Rx's. They filled them quickly because they were for a sick child, which was lovely. Then I got the boy a sick day Happy Meal for lunch to make him happy. Really, it was because he wanted a hambuhgerger (that's hamburger in Casey speak) and I did not have any on hand at home. Upon returning home, Casey washed his own hands standing on a bench in the bathroom (there was adult supervision, i didn't just let him loose in there). Then we put in his eye drops (which he was totally cool about, much unlike Aunt Cristen) and took his medicine. He ate most of his cheeseburger, a bunch of fries (they were out of apples, and he requested fries anyway) and drank his entire milk. After playing a bit, he took a nap.
He is currently bouncing balls & crashing cars on the floor. I will post pictures of him eating his Happy Meal Later. He kept asking "Camera, bite?" and offering the camera a bite of his fries.

**Please note I do not really think infection with pink eye from FL is possible, unless Brady is a master germ spreader or has super powers.

Snow Day!!

Casey enjoyed putting quarters into Papa's bowling bank. It's particularly enjoyable for him to do this, as he's very interested in bowling (he'll read a bowling magazine and point out each bowling ball) and money (change is more interesting than bills at this point).

Unbeknownst to us, tomorrow is the 105th anniversary of Dr. Seuss's (aka Theodor Seuss Geisel) birthday.  To celebrate, Target had story time, complete with snacks and juice, stickers , and a drawing for a free talking Cat in the Hat.  Guess who the winner was... 

Someone "slept" on a wipe for a little bit.