the big one

i haven't posted too many pictures of the big one lately. not much has changed with her. she's still as spicy as ever. just a bit taller.

warning: long and rambling paragraph ahead. proceed with caution!!!
i took eva to register for kindergarten last week. i was afraid i was going to cry walking in to the school building with her. i can't believe she is big enough to start kindergarten soon. she got a bit impatient and whiny while i was trying to register her on the computer. isn't she aware that i am totally worried about what other parents are thinking of me based on her behavior? and then she wouldn't talk to any of the teachers we passed in the hallway. nice. she totally had me second guessing our decisions to not send her to preschool. but i suppose we aren't the only "non-preschoolers" out there. i'm just waiting to meet that other .06% of people who didn't do preschool. heck, i didn't go to preschool and look how i turned out. hee hee.  anyway, i don't really know what my point is. she is registered for kindergarten. and it was very weird being at the school as a parent. it made me feel like i had arrived to a new level of parenting. like i'm a real parent now or something. maybe a minivan and a soon-to-be-kindergartener is just a lot to handle in such a short amount of time. other parents should warn you about taking it slowly: first minivan, wait 6 months and then register for kindergarten. and now i'm talking about myself instead of eva and this post is supposed to be about eva. so anyway...i'm glad she is so excited about going to school because i often wanted to stay home with my mom rather than go to school. but so far i don't think eva shares my same anxieties about school, and i am so very thankful! what will lily and i do all day without this crazy girl next school year? i mean, you can only spend so much time at starbucks. i hope lily likes lattes and mochas.

back to eva...she has also been taking violin lessons from our friend nathaniel (and margaret!). i will post some pics of that soon. i think she is doing pretty well. she is still an amazing little girl and i love her to pieces!