Eva is 5

September is Party Month for us. First, Owen has a birthday on the 19th, and then Eva's is on the 24th. To add to the excitement we also have cousins and Aunts born in this month.


Oh, my Eva. She is one bundle of energy and spunky-ness. She loves the fact that she is getting older. She didn't like it when I told her that I am going to make her stay "4" forever (I think she really believes that I have this power:).
She is one talented girl. From the day she witnessed her older sister begin to read, she became determined to do the same. She will not be out-shined. Now she is reading everything. Everything. Which can be scary at times- like when we are in Chelsea and Times Square where the reading material can be less than desirable. She is quite proud of this accomplishment, and relishes in it. She is always my last child asleep- usually found in bed with her favorite fleece blanket, a pile of books around her, and one propped up being read intently.

Eva is my free spirit. She wants to wear her own fashion. I pick my battles with Eva, and this is one she usually wins. She has clothes that are her favorites. As soon as they are washed and in her drawer, I know with certainty that she will be wearing them tomorrow. Mostly, she is a creature of comfort, but she also likes wearing the entire color spectrum- which makes for some very interesting ensembles.


Eva told me a few months ago that for her 5-year-old birthday she wanted to have a space party. Space party.....I didn't quite know how I was going to pull this off. We invited 3 friends, cut some stars and planets out to hang from the lights, decorated the house with the "solar system" on blank newsprint sheets, and organized some alien games. Eva loved decorating, and having her friends over.

Eva wanted a rocket ship cake.....here it is.

Here is Eva in the middle of present opening. She didn't say a word about the fact that mom wrapped all of her presents in Christmas wrapping paper (all we had left) for this, I was thankful :)
Eva received a hand-crafted quilt from her Grandma Chenn which she LOVES. That was a definite highlight of the birthday.



Other present of note: her space suit. The helmet even plays a "countdown" when you push the button. She is in heaven, and has worn this on an almost daily basis since. I had to snap a picture of her one day when she was working on her homework decked out in full space gear.
She has informed me that when she grows up she either wants to be an astronaut, or a shop-keeper. I do not know where she got the shop-keeper idea from.