Everything She Needs to Know She Learned Way Before Kindergarten

*Cliff notes for this entry: If you are only going to read part of this, skip down to the last video. It is the one that makes me smile the most.

I took Eva to her new school for kindergarten registration. She met her super nice teacher and got to see her classroom. The photo pretty much captures how much enthusiasm Eva showed. I think her motto might be something like, "When in doubt, be so calm that everyone around you appears over caffeinated." We got a little packet titled, "Kindergarten is Great" that listed a bunch of things that Eva will be learning in kindergarten. This has been a great summer for us and I was just thinking about some of Eva's milestones. Seems to me, we already have a few things covered...

Reading and Writing

"Mom and Dad goodbye for the rest of your lives."

If Eva can write this, does she need to learn how to write anything else? She swears she didn't mean anything by the note and that she was just writing. Um, sure, Eva. Just in case, maybe I'll keep the car keys hidden.

Math

Her deep love for chocolate milk has driven her to develop her math skills. She already knows measurements and ratios... the amount of Ovaltine powder to milk. She also knows how many times in a 30 minute period that you have to ask for chocolate milk in order to bug your parents so bad that they just say, "go ahead."

Science

How much air does it take to blow this bubble?

The Arts

This girl can create. See the "envelope" thing? I showed her ONCE. That crown, she just came up with it, the dimensions and everything. And balloon animals? Um, the lady at the library story time was showing all the parents how to do it and then Eva just whips up this butterfly. She's got art covered until Jr. high because if I recall correctly, all I did in Jr. high is write notes and then fold them up like this to pass to my friends. But, do kids just text now? Uh, who has a hard time staying on subject?

Health

As far as I know, no one has ever died from not being able to play t-ball or soccer or from not being able to dance or tumble. Seems to me, swimming is an essential skill. Last year, Eva refused to put her face in the water. Something clicked this year. It was awesome. Yes, I know we still need to be careful around water, but it just feels like such a relief to know that she is kind of in control in the water.

and last but not least...

Social Studies

Eva is set for the rest of her social life... this party trick never gets old (at least for me, I am an easy laugh). If this is a genetic thing, we'll just say she didn't get this from me. One day she just did it. Out of nowhere.

Paper skills, beverage creation skills, belly rolling skills, back floating skills, balloon animal skills...

Watch out kindergarten, here comes Eva.