Bus, Mama! BUS!!

Ready for school!

Eva started taking the bus to/from preschool yesterday and LOVES it. L.O.V.E.S. it. The little yellow bus comes to our driveway and I help her get on and the driver, Stephanie, helps her into her car seat (a school district car seat already attached to the seat). Cooper was over this morning and we three stood outside to wait for the bus. When Eva saw it coming down the street, she shrieked, "BUS! MAMA! BUS! BUS!" and wiggled and jumped up and down (in her own way, without her feet leaving the ground). She pulled me down the driveway. She and Cooper stood at the bottom of the stairs and Stephanie said, "C'mon, Cooper. Go up the steps and hang on to the rail". He just stood there holding my hand. He was very cool about riding the bus. Eva nudged him out of the way and started to climb the stairs all by herself, radioing in on another friend who was already on the bus and calling her name. It's quite possibly the most exciting thing to happen to her. She talked about it all day yesterday and will today, too, I'm sure. Stephanie said yesterday that Eva jabbered all the way home. She's so silly and funny and I love her so much. My big girl.