Jen and I share an appreciation for language and proper (or intentional improper) use of words. Of course, we try to impart those same values in Eva.
Eva quickly observed what it takes to fix things which break or stop working. If a screw needs tightening, one simply needs the right tools. Daddy has tools, and so does Eva. Like any good tool set, Eva’s has a hammer, bolts and nuts, a hack saw, a square, and of course her very own skuber-driver. It's a Phillips head skuber-driver, though she is not yet familiar with that level of detail. I am often greeted by Eva, standing at the top of the stairs, clammering "Daddy! It's broken! It's broken Daddy! Got my skuber-driver Daddy! Let's fix it Daddy!" (As a side note, the reader should be aware that I am not a big fan of exclamation marks. I think they are way over used, especially with the advent of email and by the younger generations. That said, every one of those in the above statement is fitting. Every single one!) I am most impressed with what Eva can "fix" with that little plastic toy tool: dead batteries, broken highchairs which are not really broken, plastic spatulas that have no screws. All can be repaired with her skuber-driver.
The one thing for which her skuber-driver is useless is peeling, cutting or eating eaches. She loves eaches, especially the ripe juicy ones. She is a big fan of each yogurt, sometimes settling for blueberry if the each is all gone. Eva sometimes confuses eaches with nectarines.
Eva also loves spending time outside playing with her newest toy -- a T-Ball set, complete with a big fat Bam-Bam bat and a large whiffle ball. When she swings and makes solid contact, knocking the ball off the T, she likes to yell a congrats to herself: "That's a abig hitch! I got a really big hitch!" And yes, the exclamation marks fit the occasion.
Skuber-Driver
Eaches
Big Hitch!
And let's not forget exercising on the "Hin-Up Jar"
