Happy New Year And Some News…

…well, for anyone who doesn’t know yet, Eve is going to be a big sister

Happy Christmas! I hope Santa brought you everything you asked for.

I couldn’t let the day go by without posting a Happy Birthday to my little giggler Eve who turned 5 today. Our living room looks like the cast of High School Musical had a smack-down with Hannah Montana.

At the Phoenix Park on Sunday.

I can’t believe a year has gone by since I posted about the first day of Educate Together in Greystones and today Eve had her own first day there. Everyone keeps asking me did I cry and I didn’t because we kept it light and up because it’s a good day! You can get all maudlin about it if you really let yourself start thinking about your baby growing up and singing ABBA songs to yourself but that’s just masochistic.

Eve was laid back about it all, she had a little wobble when she realised we were leaving but she gave us a hug and we didn’t make a big deal of it and she was fine. I admit I did sneak back up the stairs to have a peek and she was all smiles and her hand was up with everyone and it was all good. I really wanted to try and recreate this photo from last year but this time with Eve in it and the stars aligned and I think I got quite close:

I didn’t take many photos, it’s funny, when I’m hired to photograph an event it’s easy enough for me to do what I have to do to get the shots, but when I’m there just as a parent I get all self-conscious and feel like a dork with a big camera.