Thanks for Sharing

Corbin has RSV.

Luckily, the girls both feel great and have absolutely no cold symptoms of any kind. So, for that, I am grateful.

I'm also grateful that we own a nebulizer and a humidifier, and for Albuterol, Pulmicort, and the oral steroid that will hopefully have my little guy back to his normal bouncy bouncy gummi bear self in no time.

I'm grateful for facebook, because I probably would have waited for it to get worse before taking him in to be tested for RSV if I hadn't known he'd been exposed to it 5 days before his symptoms showed up with a bang.

I'm grateful for the power of prayer and Priesthood blessings.

I'm grateful it isn't worse, cuz it totally could be.

I'm grateful for good friends who check in and make sure we're taken care of before I ever have to ask...because they know I don't like to.

I'm sorta grateful that Corbin was all lethargic and snuggly because he let me hold him for hours and hours, yesterday.

I'm grateful for the excuse to buy Corbin some of those ridiculous little over priced juice cups with Buzz, Rex, and Woody on the straw (he seriously died with excitement) and keep the tv on all day long. I don't think we've ever had seen so much of the Toy Story gang, MacQueen, Mater and Spirit at one time in this house, and I don't feel the least bit guilty about it.
Corbin is one happily spoiled little chap.

I'm also grateful I stuffed a box of Twinkes in the freezer, this morning.

I could do without the horrible, nasty, illness, but sick days in the Willy House definitely aren't the worst thing in the world. Symptoms started Friday, so hopefully, they'll be gone in "3-8 days" and maybe we'll be well enough to rejoin the land of the living this weekend.

Don't give us the stink eye if you see us in public. If we're out, we are not contagious anymore.
You are welcome.

Excited About

A temple is about to open in Kansas City, Missouri!

Confession

Ok, let's be real.
The REAL January Crack is Pinterest.

I finally caved and signed up, and that's the real reason I'm not around to blog.
I'm also busy de-junking, de-cluttering, de-everything-ing my home and getting it ready to hopefully get on the market next month, because:

we. need. to. move.

I won't even pretend that I plan on blogging again this week, cuz I don't.
Have you seen my house? I've got my work cut out for me.

See y'all in February.

January Crack

-Chick-Fil-A lemonade: the regular, not the diet stuff. It is tart and wonderful and I could drink a gallon of it every day and still be left wanting more. Oh Janae, curse you for introducing me to this extreme goodness!!! I already had a hard time keeping myself away from Chick-Fil-A but the lure of the lemonade is better than my self control.

-Young The Giant: Great band. Where've they been all my life?! They're coming to Tulsa in March (and tickets are only $14, y'all) but it's on a school night, and a mid-week getaway doesn't really work with the whole "responsible parent" thing we're going for right now. Mom and Dad, come visit us a few weeks early! The kids (can't come) would love to have a sleepover with you guys! Seriously, though, the entire album is great. Check it out.

-Downton Abbey: just discovered it and watched the entire first season in one sitting. So basically, I didn't go to bed that night. Love the show. I'm hooked.

-Mario Kart: Aaron and I like to race after the kids go to bed. He always wins. I know I sound arrogant, but I really can't undestand how it is possible for me to be so terrible at this game on the Wii. If you knew me in 7th or 8th grade, you totally get what I am talking about. (Annie and Emily: HOW many hours did we spend on that super nintendo?) Mad skillz like that stay with you for life, don't they? I mean, there is clearly something wrong with my controller to make me lose. Every time.

The Face of Success

I just couldn't stand to look at that cat photo any more (ick) and decided another post was necessary, tonight.

This photo is much more pleasant: one of my preschool students, right after he conquered a major food aversion.

That is the happy face of a child who just overcame a huge obstacle.

That is a child who knows he can do hard things.

That face is why I totally love my job.

The Latest

Cats.
Why do they think I like them?
Why?
Behold the latest kitty to find it's way in to the Willy yard and set up camp.
This one is domestic. I tried to chase her away (with a plastic kiddy golf club, cuz I don't touch cats) and she came up to me and rolled over to have her belly rubbed.
Gross. Not that I blame her, who doesn't love a good belly rub?
But why me?
Why my yard?

Quincy thinks she's a late Christmas gift from Santa and named her, "Pink Roses".
Obviously, she needs to go asap.

Free to a good home.

Or a bad home.

Or anywhere that isn't my home.

I Wonder

what sparks some of the odd conversations I have with Quincy. Today's happened in the car. It was pretty typical and out of the blue.

Quincy: Mom, do you like steak?
Me: Yes. I like steak.
Q: If you put steak on a pizza, that would be gross. I bet Grandpa would eat it. He really likes steak. Turn the radio up. I like this song...

???

at naptime

"Mom, I need you to wake me up right at 16:98 o'clock because that's when Corbin wakes up and if I sleep longer than him, Dad will let me stay up late past dark when it's bedtime."

"Quincy, you guys have been up late every night this week. Everyone is going to bed at 6:15 tonight, even if you nap."

"Hmm. Ok, well then just wake me up when Reese's bus comes here."

If we lived on military time, she'd actually be about right on the time...

Date Night with the Willys

A few weekends ago, we saw Brian Regan live at the Walton Arts Center.
What a great night. We laughed so hard our cheeks and stomachs ached the next day.
A friend of mine asked me for some suggestions/advice for having a successful Date Night and I've been thinking about it a lot, so rather than just tell her, I thought I'd share on my blog and maybe inspire a few others, or get a new idea from of one of you in the comments.

Date Nights are very important to us. (They are also the reason we didn't answer your call last weekend.)

A few years ago, we realized we weren't making enough time for us to have "grown up" conversations that weren't interrupted by day-to-day distractions, so we set a lofty goal to have 2 dates a month. Some months, this was easy, but other times it was expensive.

But the result is a happier us, so we stuck with it and now, it's pretty easy to manage and something we look forward to. Some months, we go out a lot more than twice, and other months are just busy, so our dates are simple and quick and whenever we can afford to squeeze them in, like meeting for a kid free lunch at taco bell (yup.) while the older girls are at school and a friend watches Corbin.

Here's what works for us:
-Like I just mentioned, we don't limit our dates to evenings.

-Temple trips count as a date. I know it would be more charitable to offer a ride to others to OKC, but we take those 8 hrs alone in the car pretty seriously and right now, when spending an entire day away from our children is a pretty big sacrifice, we choose not to share that date with anyone else.

-Double dates are really fun, but can only count for one of our nights out. It is important to have at least one date when we are alone.

-We rarely answer our phones on a date. Don't be offended. It's not that we don't like you. We just like each other more and this time has been scheduled for us.

-Date's don't need to be "romantic" (candles, flowers, music, expensive restaurant, lighting, fancy clothes, rom com movie, etc). Dates provide opportunities to talk, laugh, eat, plan, or relax. This is a basic formula for us to enjoy an evening, and we feel that seeing your spouse happy and smiling is romantic.

-Budget. Dates can get expensive. I know many couples who budget for dinner, a movie, and a sitter every weekend, but we just can't do it. We budget to pay a sitter at least once, and try to swap babysitting with another family for the other date. This doesn't always work out, but when it does, we aren't as frugal with our entertainment, so it's a nice bonus.

-Plan ahead. Like waaaaay ahead, if possible. We watch for concerts and events that we know we'll be interested in, and get tickets. If they are pricey, we know to spend less (or nothing) on a few other dates to balance it out.

-Keep it simple, but be creative. Not every night out has to be a big deal to be a winner. Pizza at the lake on a nice day is fine for us. People watching at the square is a guaranteed cheap laugh. If we waited too long to get a sitter, we'll get takeout and a movie (or I'll cook something fun and different and we'll put the kids to bed early and enjoy an evening with our phones/computers off.

-You've probably figured out that we like to eat on our dates. Always. Well, almost always. During our normal mealtimes, one of us is always serving the children or listening to one of them talk about school, etc. We're in a season where we love to just eat and enjoy eating uninterrupted. It wasn't always this way, though. Before we had children we loved going to the gym together to workout, swim, or play badminton or something.

-We don't care if our dates are "always the same thing" as long as they are meaningful and boost our friendship. We do mix in going to exciting places and doing different things, too, but we never let boredom or lack of planning become a reason not to go out.

-It is important to us that our children know that we go on dates. I want my kids to be aware that marriage takes work, service, attention, and fun, and we do all of these things because we love each other and we want our family to be a happy one.

-We like to "dress up" or at least look decent, because it adds to the niceness of the date, but it isn't a "requirement", or anything. We've been known to call a sitter over (last minute) on a weeknight after the kids are in bed and catch a 7 o'clock movie at Sugar Creek in our sweatpants, or go share a blizzard at Dairy Queen, or wander around sporting goods store, or pick out a raccoon trap and chicken feed at Tracter Supply. Whatever, we don't care. Honestly, our only "requirement" is that we have a date at least twice a month. We work toward that, and it works for us.

What are your favorite dates?

The Belle of the Ball

Quincy, er Belle and I went on a date last Friday night to see Beauty and the Beast in 3D at the movie theatre.

We took this picture before Belle insisted that she wear glittery lipgloss and have her hair curled and pulled into a side pony. She looked adorable...especially when she walked gracefully with her hands flared out and swaying with the swish of her dress (with her pants and shirt bunched sloppily underneath...and it didn't seem to bother her one bit. Funny girl.)

Her Elegance was ushered right to the front of the popcorn line by adoring Belle fans. Quincy shrugged like, "ok, why not?" and waltzed up to the counter like a queen and ordered our popcorn with extra butter and tiny donuts.

Heaven help me, she's already being introduced to the "cute girl shortcuts" in life.

Huh. ok, scratch that....I'm pretty sure she discovered "cute girl shortcuts" the first time she batted her eyes at Aaron and used her dimples to get her out of serving a time out. Oh well.

It is always fun to take my kids to movies, but watching her face as she watched this movie was absolutely priceless. I loved how she'd reach out into the air in front of her to try and "touch" the snow or feathers or whatever appeared to be floating toward her, and how she'd startle or jump then quickly push the glasses up onto her forehead anytime the Beast roared at us. I loved when she sang along. I loved how excited she was for the "tangled" mini film feature. I loved when she sat in my lap and we snuggled under our blanket for the 2nd half of the movie.

She loved the movie, tore through several bags of candy, blew kisses to her "fans" that oohed and aahed over her glittery cuteness when we left the theater, belted every word of "Mercy" by Duffy on the ride home, and rubbed her eyes as she told me she's "not even tired, yet."

When we pulled into our garage, she thanked me for our date and confessed, "Last night at yesterday I wished on a even star that we'd have that date!"

Gush.

Man, I love that girl.

Goodnight, Belle. I hope all your "even star" dreams come true!

Distraction

from a due date come and gone.
What was great about today is was the healthy, nutritious, balanced yummy breakfast I made that disappeared in minutes.

Katie's monkey bread recipe is the best I've ever had, and my family agrees. I keep baking it with the intention of stuffing my face capturing a photo to post with the recipe, but it always seems to get eaten before I can remember that I wanted a picture. Here's the recipe:

Monkey Bread
Place 12-14 frozen Rhodes dinner rolls in a bundt pan
sprinkle with a .5 oz pkg of chopped pecans
sprinkle 1/2 package of butterscotch pudding mix
mix together 1/2 brown sugar and 1/2 c melted butter and 1 tsp cinnamon and pour over the rolls.
Cover with a towel and let thaw/rise overnight.

Bake 20-30 min @ 350* in the morning and have a very happy family.
Take a post breakfast/sugar coma nap and make everyone late for church.

A Good Day

Today, we woke up to the first snowfall of the year.
Then, the stars aligned and all the kids went to school, a playdate, and a swap all at the same time. I found my lucky self sitting down for a (quiet/lovely/rare) lunch with Kasey at the Green Bean.

Locals, have you been to this place? It's only open for lunch, but it is quite the gem.

Who thinks to put blackberries, red peppers, blueberries, black grapes and avocado on a hummus on a mesquite smoked turkey sandwich? The lovely little lady who owns the Green Bean, that's who, and she knows what she is doing. She might as well have spread a layer of crack all over that sandwich because I can't stop thinking about when I will be able to go back for another.
The bread for my sandwich was still warm when I ate it.
The pecan bar was devoured instantly. Twice. Because I bought a second one.

The company was excellent. I highly recommend lunch anywhere with Kasey.

The rest of the day included:
-cleaning my kitchen (I've been an organizing fool lately and it is finally starting to pay off)
-a phone call to my sister (hollah Amy! I miss you!)
-a nap
-a surprise package from my parents' trip to London. I had to use serious self restraint to keep from eating the entire package of McVitties cookies (mmmm delicious...and digestive)
-receiving some good advice about having charity (from my friend who knew I needed to hear it today)
-re-mopping a path of about 200 sets of snow covered footprints that ran back and forth from the ourside door to the hallway (right across my clean kitchen floor. I should have known it would snow as soon as I mopped. That'll hopefully teach me to put it off a little longer next time). The kids loved the snow.
-friends coming over to play
-hot chocolate and marshmallows
-a dinner that was served, with love, from the freezer (bless my parents for talking me into that purchase. I don't know how I lived without it.) to my family.
-Relief Society Meeting.

I came home to find everyone asleep and a book waiting for me on the sofa.
It might be 17* outside, but it is a toasty 75* in my living room.
Not a bad Thursday.

How to Train Your Chicken

Step 1: Let your illegal chickens free range in your backyard.
Step 2: Freak out when you think one of them has run away, because you know that if your creepy neighbor sees them he will most certainly turn you in to the POA.
Step 3: Watch as your children pray for the safe return of lost chicken for 3 days
Step 4: Find chicken trapped behind a piece of plywood less than 30 feet from the coop.
Step 5: Happily gather blue eggs from beneath trapped chicken, then set her loose.
Step 6: Smile when your children squeal with delight that their prayers for Eleanor were answered.
Step 7: Wave a bottle of BBQ sauce at the chicken, when the children aren't looking, so she knows not to pull that little stunt again unless she wants her name to change to "dinner" or "kabob".
Step 8: Stop letting the kids watch Chicken Run, and instead give them Fantastic Mr. Fox, so they can grasp just how lucky they are that Eleanor did not get eaten over the weekend.

Young Learners: For the Birds

Book: The After Christmas Tree By Linda Wagoner Tyler
Book: Usborne Discovery Birds by Dorothy Gillian
Book: Cardinals, Robins and Other Birds by Golden Books
Book: I Love My Nest by P.D. Eastman
Book: A Year of Birds by Ashley Wolff

Share: Bring something that is white
Dramatic Play: Bird Puppets
I have a large assortment of bird puppets. We talked about the different characteristics of each bird and what makes them unique, then the children used imaginative play to create stories about their birds. Max had a toucan that shared grapes with everyone.
Dramatic Play: Bird Watcher prop box (bird cage, identification chart, binoculars, bird calls, safari hat)

Art: What makes it a bird?

Sensory: bean transfer

Cooking: Bird Suets: In The After Christmas Tree, a family recycles their dried out and undecorated Christmas tree by turning it into a habitat and feeder for the local winter birds and woodland critters. The family invites their friends over for an "After Christmas Party" and they sip hot cocoa while they watch the birds have a party of their own, outside in the tree. The children made their own bird seed cakes to take home and place outside a favorite window. Hopefully, the birds will come and the children will be able to enjoy an "after Christmas party" of their own.

Mix: 1c shortening, 1c crunchy peanut butter, 1c cornmeal, 2c oats, 1c bird seed, and 1c sugar
Pack into cookie sheet or molds and freeze until ready to use

Dramatic Play: Bird Identification
Provide the children with an assortment of bird hand puppets. What kind of birds are they? (owl, peacock, bluebird, hummingbird, eagle, flamingo, etc)

Language: What do birds eat? Where do they live?

Practical Life: Taking turns.

Assist the children in proper turn taking with bird themed games. Duck Duck 1-2-3 and the Busy Bee class played Lucky Ducks.

Music and Movement: Bird Songs
Birds in Springtime:
"Way Up in the sky, the little birds fly.
Way down in the nest, the little birds rest.
With a wing on their left, and a wing on their right,
The little birds sleep all through the night.
Shhhhh…..they’re sleeeeeeeping!
The bright sun comes up, the dew falls away.
“Good Morning! Good Morning!” the little birds say"

Hap Palmer Birds and Baby ChickieI love this picture of my little chickies. They are so cute when they burst out of their "eggs" and say, "Welcome to the world, baby chickie".
Science: Are chickens birds? We took our charts out to the chicken coop and took a look at the chickens. Does a chicken have a beak? Does it have wings? Did it come from an egg? Does it have feathers? The children were able to determine that yes, chickens are birds.

I love my job!

2011 Goal Recap: the one with all the pictures and too many words

You can read more about my 2011 mothering/homemaking goals in this post.

This goal is a process and I feel like 2011 was full of progress. I want to continue with the idea of doing everything with love. Care taking with love, cooking with love, teaching with love, cleaning with love. One of the best ways we can show our families that we love them is through serving them. Changing diapers, doing dishes, and helping my children to get along don't always feel like "service" to me...they often just feel like chores.

I know that greater blessings will come to my family if I serve with a cheerful attitude. When I remember that every day tasks of mothering are forms of service, I know I can increase the ways that I bless my family if I do these tasks with love. My friend, Sarah (hollah!) is a very good example to me of showering her family with love, from serving meals to planning vacations, or purchasing a birthday gift, I love that everything is presented with her best effort when she wants to tell her family how much she loves them.
Another friend of mine, Emily, made a goal to quit using the cheap plastic plates when she has a a cabinet full of beautiful dishes to eat from. I love this.

Our nice dishes aren't too good for us, and our best efforts aren't too good for our families. I don't want to be the person who saves the good dishes to use only when company comes, and I don't reserve my best Mothering for only when others are around to see it. My kids are good enough for my best self, all the time.

I went to the temple with a couple girlfriends on Saturday, and on the way home, we talked about how Eve didn't have any physical example of a wife or mother to emulate. She had to learn how to create a home, raise a family, and deal with numerous trials without a mother to teach her. I know there are lot of women out there that had terrible mothers, but they can still find SOME other wonderful woman to look up to and learn from. Eve had no one around to copy.
I am so blessed to have been raised by a good mother. My husband has a good mother. I am surrounded by good mothers and good women that I look up to. Their best is not the same as my best, but I can learn and grow from the good examples I have around me.

So that's what I'm shooting for. Serve with love. Serve better.

There were, of course, many many failures and shortcomings, last year but here are some success from 2011:

Knowledge:
-Earned my Associate of Arts Degree from Boise State University-Learned how to make homemade cheese and yogurt
-Read the books and attended book club every month

Community:
I learned that I cannot control whether or not others choose to use vaccines, but I can share information that will help them make a more educated decision. I decided to make an effort to be an advocate for vaccine use in my community, using the many resources available.
In 2011, I was an advocate for vaccines:
-Researched and wrote several informative blog posts about vaccine immunity. (click here to read them)
-Donated to and participated in two Purple Pinkie Events.
-Kept my pinkie painted purple for an entire month to spread vaccine awareness. -Ran a 10 mile race in San Juan Bautista to support Rotary Club and the End Polio Now Campaign.-Contacted the humanitarian aid committee at Welfare Square in Salt Lake City about getting a committee together in NWA to raise funds for the Measles Initiative.
-Gave a 15 minute speech about vaccine safety at Northwest Arkansas Community College.
-Got flu shots with my family and a dtap booster.
-Was brave and shared my personal testimony of vaccine effectiveness with 3 of my close friends and 1 relative who choose not to vaccinate.
-Joined Sounds of Pertussis.
-Posted articles and videos about communicable diseases on facebook.
-Sent an email to Delta Airlines and signed a petition asking the airline to stop showing anti-vaccine commercial propaganda on their flights.
-Volunteered to babysit for parents while they got their flu shot or boosters.

Recreational:
Did something crafty at least once a month. I have more happiness and more motivation when I make time to do something creative. Here are a few things from last year:

A cheese press from local maple.

A lemonade stand (I couldn't find a photo of the finished, painted product. it's really cute.)

The chicken coopBaby shower decorations for Tia and Britney.

I learned how to make cheesecake from scratch, this year.

Halloween costumes and Pilgrim and Indian costumes.Handmade valentines with the children for their classmates.

Physical:

Ran the 2nd Annual Bentonville Half Marathon and PR'd at 2:17 Ran my first FULL Marathon!

26.6 miles of pure awesomeness. I couldn't have done it without kasey by my side, and the support of Aaron and my children.

Self Reliance:

-Canned peaches and tomatoes, and froze a bunch of vegetables and berries from the garden.

-We became chicken farmers! This adventure was probably one of the best things that happened to our family, all year. We have all enjoyed the process and have learned so much. Aaron's occasionally asks to buy eggs from the girls and they love that they are making their own money. They are saving for a trip to build-a-bear. -I started composting our food waste. Our veggies will thank me in the spring.

-Attempted Seasonal Gardening and learned how to time planting for months of harvests.
Mothering:
-Take Corbin to regular story time at the library.-play in the snow (those of you who know me well know exactly how I feel about the snow.) -In 2011, I got more enjoyment out of playing with my kids. During the weeks trapped inside during ice storms, and throughout the long and unbearably hot days of summer, I made an extra effort to plan activities that would not just entertain the kids, but enrich them. Unlike a degree or marathon that can just be checked off the list, this is a continuing process and I am still trying to improve. 2011 was full of wonderful memories made with my little children.

I hope that 2012 will be filled with more moments like these:

Marriage:
2011 was definitely the year we learned about feeding our marriage and making sacrifices. Some of our very best friends got divorced this year, and it was an incredibly hard thing to experience. We realized, among other things, that our relationship is not indestructible.

The months that followed my miscarriage were indescribably difficult for me. I am grateful for the time Aaron and I had spent fortifying our relationship before the hormonal storm of sadness slammed us, in the fall. Our added efforts to strengthen and uplift one another and our trips to the temple were like rays of sunlight piercing through a hovering dark cloud of sadness. Our togetherness offered us unlimited hope in a time of trial.
I am so grateful for Aaron. He is a source of light and happiness in my life. One of our favorite dates in 2011 was to see Mama Mia....which ironically destroys and mocks the institution of marriage, but we loved the music and dancing. I'm grateful that Aaron enjoys live theater as much as I do. 2012 is off to a great start and we are having fun planning out our "2 dates a month" for the year. Dates are really important to me, but it isn't the date that has preserved us for 10 years, it is living the gospel, and being present and intentional with our love for one another. Be more frugal and green:
-I cloth diapered for a few months.
It was both awesome and super gross and it didn't last long, but I stuck it out for as long as I set out to when I started and I learned that I don't NEED disposable diapers to take care of my baby. To me, that is a success.

-I started making my own household cleaner. It is superior to every other cleaner I have used, and it is supa cheap. Win.

Keep in mind that what I only posted wins. Life is not perfect in the Willy House (um, see also: August, Sept, October, and part of November...) 2011 reminded me in a very physical way that Satan is very real and that he is trying to destroy my happiness and eliminate anything that brings me closer to God.

2012 is about celebrating good things, and trying a little harder to be a better me. A better wife, mother, missionary, daughter, friend, teacher, granddaughter, servant, whatever the Lord needs me to be.

It doesn't always have to be as difficult as my Type A personality makes it out to be. I could look back at this post and say, "WOW! I ran a marathon this year!" But what I want to remember is that when I started running 2 1/2 years ago, I most certainly did NOT set out to run a marathon!
I progressed one step at a time. Diligence and a few small steps led me to accomplishing something that once seemed impossible for me.

This year, I will try a little harder to be a little better, because "...by small and simple things are great things brought to pass..." (Alma 37:6)

Get Lost

I went to OKC for the day with a couple girlfriends on Saturday. On our way home, I recieved a text from Aaron that said,

Eleanor flew the coop.

Missing. He let the hens out in the morning, left with the kids to run some errands, and came home several hours to find the chickens on the far side (keith's side) near the front yard, where they could have easily escaped.

There were only 4 hens.
Aaron drove all over the neighborhood, but couldn't find our dear little Eleanor.
Reese came up with the idea to make a poster, since that's how people find their lost dogs.
My favorite is that the chickin is saying, "Bock". I also love that she drew her bangs in her face. All family prayers given on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday involved Reese, Quincy, and even Corbin praying for Eleanor to come back. This is highly unlikely in Bella Vista, where foxes, snakes, raccoons, possums roam, wild and hungry, but the search continues...

He's a Peach

Corbin named his pacifiers, "Rubbie", as soon as he could speak.
(Yep. He's 2 1/2 and has a pacifer in his bed. Whatever. He sleeps 13 hrs at night and takes a 2-3 hr nap. Plus he's my baby so naturally, he has rights to additional spoilage.)

Lately, he has developed a preference for the orange rubbie. He calls all pacifiers "rubbies", but the orange one in particular is named, "Peach", an if you try to offer him hand him a blue or green rubby, he'll say, "No thank you, I want Peach!"

It is totally adorable.
But not even half as adorable as he was wrestling a gigantic balloon in the jump house while we got the oil changed, today.