Eva’s Tinkerbell “tap and sing” balloon was accidentally released in the wild today when I tripped over a Lego tower, grabbed hold of the balloon for support, fell out the front door, waved at the mailman and lost my grip. If you hear an obnoxious choir of pixies bellowing the “Happy Birthday” song over and over again from your treetops, kindly shoot on sight.

Me:   “What do you say to all these people who got you such nice presents?”
Eva:  “Happy Birthday!”
Me:   “No, Eva…what do you say?”
Eva:  “Yay, presents!”
Me:   “Eva, we’ve been through this. What do you say when people buy you nice things?”
Eva:  “G’night!”

… Fairy princess tutu, dazzling jewels and tiara required.