Ears Pierced

Driving home from school on Thursday Skylar informed me, "I am getting my ears pierced tomorrow!" Really?? When did this happen? See, whenever Skylar had asked about my earrings and getting her ears pierced I always told her, "when you get older" Apparently 4 is old enough! To add fuel to the fire, her best friend got her ears pierced on her 4th birthday. So, I thought about it and discussed it with daddy!  Saturday night we headed to the mall to get Jimmy some new shoes. We ate dinner at the food court and afterward we went to Claire's. I had explained several times that it would hurt a little bit but the pain would go away quickly. I also explained she needed to hold very still so she didn't get a hole in a funny place! Then I reminded her that if she got one ear pierced, she had to get the other one done too! When the girl came over to pierce Skylar's ears she had a small stud in her nose. Skylar promptly asked her if she had moved when someone was piercing her ears. Oh my! Lucky for us, the lady had a great sense of humor and told Skylar "yes!" She told Skylar that she'd better sit very still!!! HA

                                      
                                          Getting the dot in the correct place!

                                    Getting the 2nd ear pierced. You an see me holding her hand and                     her face was a little unsure... about to cry but being brave! When I hugged her afterward, she started to cry. So sweet and such a big girl!

                                           Showing off her new jewelry!

                                                All smiles with daddy

                          The reward! I have mixed emotions about rewarding with food,                 particularly sweets but in this case I felt it was okay!