Addie's big day

Addie decided yesterday that she was suddenly ready to get her ears pierced. We've talked about it over the past few months and she's always elected not to pursue it. Yesterday on a whim, I asked and was shocked when she said "Yes! Let's go now." We actually waited for Daddy to get home, since he wanted to be with us too.

Then off to the mall we went.

She was so excited.

Hair all pulled back to expose those hole-free lobes.

She WAS not a fan of the smell of the alcohol wipes the lady used to clean her ear lobes!

Getting ready for the pinch, which we assured her would be brief.

And instead we got this.... she flinched at the lady squeezed the trigger, which makes the earring jar in the gun and makes it harder to get in place. Of course.

After much cajoling, she finally calmed down enough to get the other side done, but this time with Brian holding her. It at least was a split second and she was done.

Afterwards, she is trying to act like she's hurt, but she wasn't really.

The shock is wearing off and she's thrilled with the results.

We went to dinner afterwards and she had to call everyone. Watch how excited she was with her call!

She's really excited about all of the earring options they make for little girls. We purposely chose the CZ so she can wear them for Aunt Kim and Uncle Tom's wedding in a month.