Angel's Ears

Angel has been asking for awhile to get her ears pierced.  She loves to accessorize her outfits, enjoys dressing up, has many friends with pierced ears, etc.  We decided that once she turned 8, she could make that decision for herself.  When the big day finally arrived, however, she had second thoughts and didn't want to do it.  So we didn't push her, obviously!  Over time, however, she brought it up again.  We left the decision to her, and she finally decided to take the plunge.  She wanted Aunt Abbie to go with her, so we waited until we were in Oregon!  (And Izzie, her doll, had to come along too, of course!)

Trying to decide which earrings to get...

The winner: Gold Stars.

Before:

One last look at her ears before:

Starting to get nervous...

Daddy's getting more nervous...

"Never mind! I don't want to do it, Mommy!"

I DID IT!!!!!

Bad, blurry picture of the poor, red ear!

No tears were shed (of Angel's....Mommy shed a few!)

Our big girl is SO excited!  And we are proud of her for doing something hard.  Where has the time gone - it seems just yesterday we were bringing her home from the hospital, and now she's out getting piercings! Yikes!  Slow down please!! :)  We love our sweet Angel girl!