One Thursday Evening...

Kennedy has been asking to get her ears pierced for a few months. I'm not really sure why because I'm not sure that any of her friends have their ears pierced, but she is just such a girly girl who loves her jewelry, sparkles, and dresses, and she just really wanted to wear earrings. Stick-ons just didn't cut it. We've been to Claire's a few times and even been shown the "gun" that pierces ears, but she has chickened out each time--which was fine by me.

However, last night, we were at the mall with Jeremy's mom and sister and when I mentioned the idea of her getting them pierced both Nana and Cassidi cheered her on. She decided she was ready and ended up going through with it, after watching another 5 year old girl get hers done. Then when she finished, Aunt Cassidi got hers double-pierced. Kennedy definitely flinched when getting them done (one at a time!) and had a look on her face when they finished like "why on earth did I want to do this?" But once the lady handed her the mirror and she saw the finished product, a smile from ear to ear was on her face and didn't leave for the rest of the night. Any time she would walk by a mirror, she would take a glance, quite proud of herself. Nana even bought her a new car for her Zhu Zhu pet for being so brave, and I let her pick out some new earrings. Ansley really wanted her ears pierced too, but we decided to wait on that one! Here are some pictures from our adventure.

The nervous smile before...

The really happy smile after!

The finished product!

Wondering when it's her turn
The two brave girls!