New Earrings

Riley came home from school with her friend Hallie

and was trying to get me to take them to the mall

so Riley could get her ears pierced. I had always

told her she had to wait until she was 12 years

old since that is my rule as a kid. But as I got

thinking I realized that if she really wanted

to pierce her ears now than it would be the same

as when she was 12. So I told her. "sure". But

Brandon wanted to come to and we were busy

that night so she bugged us again the next day.

So we took her to the mall. So was a little nervous

but ready to be brave. We should have done it on a day

when there was two workers so she could pierce both ears

at the same time. She held perfectly still for the first one and

was very brave, but after feeling the pain she did not want

the 2nd ear ring and wanted to go home with one. Of course

I said she could not go home with one ear ring. She cried

and screamed and even an hour later and the mall was closing

she still would not hold still and let the lady pierce her 2nd ear.

Finally Brandon had to hold her her head and I her arms. We

felt so bad but she wanted them pierced and only seconds later

she was smiling through her tears. I think she looks so darling with

them. She picked the Crystal fireball ear rings. She was so excited

to show all her friends and family.

This is the before picture!

This is after the first piercing. She wanted to sit

on my lap for the second one.

This is her red blotchy face after putting up a

fight for the second one.

And this is the next day as happy as can be.