earrings. {we did it mom}

sunshine girl got her ears pierced tonight.
by her daddy!

it was her reward for finishing her reading lessons.
this is her numbing her lobes.
(ie: before reality)

here is daddy sticking the needle through.
(and this is also where i needed to put down the camera...)
ok, so sam is in nursing school, so anything
remotely related to a surgery is right up his sleeve.

and, here are the tears.
he expected them.
i for some reason did NOT.
to see her toes curl in pain and yet be soooo brave just broke my heart.

a friend had told us that way may end up with just one pierced ear & sure enough, after the first ear she screamed,
"I DON'T LIKE PIERCED EARS! DON'T DO THE OTHER ONE!"

but, alas, she trusts him completely & it was faster
& hey, a little ice cream fixes everything.

she's one happy camper.
(& i hope she will be in the morning!)

ok, she looks SO much older now.
ugh.

and, grandma (mom) please don't kill us.
i mean, how many dads pierce their own kids ears?
{he did not want the teenager at claire's doing it!}

so, if your kid needs a piercing or a mohawk, send them our way :)

grace & peace,
julie