On Tuesday after hmmming and haaaaing about it for just about a year, we took the girls to get their ears pierced. They were troopers, cried a little more than I thought they would (Lena especially) but it had been a really long, hot day and no nap to speak of. So I am not sure if it was the trauma or the shear exhaustion that caused what tears there were (probably a combination).

Getting ready to get pretties in our ears:

The piercer is great (she is the one that did my nose). I wouldn’t go to anyone else. She is a dental hygenist and is great about sterilization. After doing some reading I would never get pierced or let anyone close to me get pierced with a gun again. They are bad news.

Anyways the girls did great and they look extra adorable with thier big girl earrings though Papa is not happy with me, he thinks I should have waited (until they were old enough to be really scared and only let me do one).

(the purple is a stain from the marker she used to mark the spot, it will wear off)

They have grown, changed and excelled in so many ways this summer it is just amazing. They seem to impress us with something new or improved almost every day. I promise I will put together a full summary soon. I have so many summer pictures to share.