Remember how we surprised Sugar Belle on her tenth birthday by getting her ears pierced early? Well Tootle Bug has been rapidly approaching her tenth birthday and getting her ears pierced was totally preoccupying her mind. One day back in July she said, “Mom, you know you’re not going to be able to surprise me about getting my ears pierced for my 10th birthday. I know it’s going to happy ON my birthday….” In my mind I thought, “Challenge accepted!”
Mr. OverKill and I chatted about it, and came up with a plan. We decided to take the kids to the mall about a month before Tootle’s birthday. Of course the girls begged to go into Claire’s…how convenient :)
I secretly spoke to the gal in charge of piercing and she egged Tootle on about her ears until we yelled,”Surprise!”
She was very surprised…
and nervous.
But she had the sibs there to support her.
Even the ever elusive Bubba.
Dad held her hand for moral support.
Ear one.
Ear two.
One super happy almost ten year old.’
And that’s one for mom and dad. :)