Little Surprises

before. . . 

Kids are always surprising their parents. Whether it with their words or their actions. McKenna surprised both James and I on Saturday. We were at the mall looking for some furniture. As we were walking around, McKenna said, "I want to go get my ears pierced at the earring shop."

after. . .

Since we were not having any luck with the furniture, we walked on down to the earring store. McKenna jumped in the chair and picked out her earrings. When the  time came to actually do the piercing and she got nervous. She sat on Daddy's lap and stared into my eyes. Then it was done. Two little, sparkly earrings were now a permanent fixture on her ears. She said it hurt just a little. 

I thought for a moment she was going to chicken out but she found her courage. I cannot believe how brave, determined and composed my four year old daughter can be.