Sparkles!

Memorial Day weekend was spent at Grandpa & Grandma's, we went boating, grilled and played!  Finley even caught his first fish all on his own.

On Monday, we went to the Memorial Day parade, Hadley was a spectator....

...and Finley was a participant on the Bob's House for Dogs float.  He was a puppy!

Even Hadley joined the float for the last two blocks.

Hadley's big event...she got her ears pierced.  I have to admit, I felt trashy bringing my baby into Claire's teeny-bopper Boutique.  It was a spontaneous outing, I'd been thinking about getting her ears pierced and Heidi said, "Let's go do it!"  Knowing I'd never take her on my own, I agreed.  Poor girl looked scared from the moment we arrived.

Fearful I'd jump and she'd end up with a nose ring, I refused to hold her.  First they marked her ears...

...then they took position (Heidi and I were sympathetically snapping pictures)...

...the anticipation was horrible...

...and BAM!  This picture is borderline proof of child abuse :(

Yes, she cried.  It even seemed to take her breath away.  It was painful, but her reaction wasn't any worse than for immunizations.

They taught me to how to clean her ears, we clean them three times/day.  The earrings don't seem to bug her at all.  She'll touch them once in awhile, but she's not losing sleep over it.

And she was done.  This picture doesn't show her ears, but trust me, she looks SUPER cute with sparkles on her ears ;)