Notice Anything Different?

Emily & Ellery

After the big event

Emily picked the pink crystal flowers (she used to be our non-pink girl!)

Ellery picked blue.  She never used to wear anything but pink. 

Em modeling her cute pony.  They suddenly have thick hair! 

The girls are sporting two extra holes in their heads now!!

The day has come for pierced ears.  I'm pretty sure this is our first case of keeping up with peers because the girls came home from school asking for pierced ears like their friend.  Luckily  in February I had told them that when they were ready to take care of their ears we could get their pierced. 3 months later...they were ready.  The whole event was pretty easy.  We talked about it for a few days leading up and they both said  "yes, no, yes, no, yes I want them".  Then on Saturday after naps they put on "fancy" dresses and said they were ready.   I love earnings on babies and little girls but I also knew that unless they were old enough it would be just another thing I had to do for them (just like i used to wipe, brush teeth, brush hair, put on shoes, put on socks,ect).  But Emily & Ellery have made great independent strides this year and now come out of their rooms full dressed each morning (before we even see them).  They go potty by themselves (most days).  They put on their own shoes and socks and they brush their own teeth and hair (you must have noticed...right?).  So my list of little girl tasks has dwindled.  3 days into the piercing they are twisting and cleaning their own ears each morning and night.  I just get to "make sure" it was done well as I take another quick swipe with the cleaning solution.   So many changes are happening and they are growing older by the minute.  I joke that they are 4 going on 14 but most days they are closer to the teen years than the toddler.  And then a tantrum hits and I realize that nope....they really are just 4.   ;-)   Love it!