"Growing Up"

Talia gets her ears pierced!!

I remember I had to wait until I was about 12 years old to get my ears pierced. Talia doesn't realize how lucky she is! When she was a baby, her mom pierced her ears, but they only lasted a few days because she had an allergic reaction to the earrings. So Troy and I thought we would try again. We went to Arundel Mills on Saturday, and were walking around to burn some of the kids energy. We came across the store Icings/Claire's (what ever it's called now). There was a big sign in the window that said "Free Ear Piercing"....so of course with Troy and I seeing the word "Free", we decided to go in. We looked at the prices of the earrings (which is where they normally get you), and decided that we could afford $16.00 to pierce her ears. We asked Talia if she wanted to get them done, and she shook her head yes. So we sat her in the big chair (which was like a kings throne to her), and told her what would happen. We told her that she would feel a little pinch, then it would be over. The lady pierced one ear, and we were expecting a cry or a scream....but she didn't do anything except frown! Same reaction after the second ear. When she got down from the chair, she must have gone to every mirror in that store (and believe me, there are many of them) and checked out her new earrings. Stainless steel....they are wonderful! Anyways, the pictures below are of her once we got home (mine and Troy's apartment).

Demari Learns to Shave

So the day before Talia got her ears pierced (after we got back from our failed attempt to trick-or-treat), Troy decided to go into the bathroom to shave. Of course Demari was very inquisitive as to what daddy was doing. So, what does Troy do? He stands Demari up on the toilet seat, puts shaving cream on his face, and gives him a razor (don't freak out....the razor has the safety cover on it so the blade wasn't exposed at all!). Troy began to show Demari how to shave. Demari was loving it! I have never seen him smile so much! It made him feel like he was such a big boy! So what did I do? I grabbed my camera and started snapping away! I thought it was so cute! I captured them from start (well, almost the start) to finish!