She turned seven with a cut here and a poke there, along with some sprinkles, fur, and Pete...
We started Caitie's birthday off with tasty Dunkin' Donuts... Caitie loves her some sprinkles...
We then headed to the JC Penney salon for a haircut. The last and only other time she had a salon haircut was back in January of 2011. I didn't trim her hair in all that time either, so she was due for a trim. I think it turned out really cute. I made sure her hair was cut before...
getting her ears pierced. Yes, Caitie now has pierced ears, and she looks so pretty. She's been wanting to get her ears pierced for a while now, so I finally gave in and said she could. I had mine done around the age of seven, I believe, so I figured she could handle it at the same age. I made sure to schedule her haircut before the ear piercing; I didn't want her earlobes touched after the ear piercing. She was a bit nervous at first, but she did really well. She did cry a bit when it was done, but she recovered quickly and was excited about having pierced ears. The lady giving her a lollipop helped too. :) We went to Claire's in the same mall the JC Penney salon is at. I'm not crazy about the store's layout, but it was a nice experience. Caitie picked out the crystal daisy starter earrings; she has good taste. We made sure to have two women do the piercing, one do each ear at the same time, due to Caitie being so nervous, otherwise Caitie may have ended up with one ear pierced instead of two. ha It did hurt, and I doubt she would have allowed the other ear to be pierced. She looks older with her new haircut and pierced ears. We then headed to...
the Build-A-Bear Workshop at the same mall. We let Caitie pick out an animal, she picked a cat. Well, it's not technically a cat, it's a dog, but it looks more like a cat in the face, so Caitie said it's a cat, and that's that. ha Outside the shop was a guy selling balloons for missionaries, so we got a couple for Caitie and Bailey. From there we headed to Walmart to get mini cupcakes to take to...
Peter Piper Pizza that evening. Yes, the same place as always. We'll probably change it up next year. Games were played and lots of tickets were spent on
Caitie said it was her best birthday ever. Mostly due to the ear piercing, I think. She was so excited about that... still is. :)
The next day, Monday, she celebrated with her class. She took in chocolate mini cupcakes for all the kids and she got a party hat, birthday sticker, birthday pencil, and a birthday book with pictures from her classmates; she also got a bear to bring home for the day along with a journal to write about her birthday experience, of which she read to her class the next day.
One of her favorite gifts was a Legos set her Nana got for her. She loves it! I love it! It's so much fun! It's a house with furniture, people, and accessories. Thanks, Nana! :)
Before and after haircut and ear piercing pics...
So there ya have it... It was a snippy, piercing, sprinkly, purrfect, 'pete'acular birthday. (i couldn't resist)
One more pic... it's too cute to not share...
