Ears...

 For her 10th birthday, Carmen really wanted her ears pierced.
10 seemed like the perfect time.

We got some recommendations and wound up at a Tattoo Parlor.

I never thought I'd be taking my 10-year-old to a Tattoo Parlor,

but they came highly recommended and did a fantastic job.

Carmen's eyes were wide like saucers but she was calm, cool and collected.

She picked out her studs (a very sensible pair),

waited patiently while she was stuck with a needle and didn't complain.

She was a trooper.

Her ears look great and she is over the moon.

Oh so sophisticated our 10-year-old.