We're still waiting for Baby Boy but are making good use of the time. Yesterday we took Ela to get her ears pierced as an early birthday present. She picked out a pair of white gold "Pink Ice" earrings. Ela also got to go shopping for lotion, and she is a natural shopper. She sampled everything in the store, but didn't pick lotion based on the pink bottles, but instead based on value (she figured out she could get three small bottles for the price of one large bottle, and that way has three scents to choose from).
The Mayor and hobbit boys waited outside the Bath and Body Works scent explosion zone, and as Ela emerged from the store with her bags proudly slung over her shoulder, it was clear she is age 6 going on 13.
As I grabbed the camera to head outside to take this picture, Ela announced, "Wait! I need to get my clothes and accessories coordinated to make the earrings 'pop.'"
She will always be our beautiful princess.
