Reagan has been talking about getting her ears pierced for quite awhile now. We finally decided to do it today. After we got done watching the harness races at the Cumberland County Fair, Reagan and I headed up to the Mattoon Mall to Claire's. Reagan was all smiles and talk as we headed into the store. I sat her up on the chair and she held the bear as they both happily looked over the selection of earrings. As soon as the store clerk came over to start the process, Reagan became her usual shy self and put her head down with a glum look on her face. She wouldn't speak or even make contact with the lady. I knew they were thinking that I'm one of those moms who force their child to get their ear pierced. I assured her that Reagan was just shy and that she was very excited about getting this done. There were 2 girls to stand on each side of Reagan to do her at once. She sat very still as they pierced her. It took just a second for Reagan to start to frown and I was sure she was getting ready to cry. But she stayed tough and never did. As I was standing at the counter with her, she finally sneaked in a smile and tried to hide it from everyone. We left the store and Reagan couldn't stop smiling and talking about her earrings. When we were in Wal-Mart she kept saying, "I'm am so excited I got my ears pierced!"