A Tattoo at 3?!

I have a tattoo. It's no secret. Kristen and I got them when I was home for a visit / conference last November. As though we weren't forever connected by simply being cousins, we now have a special new bond as we endured great pain together. Since I got my tattoo, Savannah has been fascinated by them... stickers as tattoos, temporary tattoos, whatever. Savannah and I went to a new Borders bookstore this morning. It just opened in the past week or two, so they're still having their Grand Opening celebration. After spending a little over an hour reading books, we noticed that they were giving away free airbrushed tattoos... and Savannah wouldn't let me get out of the store without her getting one. She sat there perfectly still, but incredibly excited about finally getting a tattoo. It was cute.

If you look closely, you'll realize that this isn't all airbrush... only Nemo was airbrushed, and it was a very basic Nemo at that. However, along with the airbrush lady was a man doing body paint. Savannah was so darn irresistable that he decided to embellish Nemo... enter added color, seaweed, facial expression. And Savannah still wasn't satisfied! She wanted a ladybug on her cheek. I am amazed at how still she sat while the man painted her leg and then her face... and she's so proud of her "tattoos"! Borders was followed by a visit to David's Bridal to pick up her flowergirl dress for Kristen's wedding. She was the star of the show in that place, never mind all of the beautiful brides! After David's, we hit up Target... again, all the little old ladies came to ogle her. And she loved it all!