Eyelashes

So this happened yesterday... Ainsley and I had to go shopping for fake eyelashes!! I seriously had to ask where to buy them... ha!

I never thought in a million years this would be on my to do list yesterday but we found them and while I jokingly tried to convince her to get some spiderwebbed eyelashes, she opted for something a little more subtle... Ha like fake lashes are subtle!

To make sense of all this... Ainsley got a new cheer coach last week, she is a dance instructor and has requested that the girls wear the eyelashes and red lipstick for competitions... thankfully it is only at these functions.  I am a little freaked that they might look like hookers but talked to Ainsley about it last night.  I went with the "less is more" talk about makeup and that she would not be allowed to wear this daily or really anywhere else but during a performance. That she was performing a part and putting on a show just like she would be if you were in a play and playing a role that required you to wear certain clothing or a wig.  Body image I tell you hard... so much harder to protect her from than when I was her age!

I will say that some teachers commented on the girls in their uniforms the other day and let's just say that not all the girls are Ainsley's stereotypical cheerleader shape.  The hand-me down uniforms look ill-fitting on others... they're 13 year olds with growing different body shapes... and I actually am glad that they have all types of girls I just wish they could order uniforms to fit them better instead of having just one size!! I'm actually proud though that Ainsley's first thought was that teachers were concerned about the length... Bless her heart... Yep we are raising a good one!!

So the first performance is tonight at the ISU arena during half time with all bands from the district's Middle School and High Schools as well as all Cheerleaders and Dance teams from all district Middle and High Schools.  Should be fun to watch!!

I'll report back about how those eyelashes actually got on and of course pictures... stay tuned!!