Alyssa's Earrings

Alyssa has been dying to get her ears pierced for a couple years now much to her fathers dismay. When she would not go along with waiting until she turned 16, Ryan decided to make a deal with her. He told Alyssa that if she could play 5 hymns on the piano by her 10th birthday, he would let her get her ear's pierced. Since she was only on level 2, that was a very difficult challenge, but Alyssa was determined that she could do it. They made the deal around Christmas 2007, so she spent the next 6 months working and working on these hymns that were way too advanced. By Alyssa's 10th Birthday, she could play 3 hymns and had 1 completely memorized. Seeing all the effort she put in, Ryan agreed to let Alyssa get her ears pierced on her birthday. Alyssa could not believe it, she was sooo excited! Here are the results--Alyssa grinning from Ear to Ear!