Ellie got the finger

Actually she got ten. Nailed. Lacquered in fact.

It turns out my friend Tony runs a nail salon.

My dear Ellie loves to decorate herself in every imaginable way, so of course would LOVE to have her nails done.

So for her fifth birthday I took her down to Tony's place. They treated her like a princess.

She got flowers on top of pink nails.

Perhaps the best part of the whole event was the time Ellie spent with her hands under the drying lamps. She had a good half hour with a couple of Calaveras County grandmas. Being such a talker, and with those blond curls... of course she charmed the heck out of them.

Dad took pictures. Of course. So here you are.