Just one year ago (February 23, 2013) Anna got braces on a day that a blizzard hit town. They called and said the office was empty and they could put the braces on if we could get her there. Yesterday, on a day of 75°, she got the braces off. She’d been keeping it a secret; she figured it was a surprise that she got them, so she wanted it to be a surprise that they were being removed.
She came home with congratulations balloon tied to a caramel apple. It reminded me of when my braces came off (25 years ago) and all the foods that I ate because I finally could.
Such a beautiful smile, Anna!
We had a consultation appointment for the day of the blizzard. Once it was decided she needed braces, they offered to go ahead and put them on right then and there since nearly no one made it to their appointment that day. Anna and I counted 60 cars off the road on our way home. Thank goodness for the 4WD Jeep.
I still remember getting my braces off. It happened right before high school graduation. I have the biggest smiles in all of those photos. Yay, Anna! Enjoy the no-braces smile!