Sunday, May 20, 2012

The End of Braces

One day, so long ago, Hyrum had very crooked teeth and a pretty severe under bite.  So...
 He got some braces and an expander!
He was only supposed to have the braces for a short time, 6-9 months. But, he had two teeth fall out and the Orthodontist was afraid his teeth would move back too quickly if we took the braces off.  So, they took an x-ray to make sure his new teeth were growing in soon and decided just to wait for them.  BUT,  it took a good YEAR for them to grow back in. 
Finally, after 20 months of braces, a $25 ToyRUs gift card, a $5 Jamba juice card and holes worn in his Thompson orthodontics shirt,  Hyrum got the go-ahead and got his braces off!
Look at that gorgeous smile:

Now he has the straightest teeth in the whole third grade!
The funny thing is, Aunt Cindy (who is 15) got braces put ON her teeth the SAME day!  I need to get a picture of them together... :)