Braces are off!

Courtney got her braces off!  She was so excited.  Since she is missing teeth, we had to go buy some new ones that they could glue to the teeth next to them so her smile wouldn't have gaps in it.  We could have gotten her a retainer that she could take in and out that had the teeth attached, but the orthodontist prefers to have the teeth glued in because it looks nicer.

The bottom ones were off before I thought to take a "before" picture.  So this is partway through them taking the braces off:

The braces are off and you can see the holes.

She's done!!

Can you tell how happy she is to have her braces off?!

Courtney has been craving Dots for as long as she had her braces on.  I think she cheated once and ate one but she was so nervous to break a bracket that she didn't dare again.  The first stop we made was to Lins so she could buy a huge box of Dots!  

The orthodontist gave her a bin of contraband candy that she can now eat. She got soda pop, pop rocks, blow pops, etc.  She was in heaven.

People say that, without the braces, Courtney looks a lot like Ethan.  I did a side-by-side to see what I think.  Courtney doesn't see it but I do.  You can tell they are siblings.

The orthodontist gave Courtney a retainer to wear at night.  Because of her fake teeth, they gave her a thicker one than usual so it's like sleeping with a mouth guard in.