Braces !!!!!

Wow, the day has finally arrived! Today Bethany and Sam got their braces on. while they were back in the orthodontist's chairs, I was waiting with ellie and her friend Katherine, who were entertaining each other rather nicely for over an hour.
Bethany and Sam were able to choose colors for their braces. Sam chose blue and orange, for UVA colors (he wants to go there one day) and Bethany chose pink and black. After the braces were on, they received instructions on how to care for the new metal in their mouths by Dr. Kelleher.
Bethany let me take a photo, but demanded "no blog!", so Sam's teeth are shown here. They did not complain of discomfort this evening, but may feel uncomfortable tomorrow.
Bethany is sad she can't eat her favorite snack for a while--popcorn!