To Braces and Back Again

Being here in the USA this year has held many firsts for all of us, but particularly for Elena and Fiona.  They played volleyball and basketball for the first time.  They ran track for the first time and they got braces.  Both of them had been seen by the orthodontist when we were here in 2010 and he said he thought he could help them in a school year.   When we arrived in Aug, they had an appointment with him and a week later, the day after school began, they got their braces put on.  They went often to have them tightened and I think they were in pain a lot of the time, but...  Well, let the photos speak for themselves.




We are amazed at the transformation.  I think they agree that it was definitely worth the pain.

Sorry that the "After" photo isn't the best.  It's all we've gotten them to sit for so far!