Brace Face, Metal Mouth, Tin Grin, Tinsel Teeth…

What an exciting week Ryan is having! The day after the district science fair, Ryan got braces! I couldn’t resist – I snapped a few pictures of him with the interesting gadgets in his mouth.




After we finished at the orthodontist, we went to Rara’s & Papa’s to show them Ry’s new look. Alice & Claire were there, so all of the kids “showed their teeth” to Rara for a photo op.


We went home, got Ryan into his swimming gear, and headed to our rec center for a swim meet. Luckily Ryan only had one event on Thursday – the 200 IM. In true Ryan form, he swam through the mouth pain, finishing 7th overall, and beating his own best time by 6 seconds! (I was on deck as his timer, so we don’t have pictures of this event.)