Crunchy Tacos, Snickers, Corn on the Cob



The list of things Heathen #1 has not been permitted to eat for 2 years due to his braces.  While there is actually a much larger list, these were the items that he actually missed eating.  For the past two years, when he grumbles about his braces, these are the three items that he claimed he would eat for dinner the day his braces came off.

After two years, that day arrived this past Thursday.  I stopped and bought his two Snickers bars before I even retrieved him from the school.  This is the LAST photo of Heathen #1 with his braces.

The Last "Metallic" Smile

 He still didn't want to smile, but I told him I was holding the Snickers bars as ransom. 

An hour later, he was back in the car, the proud owner of retainers and two Snickers bars. 

Look how STRAIGHT!!!

We drove from the dentist's office straight to Taco Bell, where Heathen #1 happily ate crunchy tacos for lunch.  He wriggled in his seat like a puppy the entire time he ate!

The corn on the cob is in the fridge...

I thought the braces coming off would mean an end to dentist phone calls (knocking a bracket off, etc.)  But I was wrong.  He got the retainers on Thursday.  Saturday afternoon, I was informed that the retainers are too loose and he needs to have them tightened.

So I called the dentist....