Skittle Day

Ben got his braces off today!!! It was a very exciting day, because after 10 months of being Skittle and Doritos (did anyone else know these are off limits while wearing braces?) free he indulged today. The braces came off without a problem, unless you call smoke coming from the mouth a problem. The difficult part was making the mold for the retainers. It did not help that the hygienist compared the consistency to peanut butter and Ben gagged right there in the chair. I actually thought he was going to throw up. Ben was a trooper. The minute he got in the van, he was greeted with a Skittles fest. He ate a whole bag on the way back to school. I turned around and smiled at one point and said, "How cool is it you do not have braces anymore?" Ben replied, "Cool, but it is better I am eating Skittles at 9:44 in the morning."
We then had walking Tacos for dinner and to end the all day celebration- Popcorn and more Skittles!!! The temporary retainers, well, that's a whole different post.