Horseback riding in the mountains

Grace and Red, Claire and Powder, Moriah and Willy, Noah and Copper went for a 2 hour ride in the mountains. The highlight was seeing an elk and its baby up close. They rode with a family from Vienna, Austria.

Claire gets braces...

Family Picture

John and Grace at an orphanage in Chile!

Happy 18th birthday to my baby!

I can't believe that Grace turned 18 years old. She got her ears pierced, had her hair layered and shopped! "A perfect girl day with Mommy." We went to all the make up counters and tested perfume. What will be next?

Braces part 2

The day finally arrived for Moriah to get her braces.

He uses a different type of bracket than I have ever seen and so I would appreciate any comments on this: Damon systems by Ormco. Moriah has the damon q which are all metal and close like a door. This was the really interesting part. . . she only has appointments every 10 weeks. I thought I seriously missed my calling. . . I should have been an orthodontist in Calgary! The price of braces is twice what it is in Houston and I only have to see patients every 10 weeks. We saw the ortho today for less than 30 seconds.
The orthodontist's assistant did everything. The braces were on a wax mold and they just slipped it over her teeth. Then they took the wax off and the braces remained. Interesting.
Mimey only has braces on her 6 front teeth as this is a phase 1.
She was so brave!

Braces