All I Want For Christmas is a New Front Tooth!

For years, Ken has been self conscious about his front tooth- a crown that has never matched his other teeth.  He developed a habit of not smiling with his teeth showing: 

I love his smile and often gently reminded him that I liked it better when he showed his teeth in pictures.

Sometimes I would talk him into a toothy grin, but he felt self-conscious.

Knowing how he felt, Shonna and Blake gave him a new front tooth for Christmas!  They gave him a coupon for a new crown for his front tooth.  Blake is a dentist and does the whole process right in his office.
We were going up to help while Shonna had and recovered from oral surgery, so we scheduled Ken's crown during the same trip in February.  We drove up Friday and Ken went in that afternoon.  About 3 1/2 hours later, he came out with a beautiful new tooth and smile:

I think this was the first picture taken after he got his new smile.  What a difference!  He is willing to smile and show his teeth!

Thank you Blake and Shonna  for the best Christmas gift ever!  Well, maybe second best! (The Savior's birth is still first!)