There is something about a tween that wears braces that makes her look older. It's almost like a right of passage into the teen years.
Amanda still looks beautiful even with her mouth full of metal. She will have a perfect smile in a couple of years. She didn't like her teeth because she has such a big over bite and she never smiled with her mouth open for pictures. Now that she has braces she said she can smile now. Funny how her mind works!