Last Day of School

That title sounds so FINAL! It's not like she will be out forever!

Gabby had her end of the school year program today and it was darling! Here she is with two of her FABULOUS teachers! They love her and we love them!

For those that might not know, Gabby was born profoundly deaf. By the time she was a year old she had gone completely silent... cried silently, laughed silently... pretty much devastating to see your precious little girl have no access to sound. We prayed and prayed for a miracle. Just to have our little girl hear us say how much we loved her would have been amazing.

At 12 months we received that miracle... cochlear implants.

These devices have changed her (and our) life. She has worked extremely hard in an intensive speech therapy school since birth and now is TALKING like crazy (I am sure I will share MANY Gabby stories... she comes up with the craziest stuff!). We are so thankful for her and for all

the blessings God has blessed her with.

Her school is filled with children like Gabby and parents like Derek and I. Parents who were told that their children would not talk or attend a mainstream school. Now, these children are reading and talking and singing and dancing. I can't tell you how great it is to see.

Hope restored in such hopeless situations.

Here is a picture of her buddy Emily (the read head). They are paired throughout the day for speech and auditory training (basically it means they are on the same level). They were pretending the rocks were sharks and they had to stay on the path so they wouldn't be eaten... how precious!!

Any who... We are so proud of you Gabby and can't wait to see the young lady you turn into! Happy Summer... have fun (and wear sunscreen, be careful with your processors, keep reading books, be nice to your sister, listen to your mom and dad, clean up after yourself...)

ok... just have fun, after all your hard work, you DESERVE IT! Have a cookie with Emmy!