the big 5!

moments like this

brought to you by the daily miracle that happens in our house

aka cochlear implants!

(that would be singing and playing let it go- the song on endless repeat at our house. you know, the adele dazeem hit? please someone get my joke.)

5 years ago, on march 18th, 

m's cochlear implants were activated!

so no huge hearing birthday party this year,

like this one or this first year  or last year,

but just as important,

a family dinner to celebrate how hard m works every day to hear and talk.

and...sing.

we stayed low key this year.

m got to pick the meal, and she went for (to my surprise) cucumber tomato salad, broccoli and pesto pasta and finishing with vanilla ice cream sundaes.

hooray! candles on roasted broccoli,

but ice cream sundaes for dessert!

five years of wonderful sounds-

so so so

thankful for the gift that our girl gets every day,

getting to be deaf and hearing at the same time.

life with a cherry on top!