Deaf family communicates with touch, sight and love. Bethany Yance, 10, practices spelling with her mother Tina during a homework session at the Kentucky School for the Deaf. Bethany, her brother and their parents are deaf, and all attend or work at the school in Danville. Tina teaches preschool and spends time helping her own children with their homework after school.

While it seemed like a good idea at the time, a hermit crab race down the inside of a collapsable toy tunnel proved to be less than thrilling. Sisters Amanda Bush, 8, left, and Makayla Bush,10, spent the afternoon playing with classmates at the home of Tina and Mike Yance in Danville. The sisters commute daily from their home in Somerset to attend the Kentucky School for the Deaf In Danville.

Tina Yance reads a bedtime story to her daughter Bethany, 10, at the family's home in Danville. Tina tries to read to her kids at least three nights a week. All members of the Yance family are deaf, and they all attend or work at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville.

Before heading into CiCi's Pizza for dinner, Bethany Yance, 10, and her 7-year-old brother Payne wait in the back seat of their mother's car after a long day of errands and a dentist appointment. Payne was exhausted from a dentist appointment in Lexington where he had to get two sealants and a composite restoration. The siblings and their parents are deaf, and all attend or work at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville.

Payne Yance, 7, flosses his teeth with some new floss he received during a visit to the dentist the previous afternoon. Payne, his sister and their parents are deaf, and all attend or work at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville.

Payne Yance, 7, eyes an outfit off a costume rack while waiting to go home from a day of class at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville. Payne, his sister and their parents are deaf, and all attend or work at the school.

Bethany Yance, 10, scopes out the backyard while playing outside her family's home in Danville. Bethany, her brother and their parents are deaf, and all attend or work at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville.

Payne Yance, 7, watches television shortly before bedtime at his family's home in Danville. Payne, his sister and their parents are deaf, and all attend or work at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville.

From left, Mike Yance, Payne Yance, 7, Tina Yance, and Bethany Yance, 10, take part in morning church services at the Deaf Reformed Church of Danville. The church has been around for ten years and has ten families from around the area. Services are done in sign language and with coorespoding text displayed on a digital projector. All members of the Yance family are deaf, and they all attend or work at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville.

Mike Yance plays with his son Payne, 7, while his daughter Bethany, 10, left, tries to keep up and friend Amanda Bush, 8, helps Payne out. On Fridays, class at the Kentucky School for the Deaf gets out early and members of the Yance family spend time playing in the front yard of their home in Danville with other friends from the school. All members of the Yance family are deaf, and they all attend or work at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville.

From left, Mike Yance chases Amanda Bush, 8, and his own children Payne, 7, and Bethany, 10, in front of the Yance's home in Danville. On Fridays, class at the Kentucky School for the Deaf gets out early and members of the Yance family spent the early afternoon playing with family and friends. All members of the Yance family are deaf, and they all attend or work at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville. Friday afternoon is the one weekday that Mike Yance doesn't have to work, and he takes advantage of the time with his family.

As part of the morning routine, Tina Yance helps her daughter Bethany, 10, get her hair ready for school. The morning was a bit stressful because Bethany was preparing to compete in a spelling bee at school. Bethany, her brother and their parents are deaf, and all attend or work at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville.

Tina Yance sings to her son Payne, 7, after waking him up for school in the morning. He usually gets up just before 7:00 a.m. to get ready, eat breakfast and head to school at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville. Peyton, his sister and their parents are deaf, and all attend or work at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville.

Bethany Yance, 10, argues with her mother Tina during a homework session at the Kentucky School for the Deaf as her little brother Payne, 7, watches. Bethany, her brother and their parents are deaf, and all attend or work at the school in Danville. Tina teaches preschool and spends time helping her own children with their homework after school.

Dr. Juliette Keller, DMD, and assistant Tara Tipton assure Payne Yance, 7, that his dental routine is complete and that he's done a wonderful job during an appointment in Lexington. Because Payne is deaf, the staff uses very basic sign language to help him better understand what's happening around him. Payne had to get two sealants and a composite restoration, and he cried in anguish until a stream of nitrous oxide gas helped calm him down. Peyton, his sister and their parents are deaf, and all attend or work at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville.

Tina Yance hugs her daughter Bethany, 10, after she finished practicing for an upcoming spelling bee with her father Mike during a dinner at CiCi's Pizza in Danville as little brother Payne, 7, sleeps. All members of the Yance family are deaf, and they all attend or work at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville. Because Mike and Tina Yance work opposite schedules, dinner is a great time for the whole family to get together when possible.

Bethany Yance, 10, and her mother Tina play a game of Mario Kart on a Nintendo Gamecube shortly before bedtime. All members of the Yance family are deaf, and they all attend or work at the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville.

Phillip William, 9, watches the first quarter of a football game between Bate Middle School and crosstown rival Boyle County Middle School at Rice Mountjoy Stadium. Phillip plays for the Danville Elementary School football team.