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Author Archives: Allyson

school days begin…

Well, today was Averhy’s first day of preschool.  Eek!  She is attending First Baptist Preschool, just a few minutes from our house, and she loves it.  Every time we drove past it this summer, whether on the way to the gym or a friend’s house, Averhy would spot it out the window and say “that’s […]

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movers and shakers

Well, Eden is a mover.  Officially.  Crawling all over the place, mostly army-style, although I caught her on hands and knees this morning…  time to baby-proof for real now… And Averhy is a mover too – climbing all over the rock-climbing walls at the playground today, nearly fearless.  I was pretty impressed! No shakers I […]

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the boy in the white shirt

I neglected to write about our recent trip to Colorado… so here’s a belated post! The first full week of August, we flew out to Colorado to celebrate cousin Hayley Martin’s marriage to Ty Schraufnagel, as well as spend a week with Sky’s family for a reunion.  We had many exciting adventures throughout the week […]

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Shiny teeth!

Today Averhy took her first trip to the dentist!  Eden got to hang out with Colin and Dalton Rice while Averhy and I drove through a downpour on the way to Dr. Hill’s office.  Luckily, the rain stopped just as we arrived.  Averhy chose to bring her little kitty (thank you “Old McDonald’s” happy meal) […]

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the Italy girl…

We just got back from a little show at the Iron Post in Urbana, where we listened to the music of Lynn O’Brien – a semi-local artist that we really enjoy.  The Bubblegum song made Sky teary-eyed.  Averhy went up to Lynn after the show (with me) and after a bit of prompting… A: “I like your music.”  L: […]

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30 already…

Well, I’ve been 30 for just over a week now, and I still feel 23… wonder if that will ever change… Sky, Averhy, and I went sailing on my dad’s boat for my birthday last weekend and we had a great time, despite the lack of wind and the annoying flies.  It was fun to watch Averhy […]

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