Saturday, September 29, 2007

Wish #56 from Cindy, Paul, and Greg Gibbs


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Thank you Cindy, Paul and Greg for the wish for our little princess! We're sure she will grow to love flowers as much as Cindy does!

Wish #55 from Big Old Uncle Tom Widell


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Anyone guess who Uncle Tom's favorite team is? We know it certainly isn't the Yankees! The Sox are fully represented here! Our wish too is speed! We are sure you will be tossing Avery up in the air before we know it! Thank you Uncle Tom!

Wish #54 from Ethan Elliott


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Ethan, Matt & Katie Elliott's son, picked his own choo choo fabric because he loves trains. We really like the quote on Ethan's page- we're sure Avery will dance in the rain (and everywhere else!). Thank You Ethan!

Wish #53 from Matt, Kate, & Ethan Elliott


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Thank you Matt, Katie, & Ethan for the wish for Avery! Katie's love of cats and Matt's love of baseball are obvious on the page (we love the ladybug wings on the cats!)

Wish #52 from Grandma Newton


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Wish #52 is from Gary's mom, Judy Newton. Mom's love of gardening, painting, and family are all very evident on her page, as is her "job" of being the "Cake Lady". We can't wait for her to make Avery's first birthday cake!

Wish #51 from Grandpa Newton


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Wish #51 is from Gary's dad, Ron Newton. Dad's love of street rods and cruise-in's fills the page. If you look close, the '32 Ford roadster Dad built even has a little Avery sitting in it! Thanks. Dad, and I'm sure we will all enjoy the ride!

Sunday, September 9, 2007

Wish #50 from Ashleigh Schloemer


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Ashleigh was another one of Alli's long time dancers. Thank you Ashleigh for the beautiful wish for Avery- we can't wait for you to meet her!

Wish #49 from Jill and Todd Dack


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Thank you Jill and Todd for the wish for Avery!

Wish #48 from Shauna Dack (and John too!)


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Thank you Shauna and John for the wish for Avery. What a great quote!

Shauna and John are both artists, so we're wondering which one of them drew the picture on Avery's wish... Doesn't really matter who, because we absolutely love it! We're sure Avery will too!

Wish #47 from Great Gram Countryman


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We're sure Avery will love animals as much as Grandma Countryman. We can't wait for Gram to hold her new great grand daughter!

Wish #46 from Jamie Aldrich


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Thank you Jamie for the beautiful wish for Avery! We can't wait for you to meet her!

Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Wish #45 from Great Grandpa Lew Newton


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Thank you Grandpa for the wish for Avery! We can't wait for you to tell her all sorts of stories and the history behind everything on your page!

Wish #44 from Great Grandma Vi Newton


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We can't wait for you to meet your great-granddaughter! From the cardinals to the sewing machine, to the garden- it surely is a snapshot of you! Thank you for the wish and we're sure Avery will have fun with Bitty Baby!

Wish #43 from the Schellengs


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We can't wait take Avery all over the state- from the Adirondacks to the Big Apple, and beyond! Thank you Doug, Heidi, Emily, and Ned for the thoughtful wish for Avery! We absolutely love it!

Wish #42 from Emily Schelleng


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Emily was one of Alli's dancers over the years. We love that Avery will be gaining a supportive and ever-growing dance family. We feel we are the lucky ones! Thank you Emily!

Wish #41 from Tom and Liz Scofield


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We weren't surprised Tom picked something with John Deere on it, and Liz's material looks very country! Very fitting indeed! Thank you for the beautiful wish for Avery! We can't wait for you to meet her!

Wish #40 from Jessica and Jodi


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Thank you Jessica and Jodi for the wishes for Avery! We can't wait for you to meet your new cousin!

Wish #39 from the Gamet's


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Thank you to the Gamets for the beautiful wish for Avery! We can't wait to tell Avery the story behind the fabric you chose and how we all worked together on the musicals over the years. Hopefully Avery will have a love for the stage as well!

Wish #38 from the Randall's


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The Randall's are one of our dance families. Thank you for the wish for our little star!

Wish #37 from Dave, Lynne, Hayley, & Lauren Sischo


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Dave- UPS brown, Lynne- green, Hayley- pink, Lauren- soccer. Yup. That's a good snapshot of their family! Each piece has come from an article of their clothing and tells a story- very much like the Chinese tradition! Thank you guys! We love it!

Wish #36 from Sara and John Gleason


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We're sure Avery will love music as she grows up. Maybe she'll even play the piano like her mom! She will definitely dance! Thank you Sara and John for the wish for Avery!

Wish #35 from Jamie Dunbar


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We really like the quilt paper Jamie chose. There is a lot more hidden in the page that meets the eye! We're sure Avery's first day of school will be here before we know it! Thank you Jamie!

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Wish #34 from the Whitley's


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Thank you Jim, Michelle, Megan, and Katelyn for the beautiful wish for Avery, our little dream!

Wish #33 from Ed & Dort Scofield


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Thanks for the wish for our little ray of sunshine!

Wish #32 from the Jamieson's


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Thank you Ted, Karen, Kristen, and Jenna for the wish for Avery. We can't wait for you to meet her!

Wish # 31 from the Palmers


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Thank you Mark, Karla, Steve, Greg, Kate, and Tim for the beautiful wish and the hat for Avery! We can't wait to see her in it!

Wish # 30 from Megan Woodward


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Megan was also one of Alli's dancers over the years. Thanks for the wish Megan!

Wish # 29 from Tori Woodward


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Tori was one of Alli's dancers over the years. Thanks for the wish Tori!

Monday, August 27, 2007

Wish #28 from Greg and Angie Hudnall and family


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Thank you for the "girly-girl" page Greg, Angie, Logan, and Brenna! We love it!

Wish #27 from Aunt Cathy and Uncle Larry Hudnall


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We were glad to see Uncle Larry have a fishing theme for his fabric- always the avid fisherman! Aunt Cathy's was also very fitting with the birds! Thank you for the beautiful wishes for Avery!

Wish #26 from Michele Hudnall


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It is so neat that Michele used her scrub top from her missionary trip to Honduras for her square- great idea- very much like the traditional Chinese way to contribute material for the quilt! We love it! Thank you!

Wish # 25 from Brenna Hudnall


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Brenna had to do her own page- and we love it! Thank you Brenna! We can't wait for you to meet Avery!

Wish #24 from the Morosini's


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Thank you Herman, Ann, Angela, and Beth Morosini, one of our long-time dance families, for the beautiful wish for Avery. We absolutely love it!

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Wish #23 from Alex Rhue


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Alex dropped her wish off on a break from packing for college- back to NYU! Thanks for the wish- somehow we weren't surprised it was pink leopard!

Wish #22 from Greeta Bovee


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We had a feeling Greeta's wish would be Victorian themed before we even saw it, knowing Greeta's love for all things Victorian! Thank You for the wish for Avery and for the awesome turtle cake! It brings back memories... :-)

Wish #21 from Tracie & Joe Heinrichs


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Thank you Tracie and Joe and family for the wish for Avery!

Wish #20 from the Rowlands


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Dan & Kami also helped us during our Paper Chase by being one of our references. Thank you for the wish and for the Mother Goose book. We can't wait to read it to Avery! Thank you guys!

Wish #19 from Diane and Joey Froehlich


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Wish from Joey and Diane Froehlich down in Florida. Thank you!!

Wish # 18 from Sarah Crimmins (and Ethan!)


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Wish from Sarah Crimmins and her son Ethan. Great quote from RENT! Thanks for the wishes and for the two books for Avery. We're sure they will be read to her often!

Sunday, August 19, 2007

Wish #17 from the Remington girls



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Thank you Heather, Casie, Denise, Krystle, and Tiffani for the inspirational wish for Avery!

Wish #16 from Aunt Cathy and Uncle Glenn Remington



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We know Aunt Cathy loves to grow sunflowers in her garden every summer, so it was nice to see them incorporated into Avery's wish. We're sure Avery will love them as well! Thank you!

Wish #15 from Heather and Don



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It was neat to come home from Cape Cod and see a wish for Avery with the ocean, sailboats, whales, and lighthouses considering that we saw all of those things while in Cape Cod! Thank you!

Wish #14 from Phyllis Sauer



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Butterflies!! We had a feeling Avery's wish would have butterflies in it since we know Phyllis likes butterflies! We have also had an abundance of them in the backyard this year. They have already brought us joy and happiness. Thank you!

Wish #13 from Val Zehr



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Hopefully Val's wish for Avery with the blue bird will bring the blue birds back to our yard for Avery to enjoy.

Wish #12 from Lyndsey Zehr



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We love the dancer quote Lyndsey sent to our future little dancer! Thank you!!

Wish #11 from Heather and Mikayla Lyttle



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Heather and Mikayla are the daughters of Charles and Amy and longtime students of Alli's (and hopefully future babysitters!). Thank you guys!

Wish # 10 from Charles and Amy Lyttle



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Charles and Amy were one of the couples that wrote a referral for us during our Paper Chase. Thanks so much!

Wish #9 from Floyd Jr. and Suzie Creighton and family



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It was cool to see Floyd and Suzie had written the kids names in Chinese characters on the page- Avery's, Kristin's and Kyle's.

Wish #8 from Bob and Dawn Dick



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Thank you for the homemade square! It was neat to see one that was two pieces of material sewn together to create the 8x8 piece and Avery's wish directly on the square. This was the first square we've gotten like that! Very cool!

Monday, August 6, 2007

Wish # 7 from Uncle Johnny



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Wish #7 is from Allison's brother John. He is an avid cat lover (like his sister!). We're pretty sure Avery will be too! Thank you Johnny!