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Where Kids Come to Meet
Shane and Madelyn Adler fell in love while they were students at Sam Houston . He studied d Marketing . Madelyn studied Mass s Communications , minoring in Interior Design . Following her graduation , they married , settled back in the Austin area ( Shane ’ s home ), and started a family .
The birth of the Adler ’ s first child , Willow , began a process of planning and contemplation about the kind of life they wanted for the next generation .
“ I didn ’ t know what I was going to do when I quit working to have her , or what I could do to be an inspirational mom to her , and this gives me that chance ,” said Madelyn .
The Adler ’ s conversed heart-to-heart and decided to move out of the city , and return to Huntsville . “ We wanted the town square feel for our children to grow up , and we felt pulled back to a quieter life in Huntsville ,” said Madelyn .
Shane picked back up work in property management and operations oversight for a mid-rise tower in The Woodlands . Madelyn took on mothering full-time . She even adopted baby goats for Willow to truly get to experience all the joys small l town life affords .
But what was missing was a staple of their lives in Austin - toy stores .
The family frequented regional toy stores in the Capital District and Hill Country ( especially one store in Georgetown , TX ), but found there e
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