Transition-Sylas Mekhi Kerley

It's a boy! Friends and family of Annika Sheppherd and Kevin Kerley gathered at Willow Creek Women's Hospital in Johnson, Ark., on Sept. 7 to welcome Sylas Mekhi Kerley into the world. Sylas was born at 4:11 p.m., weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz., and was 21 inches long. His family includes big sister, Alivia Kaye Kerley; grandma Sharon Sheppherd of Rogers, Ark.; great grandpa Billy Kerley, Sr., of Eureka Springs; three aunts, Melissa Kerley of Elkins, Ark., Corrie Mobley of Rosebud, Ark., Holly Drizner of Eureka Springs, and five first cousins.

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