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Kelly Cunningham works in the kitchen of her Mount Vernon home preparing dinner. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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Kelly Cunningham cuts up a sandwich as she prepares dinner for her two sons. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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Kelly Cunningham prepares dinner for her two sons. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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Gabriel Tanner, 4, eats dinner at his family's home in Mount Vernon. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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Kelly Cunningham lifts her son 2-year-old son Dawson Tanner into his seat for dinner. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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Tyler Tanner and Kelly Cunningham discuss bills while making dinner in their Mount Vernon home. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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Dawson Tanner, 2, eats dinner at his family's home in Mount Vernon. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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Winnie, the family cat, sits atop Tyler Tanner as he and his wife Kelly Cunningham ready dinner for themselves and their two sons. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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Kelly Cunningham bags up a portion of pepper as she prepares dinner. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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Tyler Tanner and Kelly Cunningham embrace while posing for a photo outside their Mount Vernon home. (Ryan Loew / Ideastream Public Media)
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