Thankyou so much to my secret pal and I will really miss hearing from you each month :(

Secret Pal
This has really been wonderful having you as a secret pal and I look forward to hearing from you each month. I will really miss that! ! The gifts you have sent each month were always unique and fun to open. I would like to thankyou for the gifts we received this month. The boys love the chocolates they cant wait to open them. I wouldn't let them open them until I took my pic now how mean is that lol. The portable change kit is really nice and something that I will definately use. The Diaper Duck and refills I didnt know something like that even existed. Another new toy for me to use :) The nunnies as we call them (pacifiers) are really cute and I plan on using them for Anisha. She will be right in fashion with her bling pacifiers. As always secret pal I have added your card to Anisha's scrapbook. Your cards are always unique and have such thoughtful messages in them. I am sure this will be something Anisha will cherish when she grows up.

Thankyou so much for being our secret pal and sharing your friendship with us
Your generosity and thoughtfulness will never be forgotten

Sincerely
Trisha

Thank you Fellman Secret Pal!

I received your package this morning and I loved the card you sent. We love cats, and it was so cute with all the little cats playing on the front! Very cute.

I couldn't believe all the stuff in the box! Now I have to go and pick out a diaper bag to put all of these things in!!!! There were Kleenex, ofcourse! No diaper bag would be complete without them, and huggies wipes. Some really cute disposable changing pads with little turtles and things on them. A milk powder dispenser that I think will be "indispensible" in China! And lastly, (I bought these for other people and I just love them!) a little clip on disosable bag dispenser that you can hang on a stroller, or off the side of the diaper bag.

Thank you so very much for your generosity! I cannot wait to get to play with all of this stuff when we get Jamie!

Lisa and Barry Fellman

(I will come back and post pictures later!)

Thank you so much Cosenzo Secret Pal. It was great to come home from work and find a package on the front door. Since you have to declare items on the package for customs - I try not to look at the label.. I like surprises! There were so many cute things...book, diaper cream, bib and sippy cup. I asolutely adore the dragonfly bib and can't wait to use it. The sippy cup was too cute. This months gifts made it seem more real that a daughter is waiting for us in China and there is an end to this long journey.

Thank you again!

Kindest Regards,
Keryl and Joe

THANK YOU, THANK YOU and THANK YOU Secret Pal for the last few months of wonderful gifts! They are all soooo great that I can't wait to pack them up and be on our way to China!! We so look forward to hearing from you with your thoughtful notes and your terrific surprises. These are the little things that just keep this journey so real for us!! xo The De Alto's

Thanks to you Secret Pal!

Thanks to the Moore secret pal. We received two packages of goodies for Feb. There were the books Lanterns and Firecrackers and Dragon Dance, a suede bookmark with the word Love and a really sweet pig. Thanks so much for the gifts and card. It was nice to have them waiting for me when I returned home from my trip.

Thankyou to Hayley Friedman's secret pal

Secret Pal

I wanted to say a big thank you from me for all the cool stuff. I was so excited to get it and open it! I have already put it into the diaper bag! (I orderd one from Pottery Barn for kids, with her name on it, Gabriella!)

Thank you again
Hayley

Getting to know Melanie Fenton and family


1. Add your name and a little something about your family. My name is Melanie Fenton, my husband is Ryan. I’m a high school Spanish Teacher and Ryan is a technician for a money accounting firm. We don’t have any children yet, just two cats.

2. Girl, Boy, Twins requested? A girl

3. Age Requested? As Young as Possible

4. Child/children's names? Allyson Marie Fenton


5.Nursery theme and colours? Pink will be involved, but that’s the only thing we have decided so far.

6. Likes and Dislikes? I love reading and spending time with my niece. Ryan loves anything dealing with the military, books, TV shows, articles of clothing.


7. Hobbies and Collections? I’m a colorguard(flag) coach for a marching band, so my hobby is working with them. It takes a lot of time. I’ve also just begun to exercise on a regular basis. Ryan spends a lot of time working on our yard and fixing things that need fixing around the house.

8. Favourite fragrance or scents? I love the smell of Vanilla.


9. Favourite foods? Ryan and I will eat anything but seafood.


10. Favourite books or authors? I love Jennifer Weiner and Ryan reads a certain author of war books, but I can’t remember the name. 11. Favourite movies? My fav. movie is When Harry Met Sally, Ryan’s is The Crow.

12. Favourite music? Faith Hill, Dixie Chicks for me and loud hard rock music for Ryan.


13. Favourite colour or colours? Mine is blue and Ryan’s is black.

14. Registered at a store? We haven’t yet.

15. Favourite clothing item for a child? We have bought so much clothing for Ally it’s actually absurd. She will be wearing lots of pink and lots of shirts with cats on them.

16. Anything else you would like to share with your secret pal?

To M Jonsson´s secret pal!

Thank you so much for February gift.

Thanks for the red envelopes with golden money, the dragon, lantern and the chop sticks and the ladybug toy. I really liked the funny fortune cookie. The book is wonderful.

When I opened the package together with my daughter and she saw Dora the Explorer she said- "Look what your secret pal bought for me!!! "That was that. Her favorite figure is just Dora and I had actually looked at this Dora with Chinese clothes at eBay to buy. So once again you sensed what I like.

Thank you so much!
Happy Chinese New Year to your family too.

Thanks to the Williams' Secret Pal for our great CNY gifts. The piggy bank is especially cute!Cyndi & Bill

Thanks to my secret pal for the great gifts. I received my February and March gifts together.

I love the book, "Year of the Pig". We are big readers in our family so you can count on this book being read over and over. I too hope our girls are born in the year of the pig. Also, the travel essentials are wonderful. We cannot wait till it's time to pack them for China! We used the duck for our daughter Sarah's trip to China, it comes in really handy for those unexpected smelly diapers when you are on the move.

Andrea Hennen
LID 4/5/06

Thank you to the Boutins secret pal! We loved the Pig! The travel changing pad will come in handy on the upcoming trip (hopefully this year). Thank you again!!!

Shannon and Ray Boutin

My secret pal is absolutely awesome! In our February package she sent us a cute pink onsie, a heart frame, some heart note pads, a heart shaped ceramic box, a girly pink photo album, a Pooh Valentine's book, a beautiful red Chinese box, a fan ornament and a set of small chimes and it all was packed into a really nice hat box. You really spoiled us rotten this month and we are so thankful for having such a fantastic secret pal. Every month you amaze us with the great thing that you send to us. It puts a huge smile on our faces.
For March, we received the cutest mini diaper bag/purse that is bright pink. I've never seen anything like this and it is perfect for those little trips out to the store. I can't wait to have things to put into it. It even comes with a wipe pack that fits inside and you can just pull the wipes out through an opening in the bag. Too cool!

Thank you, thank you, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for being so wonderful to us. Your packages bring so much happiness and fun to our home. You are truly a special person.
Michele & Chuck

The Hammock's Secret Pal is AWESOME!

I got home today from our weekly visit to Birmingham to find the most awesome gifts from our Secret Pal. She sent Jan, Feb, and March gifts all at once. I can't tell you how much fun Pearson and I had opening all of the gifts (she wrapped each one individually). The first picture is Jan gifts with the Travel theme. There's a Snugli, deck of cards, book of 250 card games, tissues, hand sanitizer, an awesome China travel guide book (our first), and my favorite gift is the red hat she included for my son that says "big brother" in Chinese. It means a lot that she took the time to find a gift for him too!The second picture is the February gift and it is a huge dragon kite. Pearson wants to open it so bad but we're going to wait until we get our daughter home so she can enjoy it too. What a wonderful family gift and a neat way to celebrate Chinese New Year.The third & fourth pictures are the March gifts and I can't believe how much she did for us. First of all there's a beautiful pink diaper bag that she actually bought in China. I absolutely love it and can't wait to be able to use it. She filled this bag with lots of essential items for a new baby and even included a pack of diapers. I don't know how you knew it but those are our favorite brand; Pearson still wears them.You are an amazing Secret Pal and I feel honored that you would spend so much time and effort on getting us the perfect gifts. Thank so much for all you do; you have made this long wait time much more bearable.

The Hammock Family

Thomas Family Secret Pal, We Thank YOU!
FEBRUARY GIFT
Secret Pal - Are you spying on me? How do you know just what I am looking at online? We Love, Love Love the Year of the Pig Outfit! I have been eyeing it ever since I got the latest Red Envelope catalog! It is just precious and I cannot wait to see our daughter in this outfit. I cannot thank you enough!

JANUARY GIFT! This is on my must haves for the trip to China! I love that the beak quakes!! It is already sealed and ready for the suitcase!I love the travel case fork and spoon set and I did not have any stacking cups, so once again your gift were perfect! Thank you so much SP! I love my gift every month and look forward to opening them!Thank you so much!

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, to the Wingenter Family secret pal! You are amazing. Our pal sent some of the cutest stuff, and I've never seen them before! And that is something, considering how much I go shopping!!!

She sent some baby books that are in Chinese, and a couple of puzzles, one is just of different items, and one is a map of China.

And oh my, I LOVE THESE! A set of fabric ornaments of the 12 different zodiac animals, they don't show how pretty they are in this picture, but they really are beautiful! They came in a red fabric bag.

THANKS AGAIN!!!

Thank you Anderson's Secret Pal!


And a happy new year to you as well! We looooove our stuffed Boynton pig- he is so cute! And the D is for Dragon Dance book is terrific. Everyone out there who did not get this terrific book from your great secret pal needs to go out and pick it up. It is by Ying Chang Compestine and we love it. I am sure our little one will love it too!

Camera is down...:( we hope a picture will be here soon!

Megan

I would like to thank my new secret pal. We received a box with the cutest Chinese New Year goodies. We had a stuffed pig, two board books(Olivia the pig and a counting book with piggies), chocolate covered fortune cookies, cute stationary goodies, so much fun stuff!!! I hope to be able to post pictures starting next month. We really appreciate the fun gifts. Thanks so much! The Pascarella's

Thanks to the Hauser SP This was the first ever gift we have received and it has made a special place in our hearts with the wonderful things for Quinn and the whole family and the amazing Asian box and red socks for the baby! IT was so much more then i realized and am so glad the we joined. thanks again. cory, jeff & quinn

www.cjhau.com

Thank You Surridge Secret Pal!!

My pal is the greatest! We got a great big box of goodies over the weekend from a very very thoughtful pal. First off was January - lots of things we'll need when we (eventually) travel (when, oh when, will that day come??). We got space bags (which, by the way, confirms my theory that our pal has a spy in our house...I was just saying the other day how I wanted to try those out!), luggage tags, and two great travel toys. The globe rattle is the best - I can see how a baby would be mesmerized by it, since both of us were! :)

We also got presents for February too! A Chinese language "map" (which is so important, because I'm not going to China without being able to ask where the bathroom is!), a little piggy board book, fortune cookies, chopsticks, Chinese New Year balloons, and a very cool inflatable dragon. The dragon is especially great...it reminds me of the inflatable toys that my grandpa used to get us when we were growing up. He and my uncle were salesmen, and they often had inflatable toys as promotional items. We had tons of them, including a person-sized inflatable lightbulb! I've often thought that we were drawn to adopt from China because of my grandparents' love of Chinese food and traditions - what a perfect gift!

Thank you so much for always being so darn thoughtful!! (and someday, I am dying to hear how you have been spying on us from afar!!)

Thank you Secret Pal - Gayla & family.
There are three months of goodies here that were well worth the wait. You even selected some of my favorite children's books that I had not purchased yet myself. The spinning ladybug toy is quite adorable. And I can hardly wait until spring to plant the flower seeds -especially today since we are in the middle of a snow storm of 15-20 cms! I have enjoyed being your secret pal and eagerly wait for us to get to China to bring our children home. Jennifer

Thank you Fellman Secret Pal!

I received your package in the mail today and it was very sweet! Thank you so much!!!

I loved the cute little pink PIG booties, and the stuffed pig.

I had looked at that book in the store but I had already bought too many other things so I was thrilled to find it in my gift package this month!!!

Thank you so much for all your kindness!

Lisa and Barry Fellman