April 2006 Secret Pal Gift Exchange: July 2007

Dear Cosenzo Secret Pal,

Thank you for the special June and July gifts. The bathing suit and coverup are absolutely adorable. It is exactly something I would have chose. Hopefully by next summer I will see my daughter wearing it. You are so generous and are an awesome pal. Well when I thought things could not be any better, this month I also received an extra surprise in the mail. The shoes you sent are so.. cute. I love the ladybugs on them.

Your thoughtfulness has made this long wait a little more tolerable.

THANK YOU!!

Warm Regards,

Keryl

Labels: Thank You Cosenzo Secret Pal

Saturday, July 28, 2007

To M Jonsson´s secret pal!

I´m very sorry that I´m so late with thanking you for all your wonderful gifts! Everything has been so hectic at work and we have now been away on holiday. Sorry!

May gift

Thank you so much for all the great music instruments. My daughter even said that one of the instruments played music from little Einsteins!!
The melodies are so fun to listen to- all classical ones- even for adults.
Thank you also for the fun DVD.

June gift

Thank you for the cute outfits both for Amanda and the new child sometime later!

Amanda got a pair of red jeans and a cute ladybug t-shirt and socks.

For the little one I received the most beautiful outfit with ruffles and lace and ladybugs. Also very cute ladybug shoes.

I really like all these girly outfits.

Amanda´s birthday present

I was really surprised when I opened my package and saw that there was a special birthday bag for my daughter´s birthday!! You are so thoughtful!

She turned 4 on June the 16th. When she opened the bag on her birthday she was so happy to see a Dora backpack, her favourite cartoon girl. Now it follows her everywhere she goes. It has been with all holiday to different places. She also got a magic colouring book and special pens. She also likes to draw, paint and so on.

She is very pleased that I have a secret pal!! :-) :-)

Thank you so much for all the wonderful gifts. They are always so perfect.
You are the best!

Thursday, July 26, 2007

Each and every month, our secret pal amazes us with wonderful gifts and we always have a blast opening the package to see what new surprises await us inside. She was also very thoughtful and held our May and June gifts until she was sure we were home. We would have been very heart broken if the box had gotten misplaced while we were gone so thanks for sending it all together.

For May we received a Chinese lullabys CD that has such beautiful melodies,
June's gifts are the adorable sun dress and the jean shorts with matching sassy top and July brought us a great beach towel, a beach ball and very cool sunglasses. Our pal also touched our hearts deeply by sending us 2 books for our new little boy, a book about Vietnam and a Vietnamese folk tale.

You continually bring smiles to our faces with every new box each month and it is always a great day when it arrives. But you also continue to be one sneaky lady by sending it from someplace different month. We will be very excited to find out who you are when the day comes but until then, thank you so very much from the bottom of our hearts. Michele, Chuck & our little Funshine

Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Getting to know Vanessa Maxwell and family

1. Add your name and a little something about your family.

Vanessa Maxwell Married to Matthew (Matt) for 6 years. We live in Flint, TX near Tyler, TX.Have 2 dogs: black lab, 11 yrs. old named Jack and german short hair pointer/english pointer mix, 5 yrs old named George. No other children. Began paperchase October of 2005, LID April 26, 2006.

2. Girl, Boy, Twins requested? Girl

3. Age Requested? 8-12 months

4. Child/children's names? Callie or Sydney

5.Nursery theme and colours? sageish green and pink

6. Likes and Dislikes? Like to eat, read, watch movies, cook, bake, exercise,

7. Hobbies and Collections? running, camping, fishing, anything outdoors

8. Favourite fragrance or scents? anything from bath and body works

9. Favourite foods? desserts, hamburgers, sushi, pizza, pasta

10. Favourite books or authors? Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenHarry Potter books on CD (better than the movies)

11. Favourite movies? A&E Pride and PrejudiceLord of the Rings

12. Favourite music? Texas country (Jack Ingram, Pat Green, Corey Morrow, etc.)Top 40

13. Favourite colour or colours?pink, purple, blue

14. Registered at a store? no

15. Favourite clothing item for a child? I like all little girls' clothing. It is so cute!

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Thank you SO much to the Surridge family secret pal! Not only did our mailwoman deliver Harry Potter to us yesterday, but she also delivered a package from our very generous pal! Imagine my surprise when I opened it up and found the cutest little ladybug float! It's adorable, AND it's compact enough that I could bring it with us to play with in the pool at the White Swan! :) It's fantastic...THANK YOU!!!

I also want to post a picture of last month's gift. I LOVE little hats for little girls, and our pal outdid herself (himself?). Not only did she (he?) send an adorable Pooh hat and some cute little hair bows, but a hat that she knit for us! Wow! We are so blessed...I can't wait to see our little girl wearing it! :)

Saturday, July 21, 2007

THANK YOU DeALTO SECRET PAL for another month of wonderful gifts! They are adorable and will definitely come in handy when our little girl finally comes home. We have a great pool in our yard that she will be able to play in all day! Can't wait.......but you make the time more fun while we do! xxoo

Thursday, July 19, 2007

Thanks to the Williams' Pal! Love the hat--blue is one of my favorite colors. Sporting the hat is our goofy dog, Kinsey. The Nemo pail & beach ball will be lots of fun (as long as the dogs don't get the ball first, they love to pop them!)

Thanks again,

Bill & Cyndi Williams

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Thank you to the Moore Secret Pal. I finally got a chance to really look and take pictures of the items you sent for June and July. I absolutely love them, they are great. For June we got a 3 peice set of clothes and a lady bug strap cusion. For July there was the cutest little bathing suit and hooded towel and also a much needed set of swimmer diapers.

Thanks so much.

Lisa and Chester Moore

Thursday, July 12, 2007

These were so cute!

Thank you so much to the Fellman secret pal. These little outfits were so adorable. I loved the colorful lady bugs all over this little dress it even had matching little bloomers. The onsie is very sweet and I especially loved the heart shaped flag on it.

These were perfect thank you so very much!

Lisa and Barry

Friday, July 06, 2007

Thank you, Smith Pal.

We got the cutest little ladybug outfit with socks and bows for Adayla's hair. It is just so sweet.

Thanks again Secret Pal!!!!

The Smith's in TX

Thank you Thank you Hauser Secret Pal We love this little blue jean scort and Pink jumpper they are just adorable, our daughter will look beautiful in it thank you again the Hauser's

Labels: Thanks Hauser SP

Thursday, July 05, 2007

To Megan Anderson's Pal...

Thank you sooooo much for the absolutely adorable little sun hat, barrettes, and socks- all with a ladybug theme! I cannot wait to put those on little Olivia. I think the lady bugs were a great bit of luck, because today we got the fabulous news that May is out of the review room!! Whoo-hoo- this was exciting and we were happy to get this news so fast- especially since our paperwork had been lost for 6 weeks and we are probably the latest LID on this group. Not that I'm whining. :) Okay maybe just a bit!! But thank you thank you! We love it! Megan

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

1. Add your name and a little something about your family.
We are Brian and Cheryl. We live in a small town in Southwest Missouri with our 2 boys- Isaac, age 11 and Ian, age 6.
2. Girl, Boy, Twins requested?
We requested a girl.
3. Age Requested?
We are approved for a child under 24 months
4. Child/children's names?
We are still deciding, but leaning toward EmmaLi although that could change.
5. Nursery theme and colours?
pastels- no real theme yet...right now still has a dog border :)
6. Likes and Dislikes? We enjoying fishing, boating, camping, swimming, attending church, and reading. Isaac and Brian play basketball. Ian is a superhero fanatic. Cheryl likes to scrapbook- when she can find the time. We like spending time together doing many things.
The only thing our whole family dislikes is coconut.
7. Hobbies and Collections?
No real collections or hobbies- unless you include our likes.
8. Favourite fragrance or scents?
Pear and cucumber melon
9. Favourite foods?
Mexican, pizza, cookies- we aren't very picky
10. Favourite books or authors?
Lori Wick, Karen Kingsbury, Lori Copeland, Mindy S. Clark, Debra White Smith, Mary Higgins Clark. I rarely put down a book before I finish it a couple of hours later. Although these are some of my favorites, I read as often as I can (but not as often as I would like)
11. Favourite movies?
Cheryl- Sleepless in Seattle and While you Were Sleeping
Brian- action adventures Isaac and Ian...well, it depends what mood they are in-they like EVERYTHING!
12. Favourite music?
Contemporary Christian and Country
13. Favourite colour or colours?
pastels- although I like most brightly colored things as well!
14. Registered at a store? no
15. Favourite clothing item for a child? dresses- - although honestly, all girl clothing is great after 11 years of buying for boys
16. Anything else you would like to share with your secret pal? We are looking forward to getting to know a lot of people and make new friends. Hopefully the time will fly as we enjoy share our joy when referrals finally arrive. With 2 active boys we are often very busy, and my computer skills, sadly, are not what they could be.

Labels: and Ian, Cheryl, Introducing Brian, Isaac

Monday, July 02, 2007

Thanks to the Williams' Secret Pal. The denim jumper & patriotic onesie are great. The sunglasses are too cute! Sorry I can't post a pic, the camera is in the shop.
Thanks again
Cyndi & Bill

Monday, July 30, 2007

Sunday, July 29, 2007