This weekend was our photo fundraiser. It was perfect. Everyone showed up. We had not met 4 of the 8 families in person before. But they were all SO NICE. New friends! Amy was awesome. Her sister in law and mother helped her as assistants… I hadn’t met either of them before and they were both so kind. I am so excited to see the photos, and I know I am not the only one… no pressure, Amy!

We raised around $500 from the sessions, and I think maybe another $100 in extra donations for having bottled water and some baked goods. Pretty awesome!

On Saturday, we also got something special in the mail… awhile ago, Becky and I agreed to a trade… t-shirts for dolls. Oh my goodness, these dolls are so cute!!! The proceeds from the dolls go to Becky’s adoption of Alina. She will make the doll to look like your little boy or girl…

I just wanted to give a big THANK YOU to whoever has donated to us through Reece’s Rainbow. I’ve contacted Andrea about who you are so I can thank you privately, but I just wanted to THANK YOU right now! I am so excited to see that our family grant is up to $125.

I am very excited about our photo fundraiser this weekend. It is going to be a lot of fun and we’re going to raise a lot of money. Thank you so much to Amy, for the idea and dedicating your time to this project and thank you everyone who has signed up.

There will be plenty of baked goods there, too… excessive amounts of baked goods, so please stop by… grab a cupcake or a cookie or a whoopie pie. I am not calling it a bake sale, since I don’t have a permit to sell things at either park, but I’d be happy to accept donations.  If you want to know where you should stop by, contact me via the “contact us” form up top. Saturday evening in KC, Sunday afternoon in Lawrence.

A big thank you to everyone who has donated money, time and clothes/books/toys for Reed & Scarlett. It means a lot to us that you all are so supportive. And thanks to everyone who has bought t-shirts and coffee. And thank you to everyone who has passed along our blog and our fundraisers.

It really does mean a lot to us and helps bring Reed and Scarlett home.

Okay, can I just say siblings in their Ukraine Love t-shirts, waiting to bring their new brother or sister home– TOO CUTE!

Danielle posted this photo of her son and daughter, Toby and Francesca, on her blog, wearing their shirts. They’re waiting to bring home their brother Ivan.

And Becky sent me this photo of her two adorable boys today, holding their sister’s shirt…

To bring her daughter Alina home, Becky is selling adorable, homemade dolls. Becky and I traded– t-shirts for dolls.

Since Reed and Scarlett don’t have cute siblings waiting for them, an adorable cousin will have to do…