Thank so much Baby Heinle's SP!

We loved our holiday surprises here in Ohio! The Hallmark ornament immediately went up on our tree. We also love the holiday slippers! We can't wait until there is a little girl to fill them!
Thanks again!
Wendy

Thank You Baby Lem SP

Baby Lem SP strikes again!

Sorry for the delay in posting a huge thank you to our secret pal!

We love all the goodies that you sent - Love the Pooh jumper and the boots are just adorable!

The bib says it all and the rattle will come in handy!

Thanks again!!!

We have received our package.

Thank you Secret Pal! I want to let you know that we have received your package, but I want to take the time to photograph opening it. The time and detail you put into the gifts are very special to us. Yesterday, I showed my family your gifts and they can't get over your creativity and the thought that goes into each item. Your gifts brought my mom to tears. We wish your family a lots of health, love, and happiness with this new year.

Warm wishes,

The Higdons

Thank you Secret Pal!

Thank you so much for the cute hat and penguin thermals they are adorable. Hope your family had a great Christmas and and even better New Year. Sorry I can't post pictures, my camera recharable batteries went dead, so I will have to get some more. Thank you again.


The Maxwell's

All Decked Out!

The Fredricksons wish to thank their Secret Pal for such great "Winter Fun" gifts. We received them earlier this week and just love them. We can't wait to have our daughter so she can be "All Decked Out" for the holidays.

We hope you and your family have a very blessed Christmas and New Year! Just remember that we are now one day closer to having our children home with us.

Thanks again for the goodies and we look forward to what might be in store for us in February 2008 - Chinese New Year, the "Year of the Rat"! Happy shopping!!!

What a neat gift for the Plageman-Davis's!

Thank you, thank you Secret Pal! I received your gift this afternoon, and the reindeer bib and Snugglesaurus Bedtime Buddy are so cute! Can't wait to have a daughter to use these neat things - gives me hope for a Christmas with her in our home!

Also, LOVED the Takeout ornament - just hung it on the tree in a very prominent place! What fun to look at for years to come.

Best wishes for a happy holiday season to you and your family!

Jenifer (& Kevin) Plageman-Davis

Milbrand-Dabaie Family Thank You, Part 2

We received the surprise second part of the gift today, and we're psyched...I loved using the snow brick maker when I was a kid growing up in Buffalo (we got plenty of use out of that up there)! Katie has one of her own, so now I won't have to worry about arguments when my little ones go out in the snow to play.

Thanks again, secret buddy!

Thank you Szynal Family Secret Pal.......

....Your gift made me cry. I had seen that same ornament several monts ago on-line and really wanted to buy it as our family ornament this year. I lost the link and have not been able to find it. It is soooo perfect for our family this year. Thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!

Merry Christmas and love,

The Szynals

Winter Fun Thank You from the Lienke's

Secret Pal --

Thank you so very much for the WONDERFUL gifts that arrived this weekend. I loved all of the presents - everything from the cute little frame, to the bath net to the great board book that will one day make its way to China with us. The "hair pretties" were my personal favorite, and I can't wait until the day that I can actually use them. All of your gifts were much appreciated - thank you so very much!!

Happy Holidays :-)

Thanks Secret Pal !

Thanks so much Payne family secret pal! We actually got our gift in Monday's mail, but we have been a little crazy this week & I wanted to post with this cute pic. We got our tree Saturday and love the ornament. I was planning on buying it myself so it was such a treat to receive it in the mail. And the bid is adorable! Sophie doesn't quite understand the whole "mei mei" thing yet, and with the wait we aren't really talking about it much, but she loves to open presents in the mail. Thanks again & Happy Holidays ~ ileana

Love "Your Family's Favorite Things"

Thank you so much to Our Secret Pal - We received our package on 12/15 and it is wonderful. We love the way you used the Favorite Things theme.
The EggNog mix will surely be enjoyed, not sure whether it will be used plain or "spirited" - maybe both !!!! The stuffed reindeer is sooo cute - we know Addisyn is going to love it !!!! And what can be said about the ornament - the fact that it is beautiful is one thing, but that it comes from Guangzhou makes it priceless, it will be become one of our family's Christmas treasures. Thank you so much for your gift. Have a happy, healthy, safe and memorable Holiday Season.

God Bless,
Steve & Darcy Wright
waiting for Addisyn Grace

A perfect present...thank you!

I guess I get to be the first this time around!!! Thank you, secret buddy, for the totally cute accessories to make snow penguins. I don't think Katie will let us wait for her mei-mei or di-di to come home to use those. (She's a HUGE fan of penguins and snow!) We're supposed to get snow tonight, so hopefully, we'll be able to get a photo of the penguins in action.

Hope your holidays have been wonderful!!

Bonnie Brentnall's Secret Pal

Hi !

Thank you so much ! I just received your gift. You have no idea how nice it is to receive something pink. I have 4 boys . I have never been given a pink gift. Thank you for making my husband and I smile. You have renewed my faith that this will indeed happen and we will get our sweet little Jane. So sorry the postage was so much.

Take care,

Bonnie

Kimi's Secret Pal

Thank you, Secret Pal. I received the package last week but had a family emergency and had to go out-of-town so I'm just now posting. Every time I look at the pink fuzzy bear I think of my daughter-to-be.

We Got It!

Thank You SO much Secret Pal! Your gifts and presentation are wonderful. What a surprise! We wish you and your family a happy holiday season.

Sincerely,

Beth and Glen

Thank you secret pal!!

Thank you so much secret pal for the wonderful hooded towel and rubber duckie, I can't wait until we get to use them. Our little one will enjoy them. Thank you so much!!! This is so much fun and just might make the wait a little easier to deal with.

Thank you,
Sandi & Jerry

We have not received a Secret Pal gift yet.

I posted in the Yahoo group, but thought I'd post here too. We have not received a gift from our Secret Pal yet. I see that there are a couple of posts from Secret Pals that have not seen a post from their recipient. I hope that we're not one of your Secret Pals. =( If we are, is there a way we can track the package?

Thank you!

Missy's Secret Pal!

Thank You so much Secret Pal!!! My Empress was very surprised and insisted on wearing the barrettes immediately!! She also loved the bath finger paints - but I managed to get them into the closet before she had a chance to insist on using them also!!! What a wonderful surprise!! I will try to post pix as soon as I get a chance to download off the memory card! Thanks again!!

Thank you Secret Pal

I received my secret pal gifts this weekend - thank you secret pal! I got a puppy dog washcloth/puppet, a bath toy holder and rubber duckie with bath-water temp warning. This is my first swap ever!

I still haven't seen any post from the recipient of my gifts. I hope they were received.

-Christine

Thanks so much SP!

Thanks to my Secret Pal for the very cute Halloween pencil, Munchkin Rubber Ducky safety tub and Bumble Bee washcloth and Finger Puppet! I will be using the pencil in my office for the next week and it is SO fun it makes work less boring!!

We so look forward to the day we can have bathtime with our DD - and these will make it that much more fun!

Thanks again and Happy Halloween,

Jenifer (& Kevin) Plageman-Davis

It's here....

I am so excited to receive my package in the mail over the weekend. My secret pal picked out the coolest squirters and graduated stacking cups to play with in the bathtub. She also included a chunky book with Sesame Street characters enjoying Halloween things!
We can't wait to share these items with our daughter!
Wendy Heinle

Many Thanks from Sheri and Steve

Thanks so much for the adorable hooded bunny towel and the travel bath soaps. I loved the poem inside I have put it in her scarpbook, I am doing for all the items we receive from the exchanges (card, pictures, notes etc).

Sorry it has taken me some time to respond I had lost the address to the blog.

Thanks again :)

Sheri

Thanks for the gift!

Dear Secret Pal:

Thanks so much for the adorable bath duckies and shampoo/soap kit. I can't wait to use them with our little girl! It was such fun getting a package in the mail.


My teenage daughter loved the duckies so much she tried to "steal" one!

Jennifer Lee

Sorry I haven't posted!

Hi all!
I posted a thank you on the March Yahoo group before I knew about the blog, but I'm posting here again to say THANK YOU so much Secret Buddy! The squirties & toy bag for the bath are great - put away for the baby. My little one, of course, immediately grabbed the new bath shampoos and lotions for herself, which is fine since it takes some coaxing to get her in the bath these days! Thanks again!
ileana payne

Hoping it arrived...

We are hoping to hear from our Secret Pal Recipient soon and also hoping that they liked the gift...

Steve & Darcy

I'm waiting too

Hello all,
I haven't seen a post here from my pal recipient that they received the gifts yet! I hope they got them. I also haven't received mine yet either so hopefully today!

The Szynal Family......

...says thank you Secret Buddy!! I love the bag and my little asian beauty can not wait to "help" me use the bath gel and body lotions. I hope #2 is as into the "girly" soaps as my first one is.

Smiles,

Jamie Szynal

A Big Thanks from Kelly & Todd Lienke :-)

Dear Secret Pal --

I would just like to thank you so very much for the wonderful gifts!!! I was so excited when your package arrived in the mail that I could hardly wait to rip it open. The little lamb hooded towel is just precious! Thank you also for the stacking cups (which I've wanted for a really really long time) and the toothbrushes. The onesie was a family favorite and Todd loved it.

All of the gifts were just perfect and will be put away for safe keeping until our daughter arrives. Thank you again for your generosity.

Kelly & Todd Lienke

www.wontonwishes.blogspot.com

LID 3/21/07

Still Waiting....

I haven't seen a post from the person that I sent a gift to and I haven't gotten a gift yet here. Hopefully this weekend!
Wendy
LID 3/6/07

Love it - Love it - Love it !!!

I was so surprised to get a package in the mail today !!! Thank you Secret Pal for the extremely cute and totally cuddly Yellow Duck towels, I cannot wait to wrap Addisyn up in them after her bath. Looking so forward to using them. This gift exchange is really going to be fun - we get to shop for baby gifts, plus receive them - Yeah !!! Thanks again.

Steve & Darcy
LID: 3/29/2007 for Addisyn Grace

Thank you!

Thanks for the adorable bathrobe, Secret Buddy! Hope we'll get to use it in the not-so-distant future!!!

Bathtime Fun!

Dear Secret Pal,

Thank you so much for the fish towel and washcloth set. They are adorable and will be fun to use in the future (soon, we hope! *grin*). Our daughter, Sara Joy, will love them very much. This set perfectly reflects our personalities and the colours of her nursery; thank you! It will be so much fun receiving gifts from you over the course of our journeys to China. Meanwhile, blessings to you and your family!

-Alan & Jodi

DTC 3/1/07 -- LID 3/22/07

Baby Lem SP

Just wanted to send a shout out to our secret pal! What a nice package to come home from work to - absolutely made my day!!!! Thanks so much for the adorable bathrobe loved the matching slippers!!!! :)

Kim & Jeff

Secret Pal Gifts

Hi - Just wanted to say a quick "Hello" and tell you we can't wait for our secret pal gift to arrive, it just seems to make the wait a little more bearable. Haven't heard any rumors out of China lately - guess no news is better then bad news. Keep believing...

Blessings,
Steve & Darcy
LID: 3/29/2007 for Addisyn Grace
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