It is my pleasure, My incredible honor and My beyond blessed privilege to BRAG about the treasures in my LIFE that I with out a doubt, "Love to the Moon and Back"!!!!
This Dad has committed to become an IRON MAN for Orphans with Down Syndrome!!!!
Brady & Nash (The Handsome Men above) have made a video that can be viewed HERE!!!!!! Please view the video and then hit the "vote for this" button on the lower left corner of the video. Oh My - I just LOVE when someone will not let anything get in their way of raising awareness for something they are truly passionate about. In this case, Brady is passionate about finding homes for orphans with Down Syndrome!!! Absolutely Amazing!!!!!
Please go to the link, please vote - you can vote every day. Don't forget you can vote from different computers too, or phone, or whatever device you can view the video!!! It's that easy!!! Just VOTE!!! And VOTE TONS!!! This is HUGE - This will reach so many!!!! This will be a very loud scream for all of the children with Down Syndrome waiting desperately for a Forever Family!!!!!
Sara's school had an art show Friday night. She had been so excited all week to go. We were all excited too!!! What an AMAZING display!!!!! The wonderful teachers at Bethel Lutheran Preschool put so much work in to this. It was just BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
Some crazy kids ready to leave for Sara's big show!!!
So Proud!!!!
This was made with shaving cream and glue
Shining Bright!!!
These shamrocks were made with peppers!!!
I am pretty sure this little guy was one of Sara's favorites!!
Sarah, Michael and Denise (Grandma Red) all came to see Sara's beautiful work!!
Checking out the construction display
Grandma Karen came too!!!!
Conor & Nick sure do love their little sister!!!!!
Gav was very interested in the refreshments!!! Belle was just happy to be held by her Daddy!!!
We are so Proud of Sara and her beautiful art work!!! I am so BLESSED to be her MOM!!!!!
My Mom has been in the hospital since Tuesday with breathing issues. Wednesday she started with what she thought was esophageal spasms. A very bad pain in the center of her chest. She had this pain Wednesday and Thursday. Friday evening her blood pressure dropped. It was 57/37! They did an EKG before moving her to the ICU and found that she had a Heart Attack. So the pain she was having was not her esophagus but her heart. She is in ICU now and doing much better. THANK GOD!!! She will have a cardiac catheterization Monday morning to see if she will need heart surgery, a stent or maybe just medication. If you would please keep my Mom in your prayers I would appreciate it so much!!
Also Friday our adoption fund hit $12,000 - OH MY GOODNESS!!!!!!! So Beyond Amazing!!!!! So the boys will be dressing up but we want to wait until Grandma is doing better!!!! Thank you for understanding!!!!
Thank you so very much for your conitnued support!!! We are so very BLESSED!!!!!!!!
I know you have all been rejoicing with us today as we met our goal for Challenge #3. Lyla's FSP hit $12,000!
And I know you are all waiting for what comes next, Lyla's brothers to stroll the streets in the girliest of attire and it will happen, hopefully very very soon...
But right now the Spitz family needs us on our knees and praying.
Summer's mom has been in the hospital for a few days, very sick but tonight she has been moved to the ICU and her blood pressure is dangerously low at 57/37.
Pray for healing. Pray for strength.Pray for comfort. Pray for knowledge.
Happy Birthday Sylvia!!! This Beautiful Mom is 28 today!!!! Her only Wish is to have her Sweet daughter home!!! That's it!!! In order for Ava to be home as soon as possible they need help with the $$$$ part of it all. As you all know - I SO UNDERSTAND THIS!!!! Our journey to bring Lyla home would of NEVER EVER been possible with out the help we have received from all of YOU!!! That is a FACT!!! It is also a FACT that I will BE FOREVER GRATEFUL TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!!!!!!
So let's rally for this FAMILY!!! Please??? Let's all donate $28 today!!! Let's make this the BEST BIRTHDAY EVER for Sylvia, her family and of course AVA!!!!
When we hit $12,000 in their Reece's Rainbow account Conor and Nick will be a sight to see, you won't want to miss it. Don't know what I am talking about? Read here
Just waiting for the mail to arrive with our Homestudy!!! Then we will RUN to FED EX to send our application to USCIS for approval!!!! This is the last piece of the puzzle!!! As soon as we receive the GOLDEN TICKET our dossier For Lyla will be complete!!!! Thanks AGAIN to all of YOU!!!!! So AMAZING!!! WOW!!!!!!
I am so glad I took this picture - I just realized we have to sign the cover letter!!! Wake up Summer!!!
Owen is waiting for the bus showing me Power Ranger Moves!!! Go Go Power Ranger!!!
Princess Belle just always being BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
Sassy Sara!!!
Ms. Jeanine introduced Belle to the Ipad today!!! So Awesome!!! She was making all kinds of music!!! This girl is so AMAZING!!!!
Sweet Gav!!!
Our friend is a teacher at Gav's school. So she was able to get this picture of him and send it to me!! AWE!!! I am so GRATEFUL!!!! Look at my Big Boy on the BIG SWING!!!! Smiling away!!!!
He is doing so well at school. He is so excited to go each morning. I was going to keep him home this morning because he had a Doctor appointment. But I couldn't do it!! After he got dressed he went right to get his coat and backpack. With the biggest smile on his sweet face!! So I made a change of plans!! Gav was going to school today!!! So I picked him up for his appointment that only took 10 minutes and then back to school it was!! The urologist said he has HEALED perfectly and no need to return!!! WOO HOO!!!!
I have to tell you, when he gets to the top of the bus stairs he turns around, waves and blows me a kiss. It is the BEST!!! Then his Amazing aide walks him back to his seat and he waves to us out the window until we can't see him anymore. Oh I Love Him So Much!!!!!!!
I know that we have asked so much of all of you already but if I could just ask that you please Pray that our application finds the desk of a super nice officer and he or she accepts the letter from our pediatrician for expedite!!! I would so appreciate that!!! THANK YOU!!!!!
Hello Sweet Girl!!
Mommy has so many things to tell you!!
I NEED you to know how absolutely LOVED you are by so MANY beautiful people!! People all over are making sure that you my sweet girl WILL BE HOME WITH US VERY SOON. People have Prayed, People have posted, People have shared, People have donated, People have Screamed, People have BEGGED so that nothing stands in the way of us BRINGING YOU HOME!!!! Mountains have been Moved!! They have been Moved for YOU!!!!
You lay in a little crib in a tiny closet like room but YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!! It is very obvious to me now more than ever that JESUS IS RIGHT THERE WITH YOU!!!! HE refuses to leave your side!!! HE refuses to allow that to be the only home you know!!! HE holds you tight!! HE keeps you safe!! HE has rallied His strongest troops and they are not GIVING UP!!!!! They Fight for YOU!!!!
I will always REMEMBER!!! I will always be GRATEFUL!!!!
I am FOREVER BLESSED to HAVE YOU AS MY DAUGHTER!!!!!!
God is good and you are helping to pave a path for Lyla to come home!!
Thank you!!!
**To be COMPLETELY fully funded for their adoption, the Spitz Family is in need of $3,920. If you'd like to make a tax-deductible donation and play along with the fun challenges we have happening...check it out HERE
*If the chip-in isn't updating for you, clear your browsing history and it should update!!
Hi Friends! It's Sarah here, hijacking the Spitz Blog :)
Summer and Dave have some upfront costs that they're in need of quickly for Lyla's adoption.
Their home study is COMPLETE and that means we have to rally for this sweet family! Lyla's Reece's Rainbow FSP account is growing rapidly! However, those funds are not released to the family until they are ready to travel, so that money can't be used toward the initial fees.
So we're throwing them a PAPER BABY SHOWER!!
This is how it works:
I will list some of their upfront costs and you can "buy" a gift for their shower by choosing an item off of their "registry" below. For some of the larger fees, of course you'd be welcome to buy the entire gift yourself, but if you'd like, you could also contribute a smaller amount toward that gift. We all love going in on gifts for showers, there is nothing more exciting than watching the guest of honor open their BIG gift! The Spitz's big gift is their USCIS fee of $720, which they are in need of quickly!
1st document mailing fee (to Eastern Europe) $100 This has been changed from $100 to $40 as Summer mailed her first mailing to a family travelling to Lyla's country to save money! We have met the $40 goal for this item!!! Thank you! PAID IN FULL! @ $40
(suggested contribution if you'd like to "go in" on this gift is $20)
Dossier Mailing Fee (to Eastern Europe) $150 PAID IN FULL!
(suggested contribution if you'd like to "go in" on this gift is $50)
USCIS Application Fee $720$620$520 $320$155 PAID IN FULL!!!
(you may contribute any amount toward this gift that your heart would like!)
Since this is a baby shower, and these are "gifts," your donation will NOT be tax deductible. It will be a gift directly to the Spitz Family. The amounts you donate do not go toward THIS FUNDRAISER, just to be clear; this is a separate fundraiser for the Spitz family.
When you decide what item you'd like to "buy" or "contribute to" please use the chip-in button at the bottom of this post or on the sidebar of the blog to make your donation. After you've done so, please leave a comment letting me know what gift you've bought and what amount you've donated. If you'd like your comment to remain anonymous, please let me know. Summer WILL NOT be checking this post, promise! Thank you for showing your love to this beautiful family! They are grateful for your support and friendship!
*If the chip in doesn't update right away, don't worry. It will update on the chip in site right away, but may take an hour to update on the blog :)
I can't even keep up with all you super generous people!!! This has all been so SURREAL!!!
Yesterday the challenge was to raise our account to $10,000 and Zoya could PIE HER MOM IN THE FACE!!! Well that challenge was met very early yesterday morning!!! So not only were we so thrilled to have another $1,000 towards our adoption we also had the PURE JOY of watching Zoya in action!!!
See the video HERE!!!!! We sure do LOVE the BASILE FAMILY!!!!!
So then challenge 2 was posted on Colleen's (The Most Bestest Fundraising Woman in the Whole World) blog! Challenge 2 was to get our account to $11,000 and Dave would let me shave his hair in to a fashionable Mohawk! He also would allow his four toddlers to apply make-up all over his face!!! Never Ever In A Million Years did we think that another $1,000 would be raised in such a short time!!! Oh My - YOU GUYS ARE AWESOME!!!!! WOO HOO!!!!
Well we got right to business!!! A Mohawk and make-up you want???? Well then - that's what you get my friends!!!!
If you would like to see THE MAKING OF THE MOHAWK and the details to our third challenge go HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you ALL for donating and making this so much FUN!!!!
We are so BLESSED!!!!!
Before
Doesn't Sara look like a professional make-up artist?
Very nice lipstick application Owen!!!!
Awe Bellie likes her Daddy to have lots of lipstick up his nose!!!
Gavin is not so sure he wants to kiss that face!!!
Please notice the beautiful barrette in Gav's hair - he wanted to help bring his sister home too!!!
We are ALL so grateful!!! We are so close to having all the money we need to bring HOME our beautiful daughter and we get to HAVE SO MUCH FUN too!!!!!
Looking so Handsome for his first day of school!!!!
Had to have a Breakfast picture of his big day!!!
Awe!!! Sweet Boy with his big boy backpack!!!!
Big Brother Owen showing Gav the ropes!!!
The Million Dollar Smile!!!
Sara wanted Gavin to stay home so bad!!!
Here comes the BUS!!!
My Big Boy waving BYE BYE!!! He was all smiles and I was all tears!!!
The tears were flowing for Sara too!!!
After we brought Belle to therapy Sara and I went to visit Gav in his classroom. We couldn't help it - we MISSED HIM SO MUCH!!!!!
