IT IS TIME

for the give-a-way!!  

let's do this thing! so, as a lot of you know, my husband and i are in the process of adopting. we've completed our home study and are now raising funds to help us be able to bring our sweet baby home. 

let's be honest, adoption is EXPENSIVE and our total cost is going to be around $22,000. whoa! that's overwhelming just typing it. we've saved around $2,500 so far and are doing everything we can to get the rest as soon as possible. we're saving any additional income, applying for a TON of grants, we get to receive the federal tax credit (super helpful!) and we started an Etsy shop. 

well...

today's give-a-way is handmade accessories from my etsy shop. all proceeds from my shop and this give-a-way go to support our adoption fund to help bring our sweet baby home sooner! so, let's do this and give away some fun goodies. 

the give-a-way package includes: 

this ADORABLE headband 

this GORGEOUS pair of earrings

and lastly, this BEAUTIFUL brown speckled ear warmer

this bundle is worth $50!! 
 

that's only $10 for your chance to win $50 worth of sweet cuteness!

 wanna know how to enter? here's the nitty gritty. it's pretty easy:

a simple donation.

1 entry is $10

2 entries is $20

5 entries is $50

and so on...

so, how do you donate?

see that donate button on the left hand side? just click away, enter your donation amount and voila. you are entered in the give-a-way.

*be sure to leave a comment below letting me know you entered*

the give-a-way is open till sunday evening (midnight central time) friends.

winner will be chosen at random and announced Monday morning on the blog.

have fun!

 and please grab our give-a-way logo and share on your blogs, facebook, twitter, etc.

thank you SO SO much for helping support our adoption. we are so grateful. 

love, 

the Porters

fine print: give-a-way is open to US residents only, but you can still donate, if you live outside the US. Give-a-way ends Sunday at midnight, central time. please email me with any questions you have. 

the give-a-way is now closed. thank you so much for your support in our shop!

baby leggings

It's a sick day here at the Porter House. Little lon's doesn't feel the best, so i'll leave you with a cutie picture i took last week of her. Happy Tuesday.

and don't forget our giveaway starts thursday morning, so check back here for the details and your chance to win items from our Etsy shop. All proceeds go to support our adoption! 

the weekend.

we relaxed around the house this weekend. here is some of our fun. baby style.

discovering fire ...

longing for the outside and warmer weather...

and i LOVE this last one.  i think lon's looks beautiful.

is my baby really a toddler now??

but seriously. i really am asking that question. what age are they considered "toddlers?" I could say all the cliche stuff about her growing up too fast and time flying, etc. And those sayings are corny and overused, but they're also true. sometimes the days are long, but the last 11 months have been quick. does that even make sense?

next month, london turns one year. it feels weird to even type that. i was going back over some of her images this morning and here are some of my favorite photos over the past couple months. all taken on the iPhone, so please excuse my lack of professionalism. the 5d just wasn't around ;)

getting in front of the camera with your babes is really hard. especially when all they want to do is eat it...

bundled up bundle of cuteness. thanks to aunt chelsea for knitting this adorable hat.

 

and this morning...trying to open the fridge? or at least crawl up on it. (don't judge me for the gunk on my fridge) ;)

Adoption Update: Home study is complete. yeah! just waiting on fingerprinting by the FBI to finalize everything. and that surely IS a story for another day...

it's a Weepies...and a Prison Break kinda day.

The big snow Blizzard of 2011 is here and lon's and i are stuck in the house. So, what do we do?

We start off my staying in our pajamas ALL DAY

 

Then we listen to the Weepies and dance around. I mean, i LOVE the Weepies and got to see them in beautiful Boston this fall, but when I put them on my iPod, i'm reminded REALLY how much i LOVE their music. 

and now it's naptime. i have a ton i could do. update my etsy shop. apply for adoption grants. and all of those will get done...but sometimes i just feel like chill'axin and today that means Prison Break. :) I know I'm really late for the Prison Break train, but i started it on Netflix-watch instantly, and can't stop! i mean...who doesn't want to watch Michael Scoffield try and break out of prison on a snowy day when you can't get out of the house???