Catherine’s Chatter is hosting a great giveaway! Check out All Children's Furniture.com for your favorite brands like Roadmaster, KidKraft, little Tikes and more! Giveaway ends October 21st at 11:59PM!I've checked out one of these great backpacks and it's wonderful! Fun, bright, well made, lots of little pockets to store little girl treasures in and strong straps to carry those tresures around.
If you'd like an opportunity to win this backpack for a special little girl in your life, please leave a comment.
And the winner is......
Ilene, I will be emailing you to ask for your address to provide to the giveaway organizers who will be shipping the adorable backpack for Lauren!!
Catherine don't forget to take some Gravol and some prunes for yourself. Most of the women in our group experienced sleep problems while in China and I experienced constipation.
ReplyDeleteGood luck
Theresa
soon to celebrate 3 years with our daughter
VERY cute backpack! My daughter would love it.
ReplyDeleteWe adopted her from South Africa in June 08, and she will be 2 in December.
I have enjoyed reading about your adoption journey, and the most exciting part of it is yet to come!
-Katie
My China girl would LOVE this back pack, esp. since it is pink, her fav color!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog & can't wait to follow your journey to Hannah from China. I too have a Hunan Spice girl!!
take Care.
Cute backpack! Would be fun to win!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to following along on your journey.
Very cute backpack. What a nice thing to do while you are in the midst of getting ready for your big life changing trip.
ReplyDeleteCatherine, my daughter would love the backpack. MacLean is really into bags and I know would love to have one from you and Hannah! We love your blog and look forward to following your trip.
ReplyDeleteShauna
Thanks for the link to the furniture, just redoing bedrooms here!!
ReplyDeleteRemember there is no such thing as too many ziplocks!!
That is by far the cutest backpack I have EVER seen! I think I love it even more so because it is done in Mara-Grace's bedroom colors! Spot on!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing all of the tips etc... It is wonderful to read. Still hoping we'll end up in Beijing at the same time! That would be incredible!
Take care and thanks again! Your blog is a breath of fresh air!
Jen
so cute! i'd love it.
ReplyDeleteI'm commenting! I'm commenting!!! I know Bri would love it!
ReplyDeleteLove the backpack!
ReplyDeleteWe're got 2 little girls from China (Hunan & Jiangxi) and I enjoy reading your blog.
Alison
(aljay@mts.net)
I would love this! Here's hoping...
ReplyDeleteDon't forget, we are still waiting for pictures of Hannah's room. I can't wait to see what you've done with it.
emckinney@charter.net
I've loved following your journey, can't wait to see pics of you and Hannah together!
ReplyDeleteI just clicked on your blog and Samara was pointing saying, "I get that backpack mom?". So here's my comment and here's hoping I can win it for my girl! :) Looks perfect for a road trip to Miss Catherine's house!
ReplyDeletek
What cute packpacks. I even see some great dance bags too for my little ballerina!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for you to travel!
Kim O
sweetiee1@gmail.com
Oh what a pretty back pack. Now that Sienna is going to "pretty school" a.k.a. preschool she needs a pretty, "pretty school" back pack.
ReplyDeleteWe loved meeting you a few weeks back. Has Shawn shared any of the group photos back?
I have enjoyed following your journey and look forward to seeing you holding you precious baby girl! (((HUGS))) from TN,Michelle
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute! I'd love a chance to win!
ReplyDeleteAdorable backpack! Ava loves her backpack and wears it around the house all the time...but it's getting a little too small for her...can you believe something is actuallly TOO SMALL for her! This one would be perfect...and she'd just love it!
ReplyDeletenothing like a giveaway to pull the lurkers out of the closet! officially commenting!
ReplyDeleteI am leaving a comment also..I would be giving it to a special girl and I know she would love it:)
ReplyDeleteI am so happy for you and can not wait to see Hannah in your arms!!!
That is so cute. Maddie would love that for sure!
ReplyDeleteKristy
Way cute! I have a special little girl that would LOVE it!
ReplyDelete-Jen-
My 4 yr old would LOVE that "packpack". Her favorite thing is lots of pocket.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness what an adorable backpack! I love it!
ReplyDeleteStace
Very cute backpack. My daughter would love it.
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited to follow your journey to your daughter. As a new mom of 16 mos (our daughters were foster to adopt and we finalized in July. They are 5 & 7), I look forward to reading about your meeting your daughter for the first time. You are getting SO close. :-)
Molly
Oooh, I'll play! Fun little backpack!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter just said "ooohh Mama ! can I have one like that when I go to school next year ?" haha she loves to look at your blog with me. Hannah is gorgeous :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this for a lucky little girl.
Amy
Mama to Aerik 7(Ukraine)
and Ava 3(Jiangxi)
I can just see Lauren heading off to kindergarten some day wearing that back-pack. Please add me to your drawing.
ReplyDeleteDonna :)
Jeane would LOOOVE that backpack!
ReplyDeleteI can't WAIT to watch you go and get Hannah. Can you believe it's almost here? I think you will make a GREAT mom. Can you imagine it, Catherine? YOUR DAUGHTER? Sigh. It's surreal and wonderful, n'est-ce pas?
My niece would love this.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to journey with you to China.
Am anxiously awaiting your trip to China to get Hannah. Our daughter has a special needs daughter from China who just celebrated her 4th birthday on Sunday. She had ribbons in her hair which read "Big Sister". I asked our daughter if it meant what I thought and she shook her head in the affirmative. They have started the paperwork for another special needs little girl from China and will be traveling in the next 12-24 months. They have 3 biological children and soon to be 2 adopted beauties from China. Our granddaughter would love to have the backpack for her trip to China to get her "baby sister".
ReplyDeleteIn Christian Love,
Grandma to soon to be 5!
what a beautiful backpack - love the colours - makes me want to be a kid again - i am sure you have diaper bags alreadyy - myself honestly i used backpacks - found it easier to "lug" all the gear aroun
ReplyDeleteThat's darling! You find the most amazing goodies! =)
ReplyDeleteThat is too cute! Can't wait to see your daughter in your arms.
ReplyDeleteThat is lovely !!
ReplyDeleteLove your blog and can't wait to see you land on china soil :)
Oh my...what a sweet little bag! My youngest daughter would LOVE to stash all her special goodies in it. Please include my name!
ReplyDeleteGodspeed to you!
Teri C
tczeke@aol.com
That backpack is too cute. Do they have boy things as well I wonder. I will have to check out the cite.
ReplyDeletePink and green?
ReplyDeleteWell, heck yeah I'm in!!
Oooo! Pick me! Pick me! Little Miss Molly would adore this precious pink backpack, or as she calls it: a packpack.
ReplyDeleteI have enjoyed your journey and wait with anticipation to see that special moment when your cutie is placed into your arms.
Just started following your journey. Our daughter is waiting for her darling little girl. Looking forward to following your journey in China. Would love the backpack for my granddaughter. It matches her room colors.
ReplyDeleteSo sweet & how cute for a little girl! My daughter would love to have a backpack like this!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for pictures of Hannah in your arms!
Kim Evans!
I can just hear my 3 year old now
ReplyDelete"actuwee, it's wuvey backpack. I rewee wike it."
Best,
Snick
dd Sunshine 8 Viet Nam
dd Brilliance 3 Fuling China
Very cute! You know AA will love it! She has to carry around her "stuff" where ever she goes! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAlyzabeth's Mommy
I have in mind just the little girl that backpack would be perfect for. My new granddaughter Ivy. I will cross my fingers
ReplyDeleteGillian
Great give-away. So excited for you and your upcoming travel!
ReplyDeleteKathy
Very cute backpack!!! Are you packing yet???
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm guessing that Hannah will have a matching one? I know my little one would love it.
ReplyDeleteCatherine,
ReplyDeleteI would love to win a backpack!!
Dana
I've been following your blog since the babies post on RQ. Little did I realize that I've "met" you before on the Salsa in China blog.
ReplyDeleteWe are adopting our third daughter from China sometime in the Spring, and I would love to be able to give this to her when we meet for the first time.
Tabitha
Gracie sure could use a cute backpack like that :o) !!
ReplyDeleteMurray and I want to chime in that those little packs of kleenex came in handy (I took about 20 packs). I personally never used a public toilet the entire time we were there - but I can't say the same for the rest of the family!
I wish we'd taken travel mugs. A lot of mornings you're up and on the road quite early - it would be so nice to take a coffee along (we found the coffee at the hotel to be OK!)
Also, if you're pondering the carrier/stroller debate (just the carrier or both) I'd forget the stroller. We bought an umbrella stroller when we got to China, but hardly used it.
Glad you're finding time to update - so exciting!
Diane
Ohh very cute.
ReplyDeleteCatherine, the very special little amazing girl in your life, is a real cutie. I am so excited for you. I am looking forward to following your travel time in China. The child backpack giveaway is great celebration by Catherine's Chatter thanks bella
ReplyDeleteWe would love to win. My little girl 6 is from China and loves pink. I can't wait to follow your trip.
ReplyDeleteGood Luck
Connie
Cute back pack!
ReplyDeleteGiveaways...are you filling in time till you travel date LOL!
Of course Zoe would love a backpack, she just started a new daycare 2 weeks ago and you have to be a big girl and bring a bag with you everyday!
Hey I LOVE the new look...very nice!
ReplyDeleteLove the backpack!
ReplyDeleteIf things are moving too slowly for you while you wait, get started on Hannah's lifebook. We've been back 2 years and I still haven't started yet.
Linda
i can't wait to see pics of you and hannah! good lucky
ReplyDeletevery cute backpack. im so happy you have a giveway.
ooooh love this website!! thanks for posting it ~ I've looking for Kidkraft kitchen accessories everywhere!! thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteElla would love this backpack!!
Angela :)
Looking forward to following the next part of your journey to Hannah!
Cool beans!!
ReplyDeleteKeep smilin!
Love the little backpack. Been following your Blog for awhile now. Can't wait to read about your trip in China for Hannah.
ReplyDeleteIlene -- ilenesg@earthlink.net
Mommy to April Lauren 3.10 years old.
Catherine congrats on your referral of Hannah!! Before you know it she will be in your arms. The blog is great! When you go to China make sure you take extra copies of your documents and some Immodium for diarrhea with extra Kleenex packets for the soft touch if ya know what I mean. Looking forward to reading about your gotcha family day.
ReplyDeleteTrisha
hehe look at everyone come out of the woodwork when someone says FREE
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun looking backpack-we search all over to find the perfect one. The colors are great!
ReplyDeleteHI. I am enjoying reading your blog and will be watching in a few weeks when you meet Hannah.
ReplyDeleteI am Mom to Kelly, age 6 from Jiangsu province.
Thanks, Theresa
So cute!
ReplyDeleteCount me in!
Congrats on your precious daughter!!!
love the new look. Would love to win the backpack for Sofia as she's off to pre-school now. But then would have to get one for Alyssa as she's also going to school. So excited for you, God has blessed you!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter, Katie, who is 4 would love the pink backpack. It's her favorite color!
ReplyDeleteWe've been a family for just over 3 years and she is the light of my life. I can't wait to read about your first days with Hannah.
Bernadine
Oooh cute!!! I could put it away for Sophie's K-4 year!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute backpack!!! Your daughter is even cuter! Makes me want to go back for a third little one. Can't believe that my girls have been home almost 10 and 5 years!! The time passes so quickly. Have a wonderful trip!
ReplyDeleteWow what a cute backpack. Love the links and the giveaway idea. I loved the nesting phase...it makes sense to get it done now when you bring Hannah home you will not want to do anthing but Hannah stuff...I've been doing Hopie stuff for a year and 9 months now!!!
ReplyDeleteOOh, Sarah would LOVE this backpack! It's so cute! I can't wait to see you and Hannah together! I'll be following!
ReplyDeleteRobin
very sweet backpack!
ReplyDeleteOh I KNOW Gracie would love this! Please enter us in the running.
ReplyDeleteThanks Catherine and once again, congrats! SOooo happy for you!!!
Lisa :)
Love the backpack!! I have so many little girls that would love that in my family - but then I have one special girl that we are waiting for too...either way I would love to win!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to see Hannah!
Catherine dont forget your bottle flask, the one like Adia has, it was the one of the best things we took with us. Our family doctor gave us a prescription for some tabs to take if we got an upset tummy I will try to remember the name and email it to you. Adia Rowan, and I are so excited for you.
ReplyDeleteVery cute! I think Eme would look smashing with all her toys in it=0)
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