Katie Hodges!!!
Feel free to watch the video if your interested in a blow by blow account of how it all went down… exciting stuff!! Anyone who knows me knows I can’t STAND to wait, so as soon as Jude went down for his nap, I got serious! Sophie, in Asher’s absence (he was still at school, poor guy ;)), was the next least likely to make the fatal mistake of picking more than one number. She did well, my Sophie Lu, and she came up with number 130!! Katie, congratulations!! If you’re up for it, I’d LOVE for you to introduce yourself 🙂
And to everyone who entered and donated to help us bring our boy home, thank you from the bottom our our hearts.
And to everyone who entered and donated to help us bring our boy home, thank you from the bottom our our hearts.
Congratulations, Katie!
Sophie, you did an excellent job! 🙂
Stefanie, I hope your ChipIn will continue to grow, grow, grow!!!
Sharon
How fun to watch all of that! You had such great helpers. Way to go Katie! You lucky girl!
Yeah for Katie!!!
How fun Stef that you had your little ones do it!!! Go Sophie Lu!
Now, let’s do it again? 😉
Congratulations Katie!!!
I so enjoyed watching you pull the winner!
Congratulations Katie. I hope you have a blog, so we can see all the great pictures you are going to take with your NEW camera.
That was fun watching your video Stefanie. Seeing your girls on video was so sweet. Thanks for sharing.
I’m with annab…Let’s do it agian.
That was so much fun to watch!!!
Congrats to the winner…do you know who she is??
Hayley
It was so fun doing the drawing!! I, obviously, had no idea who most of the numbers belonged to so when 130 came up, I was dying to see who won!! And no, I don’t know Katie, other than a kind email she sent me after she entered, so I’m dying to find out more about her too 🙂
Like you, Leslie, I hope she has a blog!!
Come on out, Katie! We can’t wait to ‘meet’ you!! 🙂
Congrats to the winner 🙂
Stefanie, your girls are too funny!
Congratulations Katie!
Thanks for the video and letting us all be involved in the drawing! I am so thankful that you raised the money you needed which is the MOST important thing! Praise the Lord!
oh my gosh! that was the funniest thing i have seen in a long time! sophie was such an excellent helper…and isabelle sticking her hand in front of the camera was hilarious! congrats to the winner! stefanie, you should post more video of those sweet girls!!!
thats cool, our ipod winner was not someone we knew either…okay, the first one was, the second one wasnt!
Cool beans!
Hayley
stefanie…having problems with my computer so sorry if you got the same post twice!
have you ever considered doing a 20 questions post where readers could ask a question and then you would do a followup post answering the top 20 questions? not that i’m trying to give you more work to do…i just know there are probably a lot of moms like me who would like your insight on everything from your thoughts about bringing a child home who is older than current child(ren) to when in the world do you take a shower????
happy valentine’s day!
That is wonderful for Katie! What great helpers you have! I am so happy that you exceeded your goal Stephanie! You mean so much to so many of us, it is the least that we can all do to pitch in to help bring your sweetheart home! I waited till the last minute hoping that it would increase my odds ;)!
Leslie
PS: I will email you about the teeth issues!
Congrats, Katie!!!
So glad to see all the kindness this raffle generated and that you’re well over 100%!!! Yippee…
What a fun thing this was.
Smile,
Lisa
THANK YOU! Hi it’s me Katie. I never expected to win I just felt led to give towards the adoption. I am in shock! There isn’t much to say about me other than I live in upstate NY. My husband Jim and I have three kids Brittney 15 Jim jr 12 and Nathan 2. I have never adopted but I think it is so amazing and I love reading stories about them. I do have three adopted nieces one from Russia and two from Guatamala. I started reading your blog and I find it so inspirational. Well thank you again so much I still can’t believe I won. I love to take pictures (no I don’t have a blog) and almost one year ago we were on vacation on the Outer Banks, I had taken a ton of pictures then I lost my camera I was devastated. So I’m very thankful for this blessing!
Thanks again, Katie
Wow that was all very dramatic and exciting!! Congrats to the big winner. 🙂
Congratulations, Katie!! How fun! Stefanie – I can’t imagine how long it took you just to line up the numbers on the table, let alone hand write them all. There’s no “Take 2” with that video, huh? 🙂 I was cracking up when one of your kids put their hands in front of the camera. Too funny! Way to go, Sophie Lu! Congratulations on a very successful fundraiser, Stefanie & family!
I am loving watching your chip-in grow:D Maybe when we are matched with a waiting child, we, too, will be able to have a “give-away”!! Congratulations, Katie – but the real winner is Shepherd:) He gets to come home soon!!
Pleae stop by our blog and read the last post. It would mean so much to me!
Thanks,
Michelle
Hooray!! You are one ORGINIZED Mama!
Congrats to Katie- hope you take some GREAT photos!
We’re off on a family ski trip in 30 minutes!!!!
Taking a 2 year old to a ski resort? yep!
Bringing enough clothes to bundle him so he can barely waddle? yep!
Happy Valentine’s Day to your crew!
Blessings,
Holly in NC
YAY Katie!!! Woohoo And once again your act of kindness to help another has blessed you with a much need camra and most importantly has helped a bring this little guy home!!
Oh. My. GOODNESS!!!
How CUTE was this video!!! I just LOVED watching this!! And Stefanie, I swear I heard my tone of voice in everything you said…I was laughing when you told Sophie to choose just one number! TOO CUTE!! She did a GREAT job & great camera work too…even with heckler Isabelle!!! SOOO CUTE!!!
Congratulations Katie!! Lucky girl!!
Congratulations Katie! We got home from dinner and got Sophie to bed and just had to stop by to see who won Stefanie! How fun to see the video…..and even more fun that you even exceeded your goal! Awesome, awesome stuff! Hope you have all had a wonderful Valentine’s Day!
OK, I was totally cracking up watching that video!!! You sound like ME!! “NO, NO, STAY AWAY, DON’T TOUCH!!!!” LOL! Sophie did a great job!
I’m glad your camera giveaway was such a success. 🙂 Just think how much fun it will be to tell Shepherd about it someday.
Much love,
Rebecca
That was awesome to watch! Sophie Lu is PRECIOUS!!!
Katie, congratulations!!!
Blessings to your beautiful family, Stefanie.
Stefanie this has totally made my night! Yay Katie! I’m so glad you won since you lost your last camera!
The video is ADORABLE!!!! I love hearing Sophie say “because I too little” or something like that…her speech is SO clear, like a little bell! Fun, fun fun!
Loved the great job Sophie did! Whose hand was that over the camera when I wasn’t supposed to look anyway???
This video is a keeper! Stacy
Congrats Katie!
Congratulations Katie!! – can’t wait to see your products of your new toy!
Stef, your family is just incredible, yea for Sophie Lu!
Hang in there Shepherd, you are almost home sweetheart, almost home.
This has been really fun and totally community building Stefanie, thanks for the priviledge of being part of it:)
Heather
Congrats Katie!
Wow, Steph, what great little helpers you have! ;0)
It is truly amazing to watch your “chip-in” meter reach it’s goal and beyond! What a Blessing!!
Thanks for sharing!
Keisha
Yeah! to Katie!!!!
Great idea to still have the giveaway 🙂
Congratulations Katie!!! And Stef…that was the BEST video….I got such a kick out of the girls…Sophie being such a big helper and Isabelle being Isabelle….too cute!! What a blessing to have been a part of meeting the goal for Sheph’s adoption!! HUGS!!
oh how sweet.. I love seeing your little helpers.. Sophie and Isabelle did such a great job helping. If I ever need anyone to pull a number out of a bowl for me, I know who to call.
That video almost, just almost made me as happy as seeing that total in the chip-in. Shout out to all your internet friends, new friends, peeps, whatever, who have helped out. What a blessing for me to witness all this kindness… And a huge SHOUT-OUT to God!!!!
and Katie- Happy new camera Day!! WOOHOO!!! sounds like you could have really used it, and that makes me happy!
🙂
Amie
Congratulations Katie!
Oh I SO loved watching that video, what an awesome way to do the drawing!!!
How fun! Congrats Katie!
Stefanie, I couldn’t believe the Chip in numbers when I just logged on your site!! Praise God from whom all blessings flow!
Too cute!! And like a good military wife, you used your polish pottery bowl! (Do we all have at least one?)
I was lol when sophie was filming and the little hand comes in front of the camera…classic! Congrats Katie