Chip In instead of a Shower!

With our past adoptions for Grace and Analiese, so many wonderful people wanted to celebrate our bringing the girls home.  Each time we had not one, but 2 showers!  Everyone was so generous, especially for our trip to Analiese!  My Russom family not only donated the money raised from selling chick fil a biscuits, they held a luncheon and they gave us a $$$ tree to help defray some of the costs of traveling to China.  We were so grateful as the money helped so much with our plane tickets!

Well, here we are getting close to planning our trip and we are being asked again, what can we do for Matthew???? Because our son is older we want to wait to bring him home before we gather stuff.  We want him to choose his clothing, shoes, his room decorations, what kind of bicycle he wants...well y'all get the picture.  

So.....I searched my brain (I know I can hear what you are saying...it didn't take that long!) and remembered someone else using the "CHIP IN" on their website.  So I researched it and decided that is what we would do for Matthew.

So, instead of a shower, we want to offer you the option of "chipping in" for some of the costs that we will incur for Matthew in China.  What are those costs you ask....let me list them for you:

1.   adoption registration fee................$100.00

2.   Notarization of documents............$500.00

3.   Matthew's passport........................$100.00

4.   US visa for Matthew.......................$335.00

5.   Health exam for Matthew.............. $ 50.00

6.   Orphanage donation.....................$3000.00

So there you have it.  I guess we can look at the CHIP IN as where we are "registered" for Matthew.  All you have to do is click the button for chip in and it will take you to our PAY PAL site.  It is safe (I use it all the time!) and quick.  

On the other hand, if you don't feel comfortable donating money you can certainly send Matthew a gift certificate to shop with.  Dave and I really wanted to give everyone an option.

Thanks for supporting us in bringing our son home, we really are very close to getting on that plane!