HOW THE AUCTION WORKS

**** Please make sure you go onto the bottom and click on "view older posts" because I think I listed like 33 items so please look through all the posts to make sure you see everything!!****

First off, let me say thank you so much for bidding on Mia's clothes. I am doing this 100% to raise money to bring Finley home from China so bid confident that your money will be used for something good!!!

The way this will work is as follows:

SHIPPING:

I will shove as much into those USPS boxes that ship anywhere in the US for $5. I will totally combine shipping and as much as I can shove into a box, I will (as long as you don't mind things getting to you a bit wrinkled :) If you are buying a lot of things, I can attempt to move to the next larger size box which I think is about $7 or $8 to ship. If you are one of those people, I will check on the price and email you.

So all shipping will be $5 and I will combine shipping to fit as much in a box as possible!

AUCTION:

Auction will start now and run until Tuesday night 10-12 (Finley's Birthday) at 9pm Pacific time. I will then take the highest bid and email you the total with my paypal info so you can pay. If you cant paypal, we can work out other payments.

As soon as I receive payment I will ship the items to you through USPS in one of those ship anywhere for same price boxes.

Please remember to include your email so I can get ahold of you once the auction ends and remember, I will combine shipping so feel free to buy a lot and I will put as much into one box as possible!!!!

Thanks again for bidding as it is going to bring our baby home!!!! If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at kcbock@hotmail.com.

Group of Cute Summer Tops

Top left- cute Gap white embroidery flower top size 3t~ Top Right- Gap orange sunburst top size 4t~ Bottom left- Old Navy flower swing top (never worn) 3t- middle- Old Navy Yellow Paisley top 4t- Naartjie (NWT) bright pink swing top 18-24 months but remember Naartjie runs really big so it is more like a 3t.

Starting Bid for all 5 $18

Gap Patchwork Plaid short sleve dress 12-18 month

This is an adorable dress from Gap. It is a plaid madras print patchwork dress that is kind of full. It is a 12-18 month but Mia wore it much longer than that-- sized more like a 2t. Very cute "school dress" type.

Starting Bid $8

Gap 12-18 month patchwork Polo dress

I bought this more as a top than a dress. It is a 12- 18 month and can be a dress but it is adorable with leggings under it where it looks like a smock top. Very very cute and vibrant!! It is made like a polo dress.

Starting bid $8

2 Old Navy Dresses 3T

Both Old Navy dresses size 3t. The brown/orange one was never worn.

Starting bid $7

Gymboree Patchwork Seersucker Criss-cross back dress 12-18 month

Adorable Seersucker patchwork criss-cross sun dress (12-18 months) made by Gymboree. It is adorable and runs really big as Mia wore this once this summer. Very very cute!!!!

Starting Bid $ 8

Yellow Gap Wrap Sweater 12-18 months

Adorable Wrap Gap sweater in yellow size 12-18 months. Very cute!!!!

Starting Bid $8

3 Pairs of Capri's- Gymboree- Old Navy and Naartjie

The top left is Gymboree in a bright coral pink size 12-18 months, top right is Old Navy size 12-18 months jean Capri in a bright pink and the bottom is a Naartjie bloomer Capri in a 6-12 month but they run big so they are really more like a 12-18 month.

Starting Bid for all 3 is $12

3 Naartjie 3-6 month dresses but will go much bigger

These are 3 Naartjie dresses that are sized 3-6 months but Mia wore than well past 2 years old. The purple and lighter pink have tie straps so they can be adjusted and when they are too small for dresses they become shirts very easily. Naartjie runs VERY big and Mia at almost age 4 still wears a 2t in most of their clothes. These dresses will easily go up to a 2 year old and are ADORABLE!!!!

Starting Bid $15

Naartjie Patchwork Top 12-18 month and Gap Plaid Top 12-18 month

The top is a Naartjie patchwork top in a 12-18 month and the bottom is a Gap plaid top with smocking in the middle size 12-18 month. Both are very cute on.

Starting Bid $ 9

Carriage Boutique 12 month Smocked Lady Bug Dress 12 month

This is a Carriage Boutique Smocked Lady Bug dress in a 12 month. It is very cute and I think was worn once.

Starting Bid $ 9

Gap Linen 6-12 month dress

Adorable linen Hawaiian print dress with cute edging in 6-12 months. Mia wore this much longer and began to wear it as a shirt. Adorable!!!

Starting Bid $8

Gap and Gymboree 12-18 month tops

Top is a Gymboree purple flower print swing top in 6-12 months. The bottom is a Gap corduroy purple print top in 12-18 months.

Starting bid for both $ 10

Keedo From South Africa XS (2t) matching top and bottoms

Keedo from South Africa size XS (2T) in light blue matching top and bottoms. Very cute!!

Starting Bid $9

Mixed Size 4-5 Shoes

Mary Jane Crocs size 4-5, Pink Stride Rite Sandals size 3, Sketchers croc type shoes size 4 and Stride rite silver T-strap Tennis Shoes size 4.5. All 4 pairs

Starting Bid $ 15

Zero X Jacket 2T with zip out liner

This is a size 2t medium weight jacket with a zip out pink fleece liner. A little warm for Southern California.

Starting Bid $7

Keedo From South Africa Swing top and matching bloomers Size XS (about 2T in US)

This is from Keedo's which is a nice South African Clothing brand. It is a summer blue swing top and matching bloomers. It is sized as an extra small which is about a 2t in US.

Starting Bid $9

Hannah Anderson Dress and Leggings Size 80 (around a 12-18 months)

This is a Hannah Anderson Dress and matching leggings in Size 80 which is about a 12-18 month in US sizing. Very well made and washes well.

Starting Bid $10

Maggie and Zoe Black Dress 18 month NWT

New with tags Maggie and Zoe Black sweater dress in 18 months. Very cute!

Starting Bid $7

Gymboree Medium Weight Jacket 12-18 months

This is a Gymboree medium weight adorable jacket in size 12-18 months. It is very cute and worn very little. It is medium weight but here in Southern California, it was a little warm for it so it was worn very little.

Starting Bid- $ 13

Naartjie/ Gymboree Leggings 6-12 months

This is a lot of 6 Gymboree and Naartjie 6-12 month leggings. Many of them will go much higher than 6-12 months as Mia wore them much longer.

Starting Bid $12

Nartjie Blue Corduroy Swing Top and Naartjie matching print Leggings (6-12 months)

This is a Nartjie Blue Corduroy Swing Top and Naartjie matching print Leggings (6-12 months). They are very cute and a pretty light blue.

STARTING BID $9

Gymboree Patchwork Halter Dress 6-12 months

This is a very cute Gymboree patchwork halter dress 6-12 months. It is kind of long so it can go to a much higher size-- I think Mia wore it till last summer.

Starting Bid $8

Mix of 6-12 items

Gymboree Capri jeans 6-12 with fringe- Gymboree reversible halter with pink on one side and polka dots on the other (but there is a pen stain on polka dot side) 6-12 month- Naartjie purple leggings new 6-12 months and Gap Linen white pants with blue cut out detail and ruffles on bottom 6-12 months (never been worn)

Starting bid $15

Gap Linen Dress (6-12 months) and Gymboree Leggings

I loved this outfit on Mia!! It is a linen Gap dress that I put on her till she was over 2 and just put leggings or jeans on under as it became more of a top. Totally cute!!! The leggings are just thrown in there. They are Gymboree dark brown.

STARTING BID $10

Strausberg Smocked Beautiful Pink Dress- @ 12 month

Sorry the picture is sideways. This is a Strausberg beautiful pink smocked dress. It is European sized at 6 month but it is different than our sizes and is really about a 12 to 18 month dress. It is beautiful and was over $70 when I bought it years ago.

STARTING BID $20

4th of July Halter Dress 2T and Toffee & Aple 2T Jean Dress

Worn only once each these are dresses I found at Marshall's. Cute!! Both dresses are 2T and both dresses for

Starting Bid of $7

Naartjie 12-18 month dress~ Polkatoes 12 month dress

These are a Naartjie 12-18 month dress and a Polkatoes 12 month dress. The Naartjie dress is more like a 2t since they run big but they are both adorable!!

Both dresses for

STARTING BID OF $8

4 Naartjie 6-12 month Dresses

Naartjie makes adorable clothes!! Over half of Mia's clothes are Naartjie!! This is a lot of 4 Naartjie dresses all 6-12 months. Naartjie clothes run really big and Mia was wearing some of these dresses last summer when she was almost 3-- so they really are more like 24 month or so. Each one I paid anywhere from $20 to $30. All 4 dresses for

STARTING BID OF $ 20

Gap Size 18-24 month Christmas Knit Dress

This is a Gap size 18-24 month knit sweater dress with Fur trim. It has been washed a few times so has some wear but it still in good condition and will be cute on your little one for the holidays.

Starting Bid $8

Mix of Gap/ Robeez/ Gymboree Size 2-3 Shoes

This is a lot of 7 pairs of mixed Gap, Gymboree, Robeez and other brand shoes. They are all size 2 to 3 and Mia wore these for about the first year when she came home. All in good condition. All 7 pairs for


STARTING BID of $15

Gap~ Rachel & Others Size 6 Sandles (4 pair)

These all have very little wear and are a mix of 2 Gap, 1 Rachael and another brand all size 6. All very cute and are in great condition. All 4 pair for

STARTING BID of $15

Gap Leather T- Strap Sandles Size 5- (3 pairs)

Mia wore these a ton-- so they are well worn but they still have a lot of wear left!! They are white, Gold and Bright Pink Leather T-strap Size 5 Sandals from Gap. They are adorable! Originally paid $32 for each pair. I will sell all of them (all 3 pair) with a

STARTING BID OF $ 15

Gap and Gymboree 6-12 month tights and leggings

This is a lot of Gap and Gymboree 6-12 month tights and leggings. I think I threw in a few more Naartjie ones as well but are not pictured. All of these will go higher in size than 12 months. I think Mia wore them past 2 years old.

All including a few more not pictured

starting bid $12

A new Fundraising Blog for Finley

I am starting this separate blog as a place to help bring home our Finley HaoYi from Liaoning China. You can always check out our regular blog over at http://www.tomiawithlove.blogspot.com/.

Adoption is exceptionally expensive and while many of us can afford another child in the family, many of us do not have $30,000.00 sitting around to plunk down. While Kevin and I have worked hard to save a nice chunk of the money, we are still in need of over half the total amount to bring home our Finley. We trust that The Lord lead us to adopt again and that HE will take care of our financial needs necessary to bring home our little girl. With that said, we must also do our part in the fundraising effort. Therefore, this blog has been created in order to begin the fundraising effort.

A few of the fundraisers we will be conducting is a CLOSET SALE of many of Mia's beautiful clothes. I am going to start posting the items probably early this week and the bidding will run for a few days. I have a TON of clothes to list and will be continually posting new things as I can go thorough the bags-- literally bags of clothes I need to go through. So, that is coming this week.

The next fundraising event we are doing is a

NIGHT OF FOOD AND WINE PAIRING

with guest chef

BRAD OWEN

from the

Le Cordon Bleu Culinary School

as well as a

Master Sommelier

(wine expert)

Brad will not only preparing the food but also pairing the wine and educating us about the way the food and wine work together. It is going to be an amazing night that anyone who can come is invited to. I will post the invite on our blog but also will be mailing out many invitations. There is not a fee to come rather we will be accepting donations to the BRINGING HOME FINLEY fund. All the donation information will be included in the invitations as we are setting up a place for tax deductible donations through LIFESONG FOR ORPHANS. More information on this event coming soon but I can tell you it is at the most amazing location-- high on a hill-- overlooking the valley-- at the most amazingly beautiful home you have ever seen!! I will post location soon but we do have a date so please reserve

Saturday November 13, 2010

as that will be the night!!!!

More info coming on all this but thanks for visiting our site and I will post more soon!!!