2015 is the year!

This post is a little late but better late than never.....

Here we are a new year, 2015, and we would love so much for this to be our year to start our family. Since we have launched our fundraiser we have raised a total of $4,375 towards our In Vitro! Which is completely amazing! We could not have made it to this point without the help of all the wonderful and loving people, friends, and family. We still have a long ways to go but we know we can get there.

With the crazy holiday season behind us, the last two months of  fundraising have been at bit of a stand still. With the new year we decided to make a goal to raise the funds to start our treatment process this spring. We know it is coming up quickly but we are sure that with your help we can reach our goal.

We have asked so much of so many and we can never express our sincerest gratitude to you all! Thank you thank you!

If you would like to continue to help us reach our goal here are a few ways:

1- You can continue to donate to our puzzle fundraiser and purchase puzzle pieces. (We still have lots of edge pieces left if you want to make a special request)

2- Share and share again. We would love if you would continue to share our blog and GoFundMe Account with your friends and family. We know that fundraisers work the best by word of mouth.

3- Additional Fundraisers- We know that we may not be able to raise all of the funds needed with just our puzzle, so we would love to do some other sort of fundraising along with it. If you have any ideas we would absolutely love to hear them and would welcome ideas with open arms! If you have any fundraisers you would like to spearhead, we would not object to that either. :)

   - We have been talking with some friends and family about doing a craft boutique/ bake sale. Right now it is just a rough draft of ideas but we will keep you updated as we solidify the plans. If you have anything you would like to make and donate to the boutique please let us know.

Thank you again to all of you that have donated and shared our blog/GoFundMe. Just remember that if you donate $20 you get to be a piece of our family puzzle, but we will gladly accept any donation no matter the amount. Also, with every donation you will get to be featured in our fantastic and amazing thank you video!

We are excited for a new year, a new start, and  hopefully a new addition to our family. Happy New Year Everyone!

Thank you pics October-November

It has been a little over a month since we have started our puzzle campaign and because we have amazing friends and family we have raised.............


$4,220!!! AMAZING! Because of all of you we are a little over 1/5th of the way to our goal and that means we are that much closer to Baby Nicholes! We are excited and hopeful that we will be parents to our own little one so soon.

To show our appreciation please enjoy our fun little video below.





                     

Update for the month of October

Its been three weeks since we started our fund raiser for In-vitro, in that time we have raised over 2K, that is 10% of our goal!  :) How grateful we are for the blessings and generosity of others to help bring a miracle into our life. We want to thank everyone who has donated this far, we will be adding more things to the blog soon, with ways to continue to help and give support along with some fun things too. This month has been a little crazy for us, time has passed by way too quick and we couldn't make time to update everyone. Please continue to share this with others and Thank You! Thank You!

Be a Piece of Our Puzzle

In June 2014 we were told our last IUI had failed :( leaving only one option, In Vitro (dun dun dun). We have spent upwards of $10,000 out of pocket with insurance covering little to none. We have exhausted every possible treatment option up to this point, leaving In Vitro dead last with a price tag of twenty thousand dollars, yes that is $20,000! Talking with friends and family, who are so willing and eager to help, and knowing we can't do this alone, we have come up with an idea to help raise the money needed. (Thank you to our friends for letting us use your idea)

Sorry to let everyone down but it's not stripping I have been through enough and Adam says nobody wants to see him shake his "money maker." So what is this great idea? How does it work?

Here's how it works:

• We have selected a 1,000 piece puzzle 
• Each piece is a minimum donation of $20 (of course even if you can only donate a dollar or just offer us your thoughts and prayers we will be forever grateful)
• You can choose to buy one piece of our puzzle or several pieces.
• YOUR name will be written on the back of each piece you buy/represent, or you may choose to be anonymous.

How can you purchase a piece to our puzzle?

• There is a link under "Donate" in the left column that will allow you to donate through GoFundMe
• You may write a check or donate cash, to hand deliver or mail to us 
• You can also deposit/transfer money to our bank account, set up specifically for our infertility treatments.

If you choose to send a check or would like our account number at the bank to deposit money you can email us for the information. The link to our email is in the side bar under contacts. 

Please make sure you let us know that you have made a deposit, if you choose, in case your name does not show up. That way we can make sure your name is on the puzzle.

When the puzzle is complete it will be framed in between two pieces of glass, after which it will be hung in our future baby's room. It will stand as a  reminder/testament to us of all those that helped bring such a great blessing into our life. Below is the puzzle we picked, Noah's Ark. We feel it is a good pick for either boy or girl and even multiples, if that happens. It is also a cool thing to think of for our baby; they came two by two, from far and wide to bring you into our life. Cheesy, maybe, but that's what we are telling the kid when they ask. 

Once we reach $20,000 we will be able to start In Vitro. Of course we will be saving our own money for treatment, but your donations will help ease the burden and cover the majority of the cost. Any money we may receive beyond our goal will go towards paying for unforeseen medical expenses relating to our In Vitro and to hopefully help other couples struggling with infertility. 

If you have any other fundraiser ideas or you would like to organize one on our behalf, to go along with our puzzle, please feel free to do so. We are open to ideas and willing to help where needed. You can also help by sharing our blog with others. 

We will do our best to keep all of you updated as our puzzle progresses as well as our journey to and through In Vitro.  We can't express how appreciative we are for you and for the outpouring of love and support we have received! They say it takes a village to raise a baby but it looks like we are going to need our village just to get our baby here!

Thank you will never be enough!