Silent Auction

The foundation is excited to run our very first silent auction! The auction will be running for the month of February. In order to make a bid, please email the name of the item you are bidding on, your name, address and the amount you wish to bid to laura@kyledavidmiller.org. Love Bugs Co - 3 Giving it Back Care Packs from - for more details on the contents of these packs, check their website here.


Cotton Candy Customized Camera Strap - a gift certificate for a customized camera strap from Cotton Candy Straps retails $30.


Cookie Lee jewelry - generously donated by a supporter.

Green earrings - retail $19.00

Crystal/Emeral elasticated ring - retail $16.00


Brown/bronze elasticated bracelet - retails $26.00

Set of 3 brown bead braclets - retail $28.00

Set of 2 glass bead bracelets - retail $30.00

Set of 2 green bead bracelets - retail $28.00

Petunia Picklebottom Diaper bag - Boxy Backpack Ginger Roll in Rose Burgundy.

Hands-free backpack or long messenger strap
Built-in changing station w/detachable changing pad
2 large diaper/wipes pockets
4 bottle pockets
2 organizational pockets
Small pacifier pocket
Detachable dirty diaper pouch
“No more digging” key clip
Water-resistant liner
PPB monogrammed wipes case
Dimensions: 13 X 13.5 X 5.5
Dry clean only. Spot clean liner with damp cloth.

Retails $169.00

Car Seat Cover Quilt - 13 carseat covers, 10 of which were from expired carseats. Bound in the straps from the carseats, not backed (so you can see the wear on the covers as well.) The covers were all from old car seat and this was crafted with care by Rebecca Cook and generously donated to this silent auction.


Lassiegirl Pinafore - This modern reversible girls pinafore top is perfect for layering ~ Looks great worn by itself or with a t-shirt, onesie or blouse underneath and worn with bloomers, jeans and leggings, or even a skirt! Great for preschool, pictures, parties or ordinary play days at the park - Plus, you have two tops in one! 100% cotton, machine wash/tumble dry. Available in sizes 3m - 4T. Retails $18.00 Lassiegirl.com




Loop-tee-Do - EnvirO Mental makes wonderful scarves, jewelry, bags and other items by recycling post-consumer good such as T-Shirts and paper. This Loop-tee-Do is made of post-consumer white undershirts that have been dyed a chocolate brown color.

This can be worn as a necklace and/or Scarf. It can be wrapped around once or twice. The options and styles are endless. This is super soft and cozy! Find us online at http://www.enviromental.etsy.com/. Made in a pet-free Smoke-free home.




Colby Lane Designs - we have two sets of three bibs on offer for your bids, pictured below. Colby Lane Designs are whimsical chenille baby bibs. Perfect for your lil' teether, or give as a fun gift for new moms and dads. In business since 2004, their bibs are messy-baby-tested and mom-approved. Bring on the drool! :) Each bib retails $8.00

Set 1
Set 2

Maya Papaya - 10 hair clips featured below in the picture are available as a one bid group item. All Maya Papaya wool felt is certified by the "International Wool Secretariat". Free of Harmful Substances, including lead, earning the Oeko-Tex® Standard 100 certification.**

Maya Papaya clips are made using PREMIUM 100% WOOL FELT and are completely hand stitched by me with a needle and thread - NO GLUE. 100% wool felt is 10 times the cost of regular craft felt/wool blends, but is 1,000 times worth it! It is absolutely nothing like the cheap, flimsy felt you find in craft/fabric stores. Their wool felt does not pill or lose shape and has a beautiful matte sheen to it (unlike the shiny synthetic stuff). Maya Papaya clips are made to last and are soft to boot! Wait till you see and feel the difference. Each clip retails $6.50





Car Seat Poncho - H Barry Boo LLC is proud to donate this one-of-a-kind Car Seat Poncho to the Kyle David Miller Foundation Silent Auction. It was made as a designer sample for consideration by high-end boutiques, but was never produced for sale. The lucky winner of the Leopard/Black Trim Car Seat Poncho will truly be warm, safe and chic!

The Car Seat Poncho is the easiest way to keep your baby safe and warm – without a hassle. A bulky coat underneath harness straps puts her at risk of ejection in a crash, but the Car Seat Poncho makes it easy for moms to dress their kids, secure them safely, and be on the road in no time. It was invented by a CPST and is recommended by safety experts all over the US and in Canada. Regular stock poncho's retail ~$45.00

Luna B. Tee Shirts -have very kindly been donated three shirts to auction. Each shirt will be a separate bid item and any item featured on their site - Luna B. Tee - will be customized for you.

Luna B. Tee is the original fun, fresh, and fabulous line of personalized tees to fit every special occasion! Printed on high quality 100% ring-spun cotton, these tees feature vibrant graphics that are personalized to your specifications. A must-have for birthday parties, starting school, and expecting a new addition to the family! We have the perfect gift for multiples and the new big brother or sister. Not limited to children's clothing, our adult line of tees are perfect as Mother's Day gifts or to honor the loved one in your life. We have tees for your favorite 18 inch doll and dogs tees too! Sizes range from newborn onesies to 2XL tees. Each T-shirt retails $28.00

Gamble family donation

Meet the Gamble family!

The foundation recently donated a Britax Regent to this charming family whose daughter is aged 6 years old. She suffers from sensory issues, so a soft harnessing seat was in order. Staphanie Miller was the CPS Technician who assisted with the installation and we thank her wholeheartedly for her assistance!

Each seat the foundation donates costs us approximately $200. We have a waiting list of ~100 families at any given time - all consisting of children who are at risk while they await our ability to assist. Please consider a donation to the foundation of any size you can afford, to help keep more children like Ms. Gamble's daughter safe. You can donate using PayPal to the right of our blog, or you can donate using Debit/Credit/Check. Details are here. Thank you so much for your support and dedication to keeping children safe!

McKeller-Jones Family Donation

Meet the McKeller-Jones family!

The foundation recently donated two Britax Regents to this charming family whose boys are aged 7 and 4 years old. Officer Nathan Preve was the CPS Technician who assisted with the installation. He has some glowing words to share about the boys and their Mom:

"The installation went very well. April has a great understanding of car seats and their functions. By speaking with the children, they talk a lot about being safe in their car seats. That tells me that mom is doing her job and doing it well. The youngest one, was a big help in the installation process. He was a big help for only being four years old. It's not very often that you see children that knowlegable about car seat safety. Mom has done a wonderful job."

Each seat the foundation donates costs us approximately $200. We have a waiting list of ~100 families at any given time - all consisting of children who are at risk while they await our ability to assist. Please consider a donation to the foundation of any size you can afford, to help keep more children like these boys safe. You can donate using PayPal to the right of our blog, or you can donate using Debit/Credit/Check. Details are here. Thank you so much for your support and dedication to keeping children safe!

Buxton Family Donation

Prior to the holidays, the foundation donated a Britax Regent to the Buxton family. Unfortunatley, there are no pictures to share, but we received a lovely note from Mr. Buxton in thanks, which is below.

"Thank you for the car seat for my 5 year old. I t's perfect becauseshe had just passed the weight limit of 40 lbs of the car seat she was in and was too big to be able to use the 5 point harness that came with it. The one you sent us is good up to 80 lbs, plus it's big enough that she can use the 5 point harness. This was such an excellent quality of a car seat that there's no way we could have spent this much on one. Plus, the State of New Mexico has just furloughed their employees 5 days over the next 6 months due to state budget reasons. This came at a great time when we are trying to balance our own personal budget due to my employer having budget issues themselves.

I appreciate all the suggestions you and the installers of the car seat have given to me and my wife on safer installations of our car seats. Our two children are two of the most important individuals in our lives.

Again, thank you."

Many thanks to CPS Technician Maredi Salaz for all her help with this donation and for teaching the family how to correctly install and use the seat.

Have you had your seat checked by a CPST?

With the recent weather and increase in accidents locally, it draws me to write about the importance of making sure your seat is installed and being used correctly. For many of us, winter is in full swing. With this, it brings increased risk and concern, and the reminder that if we have not had an appointment with a CPST, that it would be a good time to set that up.

One of the biggest questions I get asked in the winter is why we tell people that we advise against winter coats or bulky clothing. The reason for this is those coats or bulky clothing can give you a false tightness on the harness. The materials compress and can actually make the belt seem tighter than it really is. This then gives the child more room under the harness to move with the crash forces should you be in an accident, making the injuries greater.

How you can help keep your child warm :
-Have the car warmed up before you put your child in.
-Let your child wear their coat until they are in the car, then take it off and buckle them in. If you still want them to have the coat place it on backwards over the harness to 'blanket' them.
-Use a poncho style 'coat' that goes over the belts.
-Use blankets *my kids got kid size snuggies for Christmas and they work GREAT in the van*.

No matter how careful you are, you never know how the people are driving around you. It's important, any time of the year, to make sure your seats are installed properly and you fully understand your child's seat. Each seat is different, and this means weight limits could be different, belt paths, etc. could all be different.

When you make an appointment with a CPST they will help you understand your seat and go over the right and wrong uses. They will show you, instruct you, then watch you install your seat so you're confident that if you have to move it you can repeat the proper install each and every time. If your tech doesn't ask you to install the seat before you leave, ask them to let you with their supervision, so you know you can redo it.

Things you should also expect your tech to discuss with you is :
-Harness tightness
-Harness placement
-Use of extra items in, with, or around the car seat
-Winter coats and safety
-Belt tightness
-Discussion of both rear facing and forward facing
-Rear facing as long as possible and forward harnessing as long as possible
-How to use your seat properly every time you use it

You can have the top of the line car seat but if you don't have it installed properly, it's not going to perform how you want it to. Think of car seats like life insurance; you hope you never need it, but want it there just incase. Feel free to ask any questions you may have.

Make an appointment with a local CPST today!

Keller family donation

Meet the Keller family!

The foundation donated two Sunshine Kids Radians to this family and they were installed by our very own advisory technician, Kris Abbink, with assistance from Ellen Mettenbrink.

Kris talks about how the installation went:

" Becky Keller is very knowledgeable and was eager to both learn and help me get the seats installed. The girls were in school at the time of the install, but in a previous meeting we had the girls fitted to the seats and had gone over details on the seat adjustments and fits for the girls. The girls looked great in their seats the day we fit them, and Becky emailed me pictures the afternoon of the installation of the girls safe and comfy in their Radians.

The whole expirence was both a good one and a learning one also. Having been a tech for over two years I still learn more every day in my continual study and research of safety and updated information. This install proved to teach me more. When we met the first time we had some installation issues both another tech and myself were not sure on. So with further research, the help of Laura from the foundation and some internet resources we learned we were able to get the seats in.

Becky did great installing them on her own and I am more than confident that she will get those seats in right each and every time she has to move them. She was very grateful for our help and the added safety and comfort she now has driving the girls around. "

Each seat the foundation donates costs approximately $200. We have a waiting list of ~100 families at any given time - all consisting of children who are at risk whilst they await our ability to assist. Please consider a donation to the foundation of any size you can afford, to help keep more children safe. You can donate using PayPal to the right of our blog, or you can donate using Debit/Credit/Check. Details are here. Thank you so much for your support and dedication to keeping children safe!