Two mom’s challenge this week is food:

Chocolate Chip Cookie by Chelsey Staskiews

There were about 3 things I would eat when I was pregnant: chicken breast, kale, and Mike’s homemade chocolate chip cookies! I’ll have to share the recipe with you guys. It’s his and they’re salty/sweet/chocolate awesome. Yum. Maybe Tia could come up with a gluten free version? 😀

AND: I did want to thank my top referring sites according to Google Analytics. So fun!

1. Blogger. Hmm. Maybe this doesn’t count? But, I get like 1,200 of my visits from here.
2. Top Baby Blogs. Yeah! Speaking of:  Ha ha!
3.  The LOVELY Tia at Christopher and Tia. I have been getting most of my referrals from her VERY awesome/amazing/beautiful blog for quite some time. Love it. Great blog!
4. Google. Love google!
5. I Heart Faces. Yup, I participate there a lot!
6. The Trendy Treehouse. I do love Shutter Love Tuesday. AND, I’m participating in a crafting challenge there. 
7. I Rock So What. Amazing Jess. I’m there QUITE a bit! Please visit her!
8. Ashley Sisk: one of the sweetest ladies EVER! She is also the judge for my photo challenge this week. She’s an amazing photographer.
9. Lovely Sarah @ Mommy Elephant Adventures. She’s so sweet!
10. Joni @ Six Cherries on Top. Awesome/Amazing mama to 6. She was also my most recent Get to Know a Mama.

Ok, that was all. Mike and I are both being bad and staying up WAY too late tonight. We never do this. I’m blogging and he’s playing a video game. We really should be sleeping!

The numbers have been reset! Help me get in the top 10! I ♥ you!

This weeks guest judge: 
Ashley Sisk!
This weeks challenge:  
Water…
The challenge: Take or find a photo of your baby (or kid… or puppy… or kitty) in water, by water, drinking water… whatever water!

Here’s Ashley’s example of water:

Here’s the Paper Mama’s example of water:

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There always has to be rules… I know, boring right? But, it’s to help me and you. 🙂 Click on the link for more details… Each entry does need to link back to my blog… Click here to see last weeks winner… All photo entries need to be in by 11:59 PM Pacific Time on August 12th…
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Winners so far:
– Absolute Favorite: … Flat Yeast Bread …
– Buddies: … Not Always Picture Perfect …
– Water: … no one yet …
– Orange: … no one yet …

Click here to see last weeks winner for “Buddies.“

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If you have an Etsy shop and would like to give away an item as a prize… please drop me a line! I ♥ sponsors and will show your shop some love for your contribution. 🙂
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The numbers have been reset! Help me get in the top 10! I ♥ you!

 Guest judge: Faith @ Simplicity chose the top 5 this week! If you haven’t seen her photography yet, please go check her out! And, thank her for guest judging!

•  1st: Tezzie from Not Always Picture Perfect is this weeks winner!

  
Congrats Tezzie! Please feel free to grab a “fact: I’m awesome … #1 winner” button below. Because: you ARE awesome! And, thank you SO much for participating! (You will also be apart of the next vote off at the end of August).

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•  2nd: Courtney Kirkland

•  3rd: Mandy @ It’s a Beautiful Life

•  4th: Mama and the Dudes

•  5th: Happy Gnome

 Congrats to the top 5 winners! Great job, and please feel free to grab the top 5 button below! You’re all awesome!

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• Lorraine Murphy:

• Ashley Sisk:

• Just Bits & Pieces:

• Mandy @ It’s a Beautiful Life

• Tezzie from Not Always Picture Perfect

Although I did not pick the winner this week, I did want to share my favorites. So hard to choose! If you’re one of my favorites you are more than welcome to grab a “Paper mama hearts me” button below!
 

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AND, just for fun… We both (faith and I) had a couple of honorable mentions:

• The Daily Wyatt:

• Frog-Photoblog… (This photo totally would have made it if the photo challenge wasn’t about your kids. :D):

• Heather:

Please check out this weeks photo challenge: “Water”

Winners so far:
– Absolute Favorite: … Flat Yeast Bread …
– Buddies: … Not Always a Perfect Picture …
– Water: … no one yet …
– Orange: … no one yet …

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If you have an Etsy shop and would like to give away an item as a prize… please drop me a line! I ♥ sponsors and will show your shop some love for your contribution. 🙂
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The numbers have been reset! Help me get in the top 10! I ♥ you!