Love,
Mama

You now have a couple more days to enter your Holiday photo/card for my challenge! Lots of prizes! December 3rd is the last day!!! Saturday I will post the top 20 cards (as chosen by a panel of judges I have gathered). From there voting will go through Monday night.

We have some pretty cool entries so far! There are 41 entries! I wanted to share them with you all. You can click on each photo to see a larger version. After that, go ahead and enter your photo/card! I’ve added the entry linky to this post.

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Hey all! Don’t forget to enter your photo/card into the my Holiday Card/Photo Challenge! The last day to enter is Friday!!!

Driving to Washington on Tuesday…

We arrive to our destination to find leftover snow on the ground!

AND, to my VERY excited eyes… we wake up on Thanksgiving day to snow falling! I LOVE snow. Ruari has never been in snow. It DID snow last year on December 29th… But, Ruari was about 10 days old and had no idea what was going on. Snow sort of made everything a pain that day…. 4 hours to go a couple miles. Mike got home from work after driving 6 hours.

Ruari really wasn’t too impressed with the snow… mostly just annoyed with the 50 layers we put on her! Do you like her jacket? I LOVE it. I found it at a little thrift shop by my house for $5. 

For Thanksgiving dinner… Ruari tried turkey for the first time ever! Her first taste of meat. She really likes it (Ummm…. I’m not too sure I’m liking how horrible it makes her poo though!). Look at her cute outfit!

She wasn’t too sure about the Turkey at first….

BUT, she quickly decided it was awesome!

Mike and I like to wander the malls on Black Friday. Not so much on the shopping part… more on the people watching part! This was Ruari’s first year joining us!

Yeah… of course we had to stop for cupcakes! Man, I need to start working out.

Then… Mike and I got to go out for a couple of hours while his parents watched our screaming sweet baby.

That’s ALL folks! I really hope you all had a lovely weekend as well!

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AND AND AND…. the Holiday Photo/Card challenge ENDS this Friday! It’s your last day to enter! TONS of wonderful sponsors have donated their goodies for you to win! Enter here:

1. Black and White: Ruari’s first time in the snow. SOOOooo not impressed.

2. I Ate This: Well…. I didn’t. Ruari did!

3. Historic: I love old buildings. The little details, like the brick walls, are wonderful.

4. Off-Center: Mmmm.

5. The End: Close the curtains! The weekends over! Hope you all had a lovely weekend too!

AND AND AND…. the Holiday Photo/Card challenge ENDS this Friday! It’s your last day to enter! TONS of wonderful sponsors have donated their goodies for you to win! Enter here:

November 27th – December 2nd 
NOT ALWAYS PICTURE PERFECT

This weeks guest judge: 
Tez from: Not Always Picture Perfect.
This weeks challenge: Black and White.
The challenge: The challenge will be based around your children. Take or find a photo of your baby (or kid… or puppy… or kitty) in a black and white photo. This week I’m encouraging you to work with photo editing programs. Just play with it and have fun. I’ll include some links to some free editing programs (If you don’t already have one).

Tezzie’s examples of Black and White:

My example of Black and White:

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Here are a couple links to some free photo editing software if you don’t already have something:
Picnik
Picasa
Gimp
Pixlr

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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 December 2nd…
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Winners so far:
Cozy: … Hi, Baby. …
Eyes: … Bunch of Barrons …
Black and White: … no one yet …
Blessings: … no one yet …

AND, don’t forget to take your holiday photos for the Holiday Card Challenge!

November 20th – November 25th

This weeks guest judge: 
Aurora from: Photo Freak.
This weeks challenge:  “Eyes“
The challenge:
The challenge will be based around your children. Take or find a photo of your baby (or kid… or puppy… or kitty): eyes. Let’s see those baby blues… or greens… or browns…

Photo Freaks picks:

• 1st: Bunch of Barrons

Why Aurora chose this photo: “The composition, the way it is off to the right, and the fuzzy background makes that picture so amazing, topped with that messy hair and blue eyes.  Amazing picture.”

Congrats! 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!

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• 2nd: Being What I Want to Be 

Why Aurora chose this photo: “I love the way the baby is sucking on the bench, the editing is amazing.”

• 3rd: Tricia Boutelle

Why Aurora chose this photo: “I am in love with that picture, the eye lashes and the way the eye is shinning. That is not an easy picture to get!”

• 4th: Tezzie  

Why Aurora chose this photo: “Those eyes and that painted face.  Its to good to be ture, and so sharp for being so close.  I love it.”

• 5th: our Precious Jas. 

Why Aurora chose this photo: “That editing and sweet face with those brown eyes.  Its hard to make brown eyes pop but she did amazing.” 

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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• Being What I Want to Be

• Luvin Life
  

• Window to my soul
  

• The Bartlett Family

• Capturing Hart

• Amanda Pfeifer’s Blog

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, we both had a few honorable mentions!

• Blondie Mommy

• Three in Three:

• 3 Plus Barbie

Winners so far:
Cozy: … Hi, Baby. …
Eyes: … Bunch of Barrons …
Black and White: … no one yet …
Blessings: … no one yet …

AND, don’t forget to take your holiday photos for the Holiday Card Challenge!