Most heartfelt thanks to everyone who posted adorable pictures of their precious children for our Halloween photo contest sponsored by Blurb. As Casey put it, “We should have little kids in costumes ALL. THE. TIME.”
If you haven’t clicked through to admire all of the photos, go do it. Especially if you’re having a rough day and need some smiles. These pictures will absolutely do the trick.
There’s a good reason why it took so long to choose winners - these categories, as well as the grand prize and runner-up, were hotly contested. But after much deliberation, here are our fabulous winners!
Most Creative - Jewelry Box, by Chutes and Ladders
Best Handmade - Australian Spotted Jellyfish Eating a Naked Sole, by The Queen of Shake-Shake
Funniest - The Nursery Droogs (Alex DeLarge, A Clockwork Orange), by Her Bad Mother
Cutest Costume, age 3 and up - Whimsical Witch, by Little Princess Chronicles
Cutest Costume, age 2 and under - The Busy Octopus, by Alice’s Adventures Underground
Best Photo - The Most Adorable Dog, by Punk Rock Parents
Grand Prize Runner-Up - My Little Giraffe, by The Dana Files
Grand Prize Winner - The Mummy, by On Three, Kids
A HUGE thank you to our celebrity judges, Tracey of Mother May I and Shutter Sisters, Casey of Moosh in Indy, and Aimee of Greeblemonkey. If you’ve spent any time at all on these ladies’ blogs, you know that they know good photography (and have adorable kiddos themselves).
And once again, thank you to everyone who shared their photos and their gorgeous children with us!
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Thanks also to everyone who participated in the Butterball Blog Blast last weekend! Lots of cautionary tales, but lots of great inspiration too. By the way, we’re still waiting on recipes from a few of you. Pony up, folks.
The lucky (because she was randomly drawn, courtesy of random.org) winner of the $150 VISA gift card and all the roasting essentials is Composter Mom with her hilarious tale, The Fabled Fairies of Thanksgiving. Don’t we all wish we had some magical help all year long?
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Finally, thank you to our new subscribers who joined up in the month of October! Three lucky (again with the random.org) winners will each receive a copy of The White Trash Mom Handbook, so that they might learn to cleverly avoid PTA meetings and bake sales.
For the month of November, we’ve got another great sign-up incentive - two $25 gift certificates to Posh Peacock. Splurge on some stationery for yourself, or get some as a holiday gift for your hard-to-please mother-in-law. She’ll be impressed, trust us.
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