The Paper Mama's Holiday Photo Challenge

You might remember last year when we entered The Paper Mama's Holiday Photo Challenge when we came in 9th! This year I couldn't resist but to enter again showcasing this gorgeous little Santa Baby of mine!

If we make it into the voting round...I'm going to need your help again!

Win $1000 in AppleCheeks Cloth Diapers from Snuggle Bugz!

Today is the first day of this amazing contest where you have a chance to win a diaper cake full of wonderful Apple Cheeks cloth diapers from SnuggleBugz.ca! $1000 in Apple Cheeks diapers, to be exact!

Snuggle Bugz sent me an Apple Cheeks Bamboo Starter Kit to try out to promote this contest. This kit consists of:

• 3 Apple Cheeks Envelope Covers, in either size 1 (7 - 20 lbs) or size 2 (18 - 40 lbs) which came in gender-neutral colors (we have size 1)
• 9 One-size inserts, in bamboo. 
• 1 Storage Sac, size 1. 
• 3 super plush bamboo terry wipes. 
• 1 BONUS hemp booster. 
• Printed care instructions

The size 1 diaper fit Ethan very well. Right now he's about 8 lbs and there's definitely room to grow but it fits well and did not leak at all. This diaper is an envelope cover, which is different from a lot of the diapers out there...but it's different in a good way! And I'll tell ya why! As the picture below describes, it is very easy to stuff this diaper...with whatever you choose! At first I have to admit I was skeptical...how would I get an insert out if the diaper is all poopy...eww! But with newborn poop anyway, all the poop has thus been contained in the front part of the diaper, making it easy to get the insert out still! BUT even if poop does get in the backside, the insert comes out in the wash! NO NEED TO UNSTUFF! Just put the poopy diaper in the diaper pail as is, and wash away!

The lining is ridiculously soft. This is part of what makes it so worth it to me to cloth diaper my babies! Having nice, soft, luxurious ApppleCheeks micro-fleece lining against their bums! I can also attest that the stretchy elastic has also contain potential blowouts!

Envelope cover, cover in Cherry Tomato, 3 bamboo wipes included in starter kit

 As you can see in my pictures, the bamboo inserts can either be used on the outside of the envelope, like you would a prefold, so all you have to so is change the bamboo insert, or you can stuff it into the envelope! I love that this diaper is so versatile. Also? Bamboo is one of the most absorbent materials in the cloth diapering world so this works awesome at nighttime for my super soaker newborn!

All in all? I love AppleCheeks diapers and I'm proud that they are Canadian made...just like me!

And now is your chance to win!

Win! A diaper cake made completely of Apple Cheeks products, worth $1000, has been assembled and is waiting for one lucky Canadian winner to take it home (or have it delivered). Also, AppleCheeks is generously giving away one diaper (size, color, & insert) of your choice to one of my readers open to Canadian & US residents!

How To Enter Facebook fans will have a 10-day window to take photos of themselves or their little ones “going green” and submit the photo and story on the Snuggle Bugz Facebook page. After 10 days of submissions, the participants will need to acquire votes on their photo, from November 25 - December 1. The most votes at the end of the voting week will win the diaper cake containing $1000 worth of Apple Cheeks products.

To enter my giveaway, use the Rafflecopter widget below. If you don't see it, please click the "Read More" link! The first entry is mandatory. Visit AppleCheeks and tell me which color you'd choose and which insert you'd like - microterry or bamboo - by commenting on this blog post. Once you complete this entry, it will unlock the rest! Any questions? Just ask!

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Shutterfly's Long Live Summer Photo Contest

Want to win a trip to the Bahamas? Well you can! If you have an awesome summer photo that you want to enter into Shutterfly's Long Live Summer Contest on Facebook...you have 2 weeks left to do it. There are also lots of other prizes!

PRIZES

•  Instant win prizes just for submitting a photo! 
•  Weekly prizes (contestants can enter one time/week) 
•  Weekly featured photos: up to 5 weekly entries will be selected from the gallery and featured on the Facebook fan page and awarded a $500 gift card on Shutterfly and a copy of the new Lonely Planet travel photography book. 
•  Grand prize: trip for 4 to Bahamas, 4 nights, family photo shoot 
• Shutterfly Sweepstakes Official Rules

Your remaining themes are:

• Week 4 (7/30): Sports & Activities
• Week 5 (8/6): Parties & Celebrations

You can also connect with Shutterfly on Facebook and Twitter! Good luck!

TAT: Favorite Photo Contest

This week Toddle Along Tuesday is hosting a photo contest of your favorite photo of all time. Of anything, anyone, from any time. It just has to be taken by you. I hate to toot my own horn, but I like a lot of my pictures. But I have to go with one of my faves of Braden. Plus, how can you NOT like this?

I encourage you to play along, join the blog hop, submit a photo!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Hand

I actually took a new photo this week! Rubbing lotion on his hands yesterday afternoon. He loves to be moisturized!

The challenge: All my photo challenges should be based around your children (pets are always welcome). Share a photo with a hand in it.

Linking up with The Paper Mama.

Weekly Photo Challenge: From Above

It's been a few weeks since I've participated, mostly due to the fact that my camera hasn't seen much action lately! I gotta fix that. Anyway, I thought this was a great entry for this week's theme!

The challenge: All my photo challenges should be based around your children (pets are always welcome). Share a photo of your kiddo from a view above!

My fur kiddo last snowfall we had! Gotta love that dog...most days! Linking up with The Paper Mama.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Family

The challenge: All my photo challenges should be based around your children (pets are always welcome). Family!

Lukey and Braden. They are more than family. These boys are like best friends and brothers! We got third place in last week's "Heart" challenge!!

Go link up with The Paper Mama!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Heart

"The challenge: All my photo challenges should be based around your children (pets are always welcome). Share a photo of the little one in your heart."

Was there any doubt? My heart and soul! And one of my fave pics of him EVER!

Linking up with The Paper Mama whose button no longer works for me! :(

Weekly Photo Challenge: Party Time!

The challenge: All my photo challenges should be based around your children (pets are always welcome). Chelsey's birthday was on the 1st (woo hoo!). Let’s party!
 
I love this picture from Braden's cake smash this year! And since I just posted his 2nd birthday party pictures...I thought I'd use this to go down memory lane a bit!!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Favorite from January

This weeks challenge: Favorite photo of January! 

The challenge: All my photo challenges should be based around your children (pets are always welcome).  Please share your favorite photo of January!

Only 766 pictures to choose from. No biggie! Actually, not all are eligible as they must have Braden in them...but this is definitely my favorite from January! Braden & his cousin Luke holding hands walking along the beach in Maui!

Weekly Photo Challenge: White

This weeks challenge: White
 
This was last winter, Daddy taking Braden GTing down our hill! We hardly have any snow right now. Speaking of no snow...thanks to scheduled posts, we are in beautiful Maui and you can look at my entry for "white"!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Favorite From 2011

This weeks challenge: Favorite photo from 2011

The challenge: All my photo challenges should be based around your children (pets are always welcome). So, I know I took about 1 million photos last year... but, I do have a few that are my favorite! What is your absolute favorite from last year?

This was pretty easy to pic! It might not be my best "shot" of the year...but it's my favorite picture of the year for sure! Love the smile, the wheat, the jean jacket....and that child of course!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Favorite from December

This weeks challenge: Favorite from December!

The challenge: All my photo challenges should be based around your children (pets are always welcome). I hope you all have a lovely Christmas! Share your favorite photo of this month!

I know this only has Braden's hand...and it doesn't show him...but this is my favorite picture from this month. It just captures his imagination, love of Thomas, and his uncoordinated toddlerness as Thomas is being derailed in this picture! Just love it!

And in light of the glorious day that is today...

We're celebrating with my family today, enjoyed Christmas movies last night, we'll eat and eat and eat and I cannot WAIT for Braden to open up his presents tonight!!

We Need Your Votes!

We made it into the top 30 for The Paper Mama's Holiday Photo Challenge!!! So the deal is, you can vote once per day - today, tomorrow, & Wednesday - and if we make it into the top 10, then the judges will pick the winners! All you have to do is click on the link or button, scroll down the page to the poll on and vote for (lucky) #13 Nurse Loves Farmer

Thanks in advance for your support and your votes!! Please share, I really appreciate it!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Red

This weeks challenge: Red

The challenge: All my photo challenges should be based around your children (pets are always welcome). There should be red somewhere in the photo.

Another red challenge! Even though it's not a whole lotta red, I love this picture of Braden browsing through his library in his room!

Weekly Photo Challenge: Pets

This weeks challenge: Pets

 The challenge: Your kids don't have to be in this challenge! Photos of your pet! Or, any animal!

 
I have a ton of pictures of Kihei that I love...but this one of Gus soaking up the sun just caught my eye again!

And yay! We got a favorite for last week's challenge "Favorite from November"