And the 2012 Cutest Kids Are . . .

Judging this year's Cutest Kid Contest was an extremely difficult job for all 9 of the judges this year and I'm so happy that I didn't have to choose! Every judge commented on how darn cute the kids were :)

I want to thank the parents, facebook voters, contest judges, and of course, ALL of the adorable little munchkins for participating in this event!

Below you will find the winners of the 2012 Cutest Kid Contest and the NinaMarie Studios' mini facebook contest, which actually didn't turn out to be so mini after all :)

All of the OFFICIAL winners will be featured in NinaMarie Studios advertising and will receive a prize package including a FREE Photo Session & Print Package and a 10x20 storyboard including 3 favorite images from their Cutest Kid session. Plus they'll each recieve a $20 gift card to Toys'R'Us / Babies'R'Us along with a few other great prizes.

The OFFICIAL Winners of the 2012 Cutest Kid Contest Are . . .

0-12 MONTHS . . . It's a TIE!!!

Meet Mr. Myles Ramirez

{age 5 months}

AND

Meet Miss Athea Ziegelmann

{age 7 months}

1 YEAR - 24 MONTHS. . . 

Meet Mr. Kingston Vu

{age 19 months}

2 YEARS - 5 YEARS . . .

Meet Miss Lilly Renslow

{age 3 years}

The FACEBOOK winners with the highest number of LIKES on their images goes to . . .

1st Place with 286 votes . . . KINGSTON VU  wins 3 custom designed mini accordian albums

2nd Place with 172 votes . . . LILLY RENSLOW wins a 4x6 proofbook of her Cutest Kid images

3rd Place with 153 votes . . . COLIN LAUNDERVILLE wins an 11x14 print from the contest

Mark Your Calendars for the even bigger

2013 Cutest Kid Contest!!!

January 12th-13th & January 19th-20th

Congratulations Winners and

<3 HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY <3

Announcing the WINNERS of The Cutest Kid Contest!!!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our 2011 Cutest Kid Contest! I know the judges had a difficult time choosing their favorites since all the children are so dang cute!! Be sure to visit our Facebook page often for more events, specials, and promotions. You can also view images of all the participants from this contest and vote for your favorites! I'll be announcing the Facebook winners at the end of this week :)

Thank you also to these local businesses that voted:

American Tutu - tutus, hairbows, leggings and more

Advanced Graphix - graphic design & signage, vehicle graphics, window displays, etc

Chunkin's Childcare -  immediate childcare openings in Oakdale MN - RECEIVE ONE WEEK FREE

Breann Kephart with Best Buy

Christina Torres with MiaBella Massage

Custom Stitches - phone 651-488-0080 - emboidery, quilts, taggy blankets, & more


And the winners are . . . .

 

3 months - 12 months

Austin - age 11 month

13 months - 24 months

Drake - age 20 months

2 years - 5 years

Shelby - age 3 years

6 years - 10 years

Macie - age 10 years

 Winners will receive a prize package that will be available for pickup next week. I will contact each parent through email or facebook to discuss details.

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Hunger Initiative | Help Feed the World Charity

In order to help fight the world hunger crisis I will be helping to package food to be shipped to Dondo, Mozambique this month. I will be volunteering at my church - Wooddale Church in Eden Prairie MN, but there are other locations within the Twin Cities that you can volunteer at or donate to. If you're interested, please visit http://thehungerinitiative.org/default/index.cfm/give/ to find out more.

Oftentimes we don't think about going hungry because we always have food available to us. Next time you hear your tummy growling, think about those that are without food all around the world and to get a sense of what it feels like to be hungry, don't eat. Here are more things you can do to make a difference . . .

•Skip a meal a week this month

•Limit eating out this month

•Buy one less coffee at Caribou or Starbucks each week

•Pack a lunch for work or school

•Carpool with a coworker

•Skip a meal or fast for a day

•Cut out chips, snacks, and treats for the month

•Order water instead of another beverage

•Rent a movie instead of watching one at a theater

•Play a game as a family instead of going out

•Cut out iTunes downloads

•Walk whenever possible

•Drink tap water instead of bottled water

•Buy generic - clothes, food, merchandise, etc.

•Shop less

•Go through your closets and donate your clothing (and don't buy more)

•Go through your cupboards and plan to consume all products that will expire soon so that they don't go to waste

•Pay with cash instead of credit

•Bring your own water bottle

•Where allowed, bring your own snacks to the movie theater

•Go without dessert