Caption Contest

Dear Monster,

   You are so much fun to take pictures of. I'm pretty sure I've said this before but it's just so true! You're a little ham in front of the camera. You make your Dad and I laugh everyday and I can't wait to show you all of your baby pictures once you're older!
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Hello hello readers! The last couple of weeks have been full of me planning Liam's first birthday, working, family visits, doctor appointments, and a few brief moments of peaceful family time. In that time, Liam has been doing some big time developmental jumping! He's now pulling to stand on anything that has a ledge and today he was creeping along the edge of the couch while holding onto the cushions! This is all very exciting but now that he can pull to stand it is all he wants to do! Even if he is exhausted and cries the entire time he is standing! This new stage is particularly fun when it's time to take a nap or go to bed and all he will do is stand. *sigh* Needless to say, the bed in his crib was recently dropped to it's lowest level and we've had a couple of Cry It Out nights. Along with pulling to stand, he's crawling like a champ, he's getting into every single little thing that we don't want him to, and he's teething again! We've had to move or just plain remove some of the objects in our living room due to head bonks and curious hands, and he is definitely figuring out what "No!" means when it comes to the furniture and objects that are left. Since we're getting to what Sean and I call the "actual" parenting stage, which can start to wear on parents, we try to make an extra effort to remember that with all of the difficult changes and developments come fun new things too! Things like Stage 3 foods, newer and bigger toys, and the rush we get each time we see a gleam of his budding personality are what get us through teething, general grumpiness, and sick days. He is, more often than not, an amazing little kiddo though.

As you can imagine, we have been going a little bit crazy with pictures. We already have something like 800 pictures just from 2012! But it is this gluttony of pictures that brings me to today's contest blog! The prize will be pretty simple, as it is my first contest blog, but a win is a win!

Here's The Deal:

I am going to post 3 pictures on this blog that I have just not been able to come up with captions for. Go ahead and leave a comment on this blog with your recommendations for the captions.

For each picture that Sean and I chose your caption you will receive a $5 gift card to the location of your choice (provided the location you chose actually has gift cards). You could win as much as $15 or as little as nothing so make sure you're offering your very best captions!

You will have ONE WEEK to leave your captions. Next Tuesday Sean and I will decide the winners for each picture and send out the gift cards.

Make sure to include the gift card location you would like in your comment!

Please note: I will contact you directly for mailing information! Please only post your email address as your contact information! No addresses or phone numbers should be posted publicly!!

Ready???

GO!

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