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Picture Mama: New snapshot contest open now!
Raise your hand if you own a camera and you know a cute kid. Good. Looks like that’s just about everybody. Now, that camera and that cute kid can earn you a FREE photo session with one of the best child and family photographers in Northwest Arkansas, Melinda Worthington of MJW Photography. Submit up to [...]
Snapshot Contest Winner Announced!
After three months of photo submissions, the panel of judges have decided on a grand prize winner. And the winner is…. Leah Carpenter!! Congratulations, Leah! Aren’t you glad you had your camera with you that day? Leah submitted this photo in June, when the theme for the month was “Kids on the go.” She snapped [...]
Picture Mama: August finalists announced!
Well, it was a tough call but the panel of judges has selected four finalists from the photos submitted in August. And here they are: Sister comforting sister, who didn’t feel so good that day… does it get any sweeter than that? Just “hanging out” on a perch amongst the rocks… There are actually two [...]
Picture Mama: Send your snapshots for our contest!
Happy Friday, mamas! Just wanted to remind you that you’ve got 11 more days to submit photos this month for our snapshot contest. The August theme is “hanging out.” Yesterday we received the snapshot you see above of a little boy hanging out by the pool and a butterfly hanging out on his nose! Once [...]
Picture Mama: July snapshot finalists announced
We got a TON of really cute photos submitted in July, when the theme was all about kids “keepin’ it cool.” We had pics of kids eating ice cream, swimming at the pool, skidding down a Slip n’ Slide — you name it. The shot you see pictured above looks like it was taken on [...]
Two spots available in next photography class!
Hey girls! Just wanted to let you know that two spots have opened up in the next photography class being taught by photographer Melinda Worthington of MJW Photography. When we announced this class several weeks ago, we had such a high number of moms sign up that Mindy agreed to teach two classes on two [...]
Picture Mama: Send your “cool” snapshots for contest!
Hey, mamas! Don’t forget to send us a few of your favorite snapshots of your kids for our snapshot contest. July’s theme is “keeping it cool” so send us pics of your kids playing in the pool, sprinkler, lake, etc. Or send us some shots of them cooling off with ice cream or popsicles. You [...]
Picture Mama: “Cool” photos for July’s contest
We’re in the thick of summer now, so our theme for July’s snapshot contest is “Keepin’ it cool.” So send us snapshots of your kids and/or teens playing in the pool, sprinkler, lake, water park, baby pool or even chilling out with a popsicle or ice cream. Be creative! You may send up to 5 [...]
June Photo Finalists Announced!
The theme for June’s snapshot contest was “On the go,” and we received some great shots of local kids on the move. Thanks so much to all of you who shared your photos with us. The judges have selected a few finalists from among the photos submitted in June, and the three finalists are pictured [...]
Want to take a photography class with me?
We’re looking for a few good moms… to take a photography class! It will be hosted at my house in Rogers, and the teacher is Melinda Worthington of MJW Photography, who also happens to be the sponsor for our awesome photo gallery here on nwaMotherlode. (Click here to see the snapshots sent in by local [...]
Picture Mama: Send your snapshots!
Here’s a reminder to send in some snapshots of your kids “on the go” for our snapshot contest. (Remember that the winner of the contest will receive a FREE photo session with photographer Melinda Worthington of MJW Photography as well as a huge 16 by 20 wall print of your favorite shot from the session. [...]
Picture Mama: We have a winner and a new contest!
After four months of sifting through photos e-mailed to us by lots of local mamas, the panel of judges have decided on a grand prize winner. And that lucky mama is…. (insert drumroll here)…. Linda Richards! She sent in this timeless photo of one of her boys walking side by side with this sweet little [...]
Picture Mama: April finalists announced!
If you sent a few snapshots to us in April, this post is for you! Today we’re revealing the April snapshots that were voted as favorites by the panel of judges. If one of the following four photos is yours, then you’re one step closer to the BIG prize which we’ll announce at the end [...]
Just a few days left to enter Cover Kid Contest to benefit Relay for Life!
Hey, mamas, listen up because you only have a few days left to enter this contest! We’d love to see some of our readers’ kids in an upcoming issue of Peekaboo Magazine. The American Cancer Society is organizing a Relay For Life fundraiser showcasing local kids. They did this last year and it helped raise [...]
Picture Mama: March finalists announced
If you love pics of cute kids — especially the ones living here in Northwest Arkansas — you’ve just gotta see this video slideshow, compiled by our photo gallery sponsor, Mindy Worthington of MJW Photography. It’s awesome. Mindy put the slide show together as a way to say “thank you” to all the mamas who’ve [...]
Create a family website that’s SO easy
I can’t think of any mom who doesn’t WANT to have her family photos organized and easily accessible so she and everybody else can enjoy them. But often what we WANT and what we have TIME to actually do are two totally different things. So… with that in mind, I may have stumbled on a [...]
MJW Photography Hosts Single Parent Contest!
Melinda Worthington of MJW Photography, our photo gallery sponsor here at nwaMotherlode, is hosting the second annual Single Parent Contest over on her website. You only have until the end of March to enter the contest — or nominate a deserving parent you know — so listen up! “If you’re not a single parent you [...]
Picture Mama: Snapshot finalists!
Time to announce some photo finalists! The photos you see here were among a group of pictures submitted in February. These are the three pics that the judges determined to be the best in the batch. Remember, photos are judged on emotional impact, or, as we like to call it, the “awwwwww” factor. (In the [...]
January snapshot finalists announced
The judges have spoken! Here are the three very cute photos they selected as finalists for the nwaMotherlode Snapshot Contest.Congrats to the moms who submitted the photos you see here! (The one above is a great shot of a baby boy saying hello to a furry friend, with a little help from his dad.) Remember [...]
Happy Snow Day!
Since many of us are having a snow day, we wanted to share a few of the “snowy” snapshots we’ve received lately like the one above of this sweet baby girl experiencing her very first ride in a sled. (Can we just tell you how much we LOVE her hat?) As many of you know, [...]