A Milestone and a Giveaway!

Has everyone been having a great Christmas? I hope so...we sure have (you know, apart from the requisite crying jag at one point or another throughout the day)! Our kids were the perfect age for gifts this year, although when I woke Ava this morning (yes, I had to wake Ava at 8), she told me she was "Not ready to deal with this yet." and rolled over and went back to sleep. Apparently the bloom is off the rose for her. =)

Jace, however, was super excited and interested. He was just as excited about everyone else's gifts as he was his own, and he was very careful to make sure that everyone got presents. He is a joy. Seth was a happy spectator.

We had a beautiful day, the kids lounged on the trampoline, and Seth's little blog here has passed a little milestone of it's own...10,000 visits! Now, I know that is nothing compared to some of the blogs out there, but it is exciting to me to see that people are coming, and coming back, to hear Seth's story and of course, the bigger story of sharing Christ that is in the foreground of all we do.

So, in honor of hitting 10,000, I would like to host a giveaway. I'll be giving away a gift of Melissa and Doug toys, personalized to the age of the kids that will be receiving them. If you don't personally have kids that fall into that age range, please play anyway...I'm sure you can find someone to give them to! Melissa and Doug toys are awesome...all natural, most of them are wooden or plush and are educational, non-toxic, and really foster pretend play.

The contest will end sometime after we return from Orlando (probably late) Sunday night and I choose a winner with random.org. Here's what you need to do:

1.) Blog about the contest and Seth on your site (Adding his button gets you brownie points!)

2.) Leave me a comment letting me know you did that.



Pretty simple, huh?

Also, for fun and my enjoyment, you can think of a good title for this picture:

So, to recap, blog about us on your blog, let me know about it, and you'll be on your way to winning some awesome swag from Melissa and Doug. Also, think of a good caption to the above photo to make my day.

Please consider participating...we want to raise awareness for Seth before his bracelets come in (crossing fingers for the end of January...I know, I know) and for Rhyan's Hope, and awesome charity benefitting kids who need cochlear implants. Plus, who doesn't want some cool, non junky toys for their kids?

Have fun, and I'll see you all on Sunday!