Phew! Well it was a whirlwind trip to the snowy northeast, but it was great to get the boys some quality time with my family and, of course, to meet my new niece Cassie.

I unexpectedly had NO internet access while I was out of town, which was stressful to say the least as I had a few appointments that I needed to firm up. But I’m back now so I’ll be responding to all of my new emails within the next day or so. I also have some new orders that came in while I was gone and several orders that are almost ready for delivey. So if you are waiting on something from me and haven’t heard from me yet, you will be hearing from me very, very soon.

And, just to round out the post, one quick image of my new niece…

Just a quick announcement to let everyone know that I will be out of town tomorrow through next Monday to visit my BRAND NEW niece! Woohoo! Yes, that means there will be lots of images when I get back. In the meantime however I will have extremely limited access to, well, pretty much everything. I have several orders that will be coming in the next few days. I will get them out to everyone as son as I’m back next week. All other orders and correspondence will be handled as soon as I get back.

Happy Mardi Gras y’all!

Is your baby between 6-12 months old (ideally sitting but not walking)?
Do you have a super cool nursery? Do you live in the New Orleans area?
Would you be interested in winning a free mini session and mini-print package?

If you answered yes to all of these questions, we would love to see some pictures! What’s in it for you? A chance to win a free mini photography session featuring your baby and his or her nursery with Amy Drouet Photography! We would like to see between 1-4 photographs of your space. At least one photograph must include your child in the nursery itself. We are looking for creative use of light, color and design elements. Images must be taken by you or someone in your family (What we’re really saying is: please don’t submit images taken by another professional photographer.)

Click here to enter the contest!

All submissions must be received by midnight, March 3, 2010.

Entries will be judged by a panel of photographers who will narrow down the selection to 3 nurseries. The finalists will be posted on participating photographer’s blogs and the winner will be chosen via a public voting poll. Voting will occur between March 7 – March 13, 2010. There are specific rules around voting that will be clarified during the voting round of the contest.

Winners will be announced on March 15, 2010. First prize will be a free mini session featuring your baby in his or her fab nursery as well as a mini print package featuring (1) 8×10 and (2) 5×7 prints of the image of your choice. Winning session must take place between March 22 – April 30. Winners must live 25 miles or less from zip code 70124. Winners must sign a release to allow participating photographers to display images on blog, website, Facebook Business Page and any other print or web materials as deemed appropriate.

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Don’t live in New Orleans? Have friends across the country? Check out these photographers who have nursery contests running in other cities! Their contest, terms and conditions may vary, so please make sure you read the details with care.

Birmingham, AL: Stephanie Fisher Photography
Northwest Alabama: Jennifer Weddington Photography
Denver, CO: Laura Werner of Vibrant Life Photography
Connecticut: Crista Acosta Photography
Central Indiana: Kristi Hibbetts Photography
Metro New Orleans, LA: Amy Drouet Photography
Frederick, MD & Washington DC/Baltimore metro: Shey Marin Photography
Nothern VA/Washington DC: Little Moon Photography
Boston, MA (including North Shore & Metro-West): Kristina Young Photography
Mississippi Gulf Coast and Pearl River County: Emotional Imagery by Brandi Head Photography
Central New Jersey: Kim Schmidt Photography
Northern New Jersey: Christie Adams Photography
Cincinnati, OH and Northern Kentucky Area: Jessica Wright of Memories That R Precious
Columbus, OH: Andrea Roberts Photography
Philadelphia and Main Line, PA: Bernadette Uzcategui Photography
Pittsburgh, PA: Seedlings Photography
Rhode Island and South Shore of Boston: Amy Ro Photography
Houston, TX: Kerri Mathis Photography
Seattle/Bellevue/Tacoma, WA (and surrounding areas): Susan Berman of Whimsical Photo Design
Spokane, WA: Jaidean Baker Photography

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The Fine Print.

This is our contest, we make the rules. We have researched many different ways of voting and there are pros and cons and hanging chads in just about every method out there. This is how we have decided to run our contest, if it’s not a fit for you, we respectfully accept your decision to decline participation. We also know there are ways to work around the system, so we will actively monitor IP addresses and research anything that appears to be fishy. We reserve the right to disqualify any entry that appears to be suspicious.

All participants must agree to sign a model release allowing images to be displayed on participating blogs. Winning participants must sign a release allowing images taken by participating photographers to be displayed on web site, blog, Facebook and print advertising sources. Participants must also agree to standard Terms & Conditions of participating photographers.

Winning participants will receive a complimentary session focusing on nursery, baby and/or family as outlined by participating photographer. Additional items may also be included. Regular session terms and conditions apply.

We require an electronically marked consent that you are entering this contest voluntarily and that participating photographer is not promising any winnings or other compensation for participation.

Do you have a baby between 6 and 12 months old? Do you have a super cool nursery? Check back here on Wednesday for all the details on my first ever contest!

Look who is one! Reid is not quite walking yet, but he is definitely mobile and on the go.

My Loganberry, gearing up for Mardi Gras. Kevin took them to the Little Rascals parade last weekend and beads have been BIG in our house since then.

My little guys are ready for all the exciting things coming their way in these next two weeks… check out Dylan sporting his Saints jersey and his beads. Bring on the Superbowl and bring on Mardi Gras! Has any February ever been this awesome?