Welcome to the finals of the Cake Smash Smack Down sponsored by Blinkbuggy! All week, we've been narrowing down over 700 submissions on the Mommy Shorts facebook fanpage into the final ten.
It's been HARROWING, to say the least.
If you have seen me within the past 72 hours, I probably shoved my laptop in your face and asked, "Which baby has the better cake beard?" Or "Which baby looks the most joyous?" Or "Which baby looks like he'd much rather be eating cake in his own kitchen than on top of a satin sheet in a photo studio wearing suspenders and a tie?"
Thank you to everyone who weighed in, without judging me for how I spend my time.
Today, in addition to voting for the grand prize winner of the Cake Smash, I will be holding a giveaway in the comment section for a customized Blinkbuggy memory album ($45) and a Blinkbuggy 10X12 framed photo ($75). Anyone can enter, even if you didn't submit a Cake Smash photo— as long as you sign up for a Blinkbuggy account.
Which you should really do anyway, because Blinkbuggy is awesome, and will make you stop feeling guilty about never filling out that baby book your cousin gave you three years ago when you were pregnant with your first child. YOU WILL NEVER GET AROUND TO IT. Trust me— go the online route instead.
Blinkbuggy even has a new mobile app so you can create your baby book while you wait on line at the bank. Or while you are supposed to be watching your children at the playground. It's called— MULTI-TASKING.
Also, whereas a regular baby book ends after one year, Blinkbuggy assumes you won't be getting rid of your child after his/her first birthday and allows you to continue recording stuff year after year. Until one day, your forty-year-old son says, "Hey, Ma. I don't know if passing the bar exam still qualifies as a 'milestone'".
To enter the Blinkbuggy giveaway, please see the rules at the bottom of this post.
The grand prize winner of the Cake Smash Smack Down will win a $250 Amazon gift card plus a 20-page Blinkbuggy printed album. The 1st runner-up will get a $50 Amazon gift card plus a Blinkbuggy framed photo. And the 2nd runner-up will get a Blinkbuggy framed photo.
Are you ready to vote? Here are your top ten finalists in the Cake Smash Smack Down:
IMPORTANT: If you are one of the top ten contestants above, you must be a Blinkbuggy member to win. You can sign up for an account easily here.
You can vote once a day until the winner is announced Friday, February 7th. May the best cake smash win!
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GIVEAWAY: Customized 20 page Blinkbuggy memory album ($45) and framed photo ($75)
This giveaway is open to everyone, even if you didn't enter a photo in the Cake Smash.
RULES:
1) To enter, you must be a Blinkbuggy member. If you are not one already, you can sign up here. Then answer the following question in the comment section below: Who is your pick to win the Cake Smash?
That's it! Easy peasy.
Giveaway winner will be picked at random and be announced on February 7th with the results of the contest.
GOOD LUCK!!!
Adley!
Shayann is awful cute, but Lilah has style that can’t be beat!
Lilah!
Sooooo hard to choose! I voted for Adley because her big grin made me laugh out loud 🙂 Honorary mention to Mason because he looks like he’s thinking “what the heck did I just do?” He needs a hug.
My pick to win:
Lilah
Adley’s smash brought a smile to my face but I do also love Oscar’s ultimate blueness!
Madison!
I’m torn between Shayann and Lilah. Though I’ve got to give it to Lilah’s determination to get every bite!
I also wanted to mention that I’ve been using Blinkbuggy since you first mentioned it and I love it!
Hahaha! Congrats to all the babies that got to shove their face in cake! What an adorable contest!
Lilah!
Lilah. She has frosting everywhere, but chooses to lick the foot. LOVE IT!
Adley has the best smile!
I’m gonna have to go with Adley. How can you say no to that kind of joy?
My vote is with Adley!
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Shayann
Lilah FTW!
Oh My Gosh! These are all awesome, but Lilah gets my vote. I get it girl, sometimes you just gotta get at that cake, and forks are hard.
Shayann
omg, so cute; a great idea!
Lilah!
lilah
This was probably the hardest contest yet. But I had to give it to Lilah!
Lilah!
Madison
I was so torn, but chose Lilah. That’s my kind of girl – it’s cake and frosting – why not go all in, toes included!! Good Luck Lilah, hope you win sweetie!
I like Madison and Lilah! These pictures are so cute! I really hope my son enjoys his cake this year. Good luck to to the top 10!
Lilah!
Adley is just too cute!
Lilah! They are all adorable, but baby toes always win.
Love these kids! I have cast my vote and can’t wait to see who wins! xx
Lilah
Lilah
Lilah
Lilah she’s adorable!
🙂 They’re all ADORABLE … but I voted for Adley as she looks like she’s genuinely having a BLAST ~ what an amazing smile! 🙂
Lilah love her using her foot to eat cake.
That Maddie’s going to town with all that sugar, cutest thing I’ve ever seen!!
Oh my goodness, I just started reading your blog and I think I may have a neurotic meltdown. Quick, grab a giant baby pool filled with warm water. These kids need baths before they touch something! On a side note, I kind of want to eat cake like that too.
Lilah!
My pick is Lilah.
Jackson 🙂
Braydon!! (:
I think Lilah has this in the bag. Eating cake off of your feet is just way too cute.
Oscar!
Jackson!
Madison! !!
Love when baby sleeps wihout any hard work!!
🙂
Madison 100%!!!!!!!
Madison for sure!!!!!!!!
Lilah!!
Adley!
Madison!! All of the babies are cute, but Madison is exhausted after all that sugar!! So cute!
Madison
Miss Lilah!!!
Lilah!
I thought rules were we could vote up until February 7th when winner would be announced but polls were closed February 6th by 9:30. That was not fair! Some of us did not get a chance to get our last vote in this evening!
I always write my post at night so it’s up first thing in the morning. I can’t write the post if the winner isn’t determined. I should have specified the exact time polls would close but I kept it open as late as possible. I need to go to sleep!
The polls were open for the same amount of time for everyone so I think it’s still fair.
They are all so cute!! But I have to go with Shayan.
Has the winner been announced? I’m not rushing you, just wanted to make sure I haven’t missed anything. I saw where you said you post first thing in the morning, which is the only reason I’m asking! 🙂
What a joke and a waste of time!!! No one else had a chance you had already picture winner from the very beginning!!!
The winner was not picked from the very beginning. The reason Lilah was so far ahead from the start was that the most traffic always comes to my post right after I post the link on facebook. A few thousand people voted so it’s going to be hard for anyone to swing a vote with just their family and friend base. Lilah was not hand picked by me to win from the beginning. I was actually surprised that everyone seemed to love that picture so much.
In the future, I will go back to one vote per IP address as opposed to one vote per day. It was something new I tried and obviously it changes the spirit of my contests, which are really just in good fun.