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June 5, 2013

Good morning everyone!

In usual Traathy style, I’ll get right to the point.

So here’s the thing. If I go into the stats tracker it so awesomely tells me that the Monday Snapshot is our most popular post of the week. We LOVE that we are able to feature different bloggers each week and give you a “snapshot” of their lives. We hope it allows you the opportunity to connect with bloggers whom you might never have come across before! I know I’ve personally been introduced to a ton of *new* blogs via the blog hop. So imagine my surprise tonight when I was doing up Leah’s post that I realized that we’ve only got 3 bloggers left on the list!!!!

What???!?!?! I said to myself. How can that be? We’ve got a bazillion people on the blogroll!!!

So here’s what you have to do (yes you !!!): SIGN UP!!!

Was that discrete? You know me well enough to know that discrete – I am not OR WAIT!! Perhaps you don’t!! Ah ha, so yes, I too am signing myself up despite my aversion to pictures and disclosure of personal information. OH YA I DID!

Your answers don’t have to be long, your picture doesn’t have to be of your little one. It’s can be just a snapshot of *you* in anyway you like. A part of your life that is caught on camera that week.

We’d like thank everyone who has participated in the Monday Snapshot this past year and we’ll be back on December 31st with a new snapshot!

Happy Holidays everyone from PAIL

Leah from Everyday Love is going to open up the week for us with her contribution to the 13th edition of The Monday Snapshot – an evolution of the MMM feature, meant to bring the PAIL blogroll to life by giving its members a chance to feature themselves and make new connections. If you would like to be featured on The Monday Snapshot , please sign-up here !

Happy Monday!

Can you believe Christmas is just over a week away? I’m no where near ready but definitely looking forward to celebrating as a family of three. This past week (really month) has been filled with lots of holiday events. From parties to dinners to play dates. I feel like I’ve spent as much time planning my little one’s outfits as I have our meals this month! This snapshot is from a Christmas play date that I co-hosted last week. I love her sweet smile and the glisten in her eyes. Avery was one of the youngest kids there and ended up sleeping through most of the party. That’s what happens when she takes 20 minute naps all morning! When she woke up she spent her time watching all the kids play and snuggled in many arms. It was a fun afternoon with sweet friends during the most wonderful time of the year!

Happy Holidays to all of you!

Now, get to know a little more about Leah with her answers to the Monday Snapshot “5 Questions”:

1) How long have you been blogging and how did you get started?

I first started blogging back in 2009 with a recipe blog. I wanted a place to share my favorite recipes and it also encouraged me to try out new ones. It them became a blog for all things creative. After I got married in 2010, I started my Everyday Love blog. I’ve always been a scrapbooker and figured it was the new and improved way of scrapbooking our lives. I blog about everything from loss to everyday things that make me happy.

2) Tell us a little about your ALI journey and your family (3-4 sentences):

One year of trying to conceive (without any results) and two consecutive miscarriages later, we are now soaking up every minute with our sweet baby girl.

3) What makes you unique in the blogging world? (e.g. special talent, rare diagnosis, life experience)?

I wouldn’t say this is unique but my goal is to always find the positive in any situation & make the best out of each day. That is what I share on my blog.

4) One word to describe yourself:

Determined

5) What blog or website (IF or not) would you recommend to others? Why?

In This Wonderful Life . Megan’s first child had a heart defect and dies a few days after he was born. I’ve been following her blog for a long time and no matter what she was going through, she continued to stay positive. She always talks about her son and does so much to make the best of heartbreaking experience. She is an inspirational woman and is now blessed with beautiful twins.

As always, we want to see your Monday Snapshot as well, so please comment below with a link to your post– and of course, go visit Leah at Everyday Love.

If you would like to be featured on The Monday Snapshot , please sign-up here !

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No Baby Ruth says: December 17, 2012 at 6:45 AM Aaaaaack!! She’s beautiful!!! I admit to normall sticking to “my space” within the blogroll and I really need to branch out more. But seeing pics of gorgeous tiny babies is NOT helping my TTC#2 fever!! Anyway, I love the stripes!! Reply

Aaaaaack!! She’s beautiful!!! I admit to normall sticking to “my space” within the blogroll and I really need to branch out more. But seeing pics of gorgeous tiny babies is NOT helping my TTC#2 fever!! Anyway, I love the stripes!!

Jen says: December 17, 2012 at 10:39 AM What a precious smile! My shot is here: http://violettamargarita.blogspot.com/2012/12/monday-snapshot_17.html Reply

What a precious smile!

My shot is here: http://violettamargarita.blogspot.com/2012/12/monday-snapshot_17.html

J o s e y says: December 17, 2012 at 11:51 AM One of my favorite things about having a little girl is the OUTFITS! Such a precious picture! Here’s my Snapshot this week: http://mycheapversionoftherapy.com/2012/12/17/the-monday-snapshot-bw-edition/ Reply

One of my favorite things about having a little girl is the OUTFITS! Such a precious picture!

Here’s my Snapshot this week: http://mycheapversionoftherapy.com/2012/12/17/the-monday-snapshot-bw-edition/

slese1014 says: December 17, 2012 at 12:00 PM OH She’s adorable! I love the tiny bit of drool…makes the smile just perfect. And the outfit is super cute!!! Happy Christmas for a family of 3…My post is below in the track backs! Reply

OH She’s adorable! I love the tiny bit of drool…makes the smile just perfect. And the outfit is super cute!!! Happy Christmas for a family of 3…My post is below in the track backs!

mellowinthemidwest says: December 17, 2012 at 1:08 PM she is adorable! Nice to meet you, Leah! Reply

she is adorable! Nice to meet you, Leah!

Maggie Lukes says: December 17, 2012 at 1:23 PM I know I submitted Monday Snapshot info by answering the questions, but I’m not sure I submitted a picture? Reply SRB says: December 17, 2012 at 3:22 PM Hi Maggie! Traathy will contact you in the week leading up to your turn to give you the heads up on writing your intro blurb and submitting a current snapshot! Reply traathy says: December 17, 2012 at 5:34 PM Hi Maggie! I’ll touch base after Christmas You are up next though! Reply Maggie Lukes says: December 17, 2012 at 6:37 PM Eeek! Thanks! Reply

I know I submitted Monday Snapshot info by answering the questions, but I’m not sure I submitted a picture?

SRB says: December 17, 2012 at 3:22 PM Hi Maggie! Traathy will contact you in the week leading up to your turn to give you the heads up on writing your intro blurb and submitting a current snapshot! Reply

Hi Maggie! Traathy will contact you in the week leading up to your turn to give you the heads up on writing your intro blurb and submitting a current snapshot!

traathy says: December 17, 2012 at 5:34 PM Hi Maggie! I’ll touch base after Christmas You are up next though! Reply Maggie Lukes says: December 17, 2012 at 6:37 PM Eeek! Thanks! Reply

Hi Maggie! I’ll touch base after Christmas You are up next though!

Maggie Lukes says: December 17, 2012 at 6:37 PM Eeek! Thanks! Reply

Eeek! Thanks!

Kristen says: December 17, 2012 at 2:53 PM Great outfit…love it! Reply

Great outfit…love it!

missohkay says: December 17, 2012 at 3:08 PM OK, I signed up! I can’t do it until January or later though, but since we’re halfway through December that’s probably not an issue. Word. Reply traathy says: December 17, 2012 at 5:34 PM Woot!! I signed up too. It’ll be late Jan or early Feb Reply slese1014 says: December 17, 2012 at 10:08 PM word….yeeeessss!! I love this…can’t wait for you to be featured! Reply

OK, I signed up! I can’t do it until January or later though, but since we’re halfway through December that’s probably not an issue. Word.

traathy says: December 17, 2012 at 5:34 PM Woot!! I signed up too. It’ll be late Jan or early Feb Reply

Woot!! I signed up too. It’ll be late Jan or early Feb

slese1014 says: December 17, 2012 at 10:08 PM word….yeeeessss!! I love this…can’t wait for you to be featured! Reply

word….yeeeessss!! I love this…can’t wait for you to be featured!

SRB says: December 17, 2012 at 3:24 PM Nice to see you Leah! I just realized that I haven’t been in a while as your place looks different…and GREAT! Man alive – I LOVE little girl outfits. Not that I am jealous or anything (I totally am!) Reply

Nice to see you Leah! I just realized that I haven’t been in a while as your place looks different…and GREAT! Man alive – I LOVE little girl outfits. Not that I am jealous or anything (I totally am!)

traathy says: December 17, 2012 at 5:36 PM Leah! She is gorgeous! I love the eye flirting she is doing Reply

Leah! She is gorgeous! I love the eye flirting she is doing

Fiona says: December 17, 2012 at 8:29 PM What a gorgeous little girl!!! And her outfit is just precious! So nice to meet you Leah! Reply

What a gorgeous little girl!!! And her outfit is just precious! So nice to meet you Leah!

traathy says: December 17, 2012 at 10:12 PM Okay, here’s mine. http://theyalllived.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/monday-snapshot-the-stink-eye-edition/ Reply

Okay, here’s mine.

http://theyalllived.wordpress.com/2012/12/17/monday-snapshot-the-stink-eye-edition/

Emily says: December 18, 2012 at 11:33 AM Love the Monday Snapshots! Here’s mine! http://emskyrooney.blogspot.com/2012/12/monday-snapshot-santa-baby.html Reply

Love the Monday Snapshots! Here’s mine! http://emskyrooney.blogspot.com/2012/12/monday-snapshot-santa-baby.html

chon says: December 19, 2012 at 5:09 PM Lovely to meet you and your baby oh my too cute! Reply

Lovely to meet you and your baby oh my too cute!

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weekly summary, vol. 29 – PAIL Bloggers says: December 22, 2012 at 12:39 AM [...] For this week’s Monday Snapshot, Traathy introduced us to Leah and her daughter Avery from Everyday Love. Who else is loving that sweet little ensemble with the monogrammed “A” shirt and giant flower headband? Confession: we have a few of those headbands in my house, too. So pouffy… so girly… so cute! To get to know Leah a little more and see what other PAILbloggers were up to this week, check out The Monday Snapshot! [...] Reply

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