I am pleased to announce the winner of Johnson’s Messy Photo Contest!

Head on over and view the picture that won the Messiest of the Messy award, $1,000 and an assortment of Johnson’s Baby products, including Johnson’s Hand Face Wipes! Trust me, it looks like this family may need more than just a few wipes!

It was a close one there towards the end, but the winning photo received just over 2,000 votes this last week, when all was said and done, with the runner up receiving 1,350.

Congratulations to our winner, and a huge THANK YOU to Johnson’s Hand and Face Wipes for sponsoring such a fun contest!

Sometimes we can’t prevent our kiddos from getting messy. Yet, at other times we encourage it. (And, I’m not just talking about making them get messy so we can enter a contest!) Whatever the reason, it’s always a good idea to be prepared.

I know that some of you certainly have some fabulous messy memories captured for all to see! In fact, each week I received some fabulously messy photos of your children’s “germiest” moments, with a grand total of 101 entries in the Johnson’s Messy Photo Contest.. Check them out ::

The winning photo for Week Four, and the last finalist in Johnson’s Messy Photo Contest:

And, now we’ve come to the crazy fun part, where the Grand Prize winner will be determined by a reader voting process, from among the four weekly winners, and will win the $1,000 and Johnson’s gift bag!

You can vote once a day, so check out each of the finalist’s entries and then cast your vote.

Based on some of your Photo Contest entries, I am certain that most of you moms out there have had to scrub and scrub your babies (and big guys) clean more than once. Am I right?

I wasn’t joking when I said that I keep wipes everywhere. They are handy for any one of my kids to grab, at any time, to get themselves cleaned up. Johnson’s Hand & Face Wipes smell good and feel good, no matter how hard you have to scrub. And, boy… do my kids have to scrub!

In fact, just the other day, Josh came to me with his hands and face covered in an inky mess. Not only did he get himself clean with our Hand & Face Wipes, but he only used one wipe. Just one. These little boogers (the wipes, not my kids) are effective and affordable!

Before I announce this week’s winner, I want to remind you of your last chance to enter Johnson’s Messy Photo Contest. As long as you haven’t won during any previous week, you can enter this week by sending me a picture of your child/ren in a messy situation.   You get an extra day this week, but don’t delay… Be sure you get your messy photo entries in to me before 11pm (pst) on Sunday, March 7th. Not only will the winning photo this week earn the entrant a spot as a finalist, but this fabulous prize package becomes theirs!

(See additional information and complete rules HERE.)

And, now I’d like to show you top three messiest photos this last week ::

But, what you all are waiting for ::

The winning photo for Week Three, and the third finalist in Johnson’s Messy Photo Contest:

Check out all of our entries these last three weeks ::

I can not tell you how much fun I am having looking over all of your fabulous entries for Johnson’s Messy Photo Contest as they come in! Y’all have some messy kiddos!!

Sometimes a bath is all that will rid my kids of their mess. But, I know that if I gave my kids a bath every single time they got all messy, they would be in the tub all the time! So, what do you do when the mess just doesn’t warrant a bath? Or, when you’re out and about?

I always have wet wipes handy. I keep them in every room of my house and even in my car. They’re packed in the diaper bag, and yes – even in my purse. Johnson’s Hand & Face Wipes are perfect for… well, tiny hands and faces, of course!

These handy little wipes were designed to gently and effectively wipe away over 95% of dirt & germs… anywhere, anytime. Made with Johnson’s No More Tears Formula, these wipes are as gentle to baby’s eyes as pure water. They smell good, too!

Now, I thought you’d like to see some of the messy kids who have been bringing smiles to my face these past few weeks…

And, of course, I couldn’t announce the winner this week without first showing you my Top Three Picks:

And, without further ado…

The winning photo for Week Two, and the second finalist in Johnson’s Messy Photo Contest:

Be sure you get your entries in for Week Three!
You wouldn’t want to miss out on this prize pack, now would you?

See additional information and complete rules HERE.

My kiddos have gotten themselves in some pretty messy situations. Take, for example, Ethan. Just the other day he pulled a carton of Mango Tango smoothie out of the fridge and shook it all in one feel swoop. Well, that proved to be a very bad decision, because juice spewed from the container all over him AND the fridge! I thought it was funny and grabbed my camera. I was so glad that he thought it was funny, too!

Based on some of the entries you’ve sent me for Johnson’s Messy Photo Contest, your kiddos are messy, too! Take a look…

As promised a winning photo for this last week has been chosen at random from all eligible entries. But, first, here are the top three messiest  photos.

Now, without further ado…

The winning photo for Week One, and the very first finalist in Johnson’s Messy Photo Contest:

Be sure you get your entries in for Week Two! See additional information and complete rules HERE.

Mud, paint, ice cream, spaghetti sauce, and a plethora of other gooey items have found their way on to my kiddos’ hands, faces and other places on their little bodies. If your kiddos are anything like mine – and I’m sure they are – you have lots of stories to tell about them getting themselves, and each other, in to a big mess.

And, I’m sure you have the pictures to prove it!

Well, I am very excited to announce that I have partnered with Johnson’s Baby to bring you Johnson’s Messy Photo Contest where you can submit photos of your children’s “germiest” moments for a chance to win weekly prizes and a grand prize of $1,000 plus a Johnson’s gift bag with Hand & Face Wipes!

Here’s how it will work::

Each week, for four full weeks, you can email me one picture of any or all of your kiddos in a messy situation. Each eligible photo will be uploaded to the Messy Photo Flickr Stream, and at the end of each week I will randomly select one winner, from all eligible entries received, and display the winning picture here on From Dates to Diapers.

Weekly winners will receive a Johnson’s Hand & Face Wipes package, consisting of a Timi & Leslie Diaper (a leather diaper bag valued at $500), as well as Hand and Face Wipes.

See additional information and complete rules HERE.

There’s more!

In addition to entering the photo contest, you can help me spread the word for a chance to win a $25 gift card and Hand and Face Wipes! All you have to do is write a post, add the contest button to your page, leave a Facebook update with a link to the contest, OR send out a tweet (see below). Let me know, here in the comments, that you’ve helped spread the word (be sure to include a link) and I will randomly choose a winner each week.

Button code: <a href=”http://www.fromdatestodiapers.com/johnsons-messy-photo-contest”><img src=”http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p159/youngmommy99/messyphotocontest.jpg” width=”150″ height=”250″ border=”0″ alt=”Messy Photo Contest Button”></a>

Sample Facebook status update: Do you have a photo of your kiddo in a messy situation? Well, enter it into Johnson’s Messy Photo Contest at From Dates to Diapers for a chance to win a grand prize of $1,000! http://bit.ly/MessyPhotoContest

Sample Tweet: Kids are messy! Enter a picture of your messy kiddos in the Messy Photo Contest for a chance to win $1,000! http://bit.ly/MessyPhotoContest