Flashback Friday: Hamster cheeks - 1985/6

I went through my photos again and came across this little hamster. There's no special story behind the photo, it's just a moment that my dad caught on camera but somehow I do really like it (probably because I am looking so curious) and I thought I'd share it with you.

But now it's your turn: Share a memory from the past in Cafe Bebe's Flashback Friday Linky; a comparison to a time gone by; a season ago; a precious childhood image; anything that takes us back and gives you a smile…even if it’s through the tears. Write a post, link it up and then sit back and enjoy the memories as they wash over you. Simple! No rules, no requirements, no restrictions…just a blast from the past!

ido-personalise baby photo competition & giveaway

Flashback Friday is running in its forth week now and I am already absolutely hooked to it. I just love the fact that so many bloggers open their photo albums to share their memories with each other. Looking at old photographs instantly makes me walk down memory lane - even when I am looking at someone else's pictures I start comparing them with own memories. Have I ever been in a similar place? Who was I with? What did we do and what did I feel? It's amazing how many emotions can come up when I am looking at a simple piece of paper or (in this more and more modern world) at a digitalised copy of a photograph.

The most adorable pictures for me are baby pictures and you can be sure, that once our little girl is born, there'll be plenty of them. Back when I was a baby the most common thing to do was sticking your photos into a photo album or a picture frame. Today there are so many other great ways of creating memories that last. You can print canvases, mugs or you can even create calendars. Calendars make great gifts - I know for sure that my nan would be seriously disappointed if she didn't get a calendar with photos of her first great grandchild - and they allow you to share your memories with your near and dear ones.

ido-personalise is a company that offers a modern range of invitations, baby announcements and christening cards plus a lovely range of personalised gifts. To celebrate the launch of their new website ido-personalise are inviting new mums like you to join their baby competition. Simply click on their website for more information and then send in your photos to Facebook. Each month the baby with the most 'likes' will become ido-personalise's baby of the month. What's in it for you? Each winner receives a personalised spiral bound desk calendar featuring 12 different photos of their baby.

But it doesn't end here, if you leave me a comment telling me what your favourite baby photo looks like, you can also win a silver plated 1st curl trinket box that comes beautifully presented in a soft pouch and gift box, engraved with your child's name and date.



How to enter the competition:

1. Leave a comment telling me what your favourite baby photo looks like (required)
2. Follow @caro_mad and @ido_personalise on Twitter and tweet "I want to win a 1st curl trinket box with @caro_mad and @ido_personalise" (required)

For 1 extra entry:

1. Subscribe to Mummy Alarm via email

Please, use separate comments for each of your entries.

The closing date of the competition is 25/03/2011

The winner will be chosen at random.

The winner's name will be shown on this page.

Competition is open to residents of the UK only.

The prize is non-refundable and cannot be transferred. No cash alternative is available.

ThePrizeFinder - UK Competitions

And the winner of the silver plated 1st curl trinket box is...

@mackemprincess

Congratulations - I'll be in touch shortly!

Flashback Friday: 1988 - Cuddling with Mummy

1988 - Cuddling with Mummy (4 years old)

As it was International Women's Day on Tuesday, I thought that this would be the perfect oppurtunity to show you a picture of the most important woman in my life: my mum!

My mum is my best friend and she always makes me laugh. She listens whenever I need a shoulder to cry on and she is always there for me no matter how big the mess I'm in. Everyone says how alike we are and when we are answering the phone not even my dad can tell us apart - brilliant when someone you don't want to talk to is calling...

If you’re interested in trawling back through the photo archives, then pop over to Cafe Bebe every Friday for Flashback Friday. For now, let’s just get the ball rolling. Look back in your photo archives. It can be a picture of you as a child…your child in the early days/months/years…your house before a makeover…a winter photo…a “one year ago today” photo…The sky’s the limit. Just take us back in time. Share some words to take us there and we can all get nostalgic and smiley remembering “when”. Then, the important part: Go back to Cafe Bebe and add your linky in the gadget below the current Flashback Friday post. Then visit a few blogs to continue the nostalgia and smiley-ness. Simples!

Flashback Friday: 1986 - Giving the paparazzi a run for their money

 

1986 - Giving the paparazzi a run for their money (18 months)

The picture above shows me on the doorstep of my grandparents' house and I like to pretend that they trusted me enough to let me, 18 month old toddler, run around with my granddad's camera. But infact, the case is empty and the picture you are now looking at has been taken with the camera that normally sits in it. My grandparents, especially my grandad, have always had a camera on them, no matter if we were just spending time in their garden or if we were having a day out. Although, I am personally not a big fan of having my picture taken nowadays, I did enjoy it back then. The best thing about my families passion for photography is that there are millions of photos that show me as a baby, toddler, and so on, so I have plenty of material to show off during the coming months. I have friends whose parents didn't bother with the whole creating memories thing, but I am grateful that my family did because, especially now that I am expecting a baby myself, I love going through my photo albums, walking down memory lane and remembering the great time I had.

If you’re interested in trawling back through the photo archives, then pop over to Cafe Bebe every Friday for Flashback Friday. For now, let’s just get the ball rolling. Look back in your photo archives. It can be a picture of you as a child…your child in the early days/months/years…your house before a makeover…a winter photo…a “one year ago today” photo…The sky’s the limit. Just take us back in time. Share some words to take us there and we can all get nostalgic and smiley remembering “when”. Then, the important part: Go back to Cafe Bebe and add your linky in the gadget below the current Flashback Friday post. Then visit a few blogs to continue the nostalgia and smiley-ness. Simples!

Flashback Friday: 1985 - Showing teeth

1985 - Showing teeth (8 months)

You might have found out that I'm very passionate about my baby and toddler pictures. I have got millions of them and now that I am expecting my first baby I really start to appreciate them. This picture shows me in June 1985 testing me first teeth in my little play pen. Although, I can't remember anything, it seems to have been one of the many lovely summers that I spent in my grandparents' garden.

If you’re interested in trawling back through the photo archives, then pop over to Cafe Bebe every Friday for Flashback Friday.

For now, let’s just get the ball rolling. Look back in your photo archives. It can be a picture of you as a child…your child in the early days/months/years…your house before a makeover…a winter photo…a “one year ago today” photo…The sky’s the limit. Just take us back in time. Share some words to take us there and we can all get nostalgic and smiley remembering “when”. Then, the important part: Go back to Cafe Bebe and add your linky in the gadget below the current Flashback Friday post. Then visit a few blogs to continue the nostalgia and smiley-ness. Simples!

Flashback Friday: 1984 - Leo and me

1984 - Leo and me (2 months old)

I love old photos so it's no surprise that I was delighted when I discovered that Karin over at Cafe Bebe had come up with the great idea of showing off our blasts from the past - Flashback Friday.

The picture above shows Leo and me chilling on the sofa. Leo was my favourite stuffed toy and he still lives somewhere in my parents' house because I refuse to let them chuck him out every time they're clearing things out. He was my first ever stuff toy and was a present from my mum's uncle who gave it to me when I was born. In the picture I am 2 months old and yepp, I have lots of hair. Apparently, the nurses even took me for walks on the ward to show off my mop of hair to everyone who was interested in it. But that's just rumours...

See, isn’t it fun to look back on days gone by? Doesn’t it just make you nostalgic and smiley? If it does, feel free to dig around in your files for an image to share, create a post in which to display it and a few words to tell us why it’s so special to you and press publish.
Then, the important part. You must come back to Cafe Bebe and add your linky in the gadget under the post. Then visit a few blogs to continue the nostalgia and smiley-ness. Simples!