Having three boys in my house, all who love all things slimy, it’s not unusual for there to be the occasional toad brought to show me. A while back we though it would be funny to try different pictures with the toads. All for fun and laughs. Well, today I learned that our most recent toad model won first place in Miller’s Professional Imaging’s photo contest!
Here is the winner, briefcase in hand, ready to go:

Isn’t he handsome?
Ever seen a toad in time out?

The “rain” here was a complete accident as my daughter was trigger happy with a spray bottle:

No explanation needed here:


We even allow tree frogs:

And this little fella just looks sad:

This is the guy who started all the silliness:

Too much time? I don’t think so. Some might say it’s wasted time. It’s not. This was time laughing with the kids, having fun, being creative. Not wasteful at all






Too funny/fun/cute! Wish I had mad camera skillz like you guys!
robin, these are seriously fantastic! i had to look you up after seeing the frog image on the miller’s contest
oh, i just received the Miller’s email announcing the winners and had to pop on over to see your site. these toad images are incredible! i am so happy you won! i am a mama to three boys so i know how they attract slimy, dirty things! LOL! congrats to you!
I love these! Very creative!
I loved it! My three girls loved looking through the pictures. Thanks for sharing!
Tonya, I think you should share some of your mad scrappin’ skillz!
Sarah – thanks so much for coming over! I had a quick peek at your site, and “WOW”, that is some great pet photography!
Melissa – yes, all things dirty, slimy. Glad you can relate
Becca – Thank you so much! Pretty weird some of the things we’ll do to make the kids laugh.
Becky – Glad your girls liked them. Maybe they’ll want to take you “toad hunting”.
Your comment about laughing and having fun with your kids makes these photos that much better…..love the silliness of it all!