{"id":3104,"date":"2014-03-14T11:42:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-14T15:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?p=3104"},"modified":"2014-03-14T11:42:54","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T15:42:54","slug":"farewell-to-winter-snowman-contest-vote-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2014\/03\/14\/farewell-to-winter-snowman-contest-vote-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Farewell to Winter &#8211; Snowman Contest *VOTE NOW*"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1cUpjdWJ2QsCij17He7aIn51HEdBDgA9gEFqFxDr5sM8\/viewform\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3121\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/VoteButton-300x300.gif\" alt=\"VoteButton\" width=\"118\" height=\"118\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/VoteButton-300x300.gif 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/VoteButton-150x150.gif 150w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/VoteButton-1024x1024.gif 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 118px) 100vw, 118px\" \/><\/a>For many of our au pairs this winter was their first time experiencing snow. I&#8217;m guessing it was exciting the first couple times, but eventually it loses it&#8217;s novelty and you just feel very chilly. I think we can all agree that winter has been fun, but we are ready to move onto Spring! Let&#8217;s take a look back at some of the great snowmen and snow-women that were created.<\/p>\n<p>Please vote for <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1cUpjdWJ2QsCij17He7aIn51HEdBDgA9gEFqFxDr5sM8\/viewform\">HERE <\/a> your favorite. You may vote daily through March 19 and share the link with friends and family via email, Facebook, Twitter, etc.<\/p>\n<p>The winning au pair will receive a $10 Starbucks gift card.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3106\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1cUpjdWJ2QsCij17He7aIn51HEdBDgA9gEFqFxDr5sM8\/viewform\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3106\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3106\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/1902755_793123274048323_1197016268_n-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"5\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/1902755_793123274048323_1197016268_n-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/1902755_793123274048323_1197016268_n.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3100\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1cUpjdWJ2QsCij17He7aIn51HEdBDgA9gEFqFxDr5sM8\/viewform\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3100\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3100\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/1911837_10203180753390760_345192101_n-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/1911837_10203180753390760_345192101_n-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/1911837_10203180753390760_345192101_n.jpg 717w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3100\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3101\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1cUpjdWJ2QsCij17He7aIn51HEdBDgA9gEFqFxDr5sM8\/viewform\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3101\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3101\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/1926641_778544348841054_1576662302_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/1926641_778544348841054_1576662302_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/1926641_778544348841054_1576662302_n.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3101\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">3<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3102\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\">\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1cUpjdWJ2QsCij17He7aIn51HEdBDgA9gEFqFxDr5sM8\/viewform\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3102\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3102 \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/1779769_599682826783934_1733333188_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/1779769_599682826783934_1733333188_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/1779769_599682826783934_1733333188_n.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3102\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">4<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3103\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1cUpjdWJ2QsCij17He7aIn51HEdBDgA9gEFqFxDr5sM8\/viewform\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3103\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3103  \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/1234734_10202711531583028_1174773181_n-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/1234734_10202711531583028_1174773181_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2014\/03\/1234734_10202711531583028_1174773181_n.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3103\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">5<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1cUpjdWJ2QsCij17He7aIn51HEdBDgA9gEFqFxDr5sM8\/viewform\"><\/a>For many of our au pairs this winter was their first time experiencing snow. I&#8217;m guessing it was exciting the first couple times, but eventually it loses it&#8217;s novelty and you just feel very chilly. I think we can all agree that winter has been fun, but we are ready to move onto Spring!  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2014\/03\/14\/farewell-to-winter-snowman-contest-vote-now\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5],"tags":[77,680,830,959],"class_list":["post-3104","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-fun-things-we-do","tag-au-pair","tag-photo-contest","tag-snowman","tag-winter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Farewell to Winter - Snowman Contest *VOTE NOW* - Au Pair Chatter<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Farewell to Winter - Snowman Contest *VOTE NOW* - Au Pair Chatter\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"For many of our au pairs this winter was their first time experiencing snow. 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