Amanda lives in Miami with her husband and two, absolutely adorable but equally exhausting, boys ages 6 and 2. She's thirty-something and is dreading the time when she'll have to check that next "age range" box.

Amanda works full time in the healthcare industry. In her spare time, she enjoys shopping, scrapbooking, and reading mostly "chick lit" or the latest Sci-Fi series.

In addition to Snackpicks.com, Amanda blogs at Brandon's Puppy, www.brandondufau.com which began when Amanda's godfather wanted to give her first-born a one-of-a-kind birthday gift; his own domain name and his own blog.

She's been blogging for and about her kids, their crazy lives and everything else that pops into her mind since January 2004.

Charlene is a mother of three and the voice behind www.sportsgirlsplay.com a blog for parents, coaches and advocates of girls' youth sports. She currently coach part-time at a local, private gymnastics club. When not contributing to Snackpicks.com, Charlene shares her insight and experience in the world through the eyes of a coach, an athlete, and a mother.

Elizabeth lives in Nashville with her husband and their three children ages 14, 12 and 7. She is a nurse by day and blogger by night. In addition to contributing to Snackpicks.com, Elizabeth is the author of Busy Mom Blog (www.busymom.net) where she has been writing about her life and family and anything else that comes to mind since 2003.

When she's not on the quest for the perfect purse, you can often find her pleading with a disinterested pile of laundry to fold itself. She also reviews products on her Busy Mom Reviews Blog (www.busymom.net/reviews).

Jane is a wife, mom, cook, photographer and graphic designer living in the San Francisco Bay Area and has been an artist all her life. A busy mom who loves good food and simplicity, Jane shares weekly meal planning ideas and other delicious inspiration on her food blog, ThisWeekforDinner.com. Jane says she started writing to keep herself on track and to get dinner and snacking ideas from friends...and it's worked!

She brings her unique insight on snacks, food, and arts and crafts for summer parties and kid birthdays to Snackpicks.com. She can also be read at www.janemaynarddesign.com and www.svmoms.com.

Renée launched her personal blog Cutie Booty Cakes (www.cutiebootycakes.com) as a way to promote her new diaper cake business. But before she had even shipped a cake, she was bitten by the blogging bug and had found a new passion. A self-confessed social media junkie, Renée leverages the power of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to raise awareness of important social and health-related causes. Renee is excited to be a Snackpicks.com Mom and to help other moms like her.

In addition to her personal blog, www.cutiebootycakes.com, Renée is a contributing editor for BlogHer and a Race and Ethnicity Editor for BlogNosh online magazine. She was recently named one of the Top Power Moms in Digital Media by Nielsen.

Renée holds a masters degree in international affairs and worked domestically and abroad in the field of HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention for over ten years. After living a nomadic lifestyle, she has settled down in Georgia with her toddler son, Mekhi, and husband, Al. Her current commute is 100 feet, and she now focuses on preparing young minds for the future as the director of an early childhood literacy program.

Vanessa is on the move to Ohio with her husband and three kids, ages 7, 5 and 2. With a focus on baking and cooking with the kids, she is an enthusiastic runner, an avid reader, and an adventurous traveler. Originally from France, when Vanessa is not contributing to Snackpicks.com, she writes for Chefdruck Musings, (www.chefdruck.blogspot.com) a name she chose because she hopes to open a restaurant with her husband after the kids go off to college.

In addition to her personal blog, Vanessa is the "Traveling Food Mom" at www.travelingmom.com, the Newark editor for "Savvy Source", and the North Jersey correspondent for "Jersey Bites."