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, 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 sportsgirlsplay.com a blog for parents, coaches and advocates of girls' youth sports. She is also the creator of Printables4kids.com. Her children love word searches, mazes, coloring pages, and other puzzles an when they couldn't find enough fun and challenging, kid-friendly printables on the web, she started making them herself and the popular website was born. Charlene currently coaches 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.

Kellie is a wife and stay at home mom of 3 beautiful little girls. After being tired of giving her kids the same old sandwich, lunch and snacks, she began making her "food creations." And it led to the creation of her popular blog, LittleNummies.net, food creations that are perfect for little tummies!! She is a "no foam, no water, Soy Chai" drinker, chocolate-loving, creative genius, and sale magnet!!

Marie is a crafter, foodie, and mother of three living in Salt Lake City, Utah. Always having a love of crafts, she enjoys getting messy with glue and glitter. There's always some sort of project going on, her kitchen counter is often cluttered with crafts. When she's not crafting and creating with her kids, she loves to run, read, and blog!

Marie is also the founder and editor of Make and Takes, a top rated parenting blog featuring kids crafts, home crafts, recipes, and parenting tips. As a ceritified Early Childhood, Elementary teacher, she shares many of her tips and tricks she learned over the years on her blog. She's listed as one of Nielsen's Power Mom 50 and is a hostess of the blog party, Social Luxe Lounge, and organized the women's blogging relay team, Eat Blog Run.

Mercedes is a Certified Public Accountant and MBA who left the workforce to become a stay-at-home mom with her three children. She was born and raised in the country of Honduras where she grew up learning how to be resourceful with her limited family income.

Mercedes started her blog, Common Sense with Money, in October of 2007 because she wanted to share her money saving efforts with others. "I wanted people to see that you not only can you make it on one income, but you can thrive on one!" In the last two years she has spent less and received more. This has allowed her and her husband to increase the amount they save towards retirement and their children's college education.

Renée launched her personal blog Cutie Booty Cakes 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, Cutie Booty Cakes, 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, Chefdruck 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 travelingmom.com, the Newark editor for "Savvy Source", and the North Jersey correspondent for "Jersey Bites."