My family just returned from a few days at the beach. We got some great photos of our children holding seashells, ducking under a flock of seagulls, building sand castles, and walking along the beach.

It’s a joy to share both of our families’ children with you through photos. You’ve seen them. They smile at you from the header of our Web site every time you visit.

And we would love to see photos of your children. In fact, I’m sure all of us would love to “meet” each other! So we’re hosting an SCM Photo Contest.

Here’s the quick version of how it works: Enter up to three photos that fit in the listed categories. The SCM team will tackle the hard job of picking one winner from each category. Each winner will receive a free SCM e-book of his or her choice. And we’ll post the winning photos for all of you to “meet.” Some of them will even join our children in smiling at you from our site header.

For all the details, plus some photo tips, visit our SCM Photo Contest page.

We must receive your entries by November 8, 2007. The winners will be posted November 15, 2007.

We’re eager to meet your families, so start looking through those photo archives and send in your smiling faces soon!