For this year’s celebration of spring, Southern Seasons Magazine decided to find the cutest children we could – and did we ever! With hundreds of entries to our “Cutest Kids” cover contest, we painstakingly narrowed the field to seven finalists who stole our hearts. Five-year-old Tiffany Manulkin, cute as a button in her white ruffled hat, was selected as our cover girl and received a $500 savings bond. Our six runners-up were all winners too, taking home a $100 savings bond. Our hugs of appreciation go out to all who participated in the magazine’s photo shoot, with special thanks to host Robert Long of Robert Long Flora Designs, who supplied us with tulips and sweet treats, and to our cover photographer Richie Arpino, who is always fun and fabulous.

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