Staff Writer
Meet the adorable winners of Lifestyle’s 2022 Cutest Toddler Contest sponsored by AdventHealth for Children!
1st Place: Reagan and Ryleigh
Age: 4
Parent Names: Ryan and Tiffany
What are some of your Cutest Toddler’s favorite things?
Reagan’s favorite lovey is Belle. She has had her since she was born and must have her to sleep. She also loves Disney and dressing up like a princess.
Ryleigh’s favorite lovey is her unicorn. She also loves to sing- hearing her make up her own songs is the best!
What is your Cutest Toddler’s most precious moment?
Reagan: We say our prayers nightly, and usually, I say them and they mimic me, but one night, Reagan said “mommy, I say it.” And she started to pray by herself. It was the most beautiful thing I heard her say.
Ryleigh: During the Christmas church service, we were singing “Mary Did You Know” and Ryleigh went into the aisle and started singing and dancing to the song. Everyone around us was in awe of her and it made my mama heart overflow with joy.
What is your favorite story to tell about your Cutest Toddler?
Reagan loves to dress up. She also loves to pretend to put on makeup like Mommy. One day I was at work, and she snuck into my makeup and put on makeup like I do. She came out and her daddy asked her what she did, and she responded with “I want to look like Mommy” and she had red lipstick all over her lips.
Ryleigh is our firecracker. She is strong willed and very independent. But she is also so sweet and loving. My favorite story of Ryleigh is when she was two, she and her sister were dancing and singing in the living room. Ryleigh fell into the bottom of the TV stand and under her eyebrow was cut. We took her to the after-hours urgent care, where they determined she needed 4 stitches. She was so brave! They put a topical numbing cream on the wound and when they began the stitches, sticking the needle in the wound directly, she never cried, never flinched. She handled it like a champ, and we will never forget how tough she was.
What is your Cutest Toddler’s favorite treat?
Reagan loves Oreos, veggie sticks or “veggie fries” as she calls them.
Ryleigh loves Kinder eggs or anything chocolate.
What has been the best part of this contest experience for you and your toddler?
They don’t understand yet what they have won. But when they are older, we can’t wait to share with them this experience and tell them all about it.
2nd Place: Carter
Age: 2
Parent Names: Cory and Krystal
What are some of your Cutest Toddler’s favorite things?
His paw patrol cars and his blaze and the monster machines car.
What is your Cutest Toddler’s most precious moment?
When he grabs dad or mom’s face and gives an eskimo kiss.
What is your favorite story to tell about your Cutest Toddler?
The time we took Carter to Animal Kingdom and he got to pet the goats. The goats said baa baa, and Carter screamed baaa baaa at the goats whenever they came around for the rest of the day.
What is your Cutest Toddler’s favorite treat?
Ice cream and pizza.
What has been the best part of this contest experience for you and your toddler?
The photo shoot was a lot of fun. Dad and mom work extremely hard to get Carter to smile.
3rd Place: Anton
Age: 4
Parent Names: Glenda and Alvin
What are some of your Cutest Toddler’s favorite things?
All kinds of trucks.
What is your Cutest Toddler’s most precious moment?
When he first started to walk. He was so scared and finally did it at 1 ½ . LOL.
What is your favorite story to tell about your Cutest Toddler?
Anton is a very smart kid. When he started spelling and writing his name on his own at age three, it was a great moment for him. He was so happy and proud.
What is your Cutest Toddler’s favorite treat?
Anton loves ice cream.
What has been the best part of this contest experience for you and your toddler?
The excitement of telling him if he got a lot of votes that he will win something.
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