Welcome back toย #KCACOLS.ย I hope you all had 2 great weeks. We didย FANTASTICย withย 122 link ups!ย THANK YOUย ALLย so much for being part of theย linky! I really appreciate your support. For new peopleย joining us this week, I really hope you like #KCACOLS and that you come back again next time! You can also find out more about this linky inย the #KCACOLS linky page!ย ๐
We had a great 2 weeks. We wentย away to Ellerby & Whitby in Yorkshire and it was lovely. We have not beenย away like this as a family since Durham last year and it was so much fun! The girls are growing up now and travelling is getting better although I sometimes wish Sienna wasย a little bit older to have the perfect trip but even though she is 2 and still a toddler we really enjoyed our time away!
Each week I love sharing a couple of photos from my week on Instagram, so here areย two of my favourites:
#KCACOLS ON INSTAGRAM
Thank you so much forย using the #KCACOLS hashtag onย Instagram for all your photos. There areย nowย 4,665 photos!ย Yay! It is lovely to see all your photos there! I would love it if more of you could use the hashtag for your photos and of course it wouldย be even better if we allย also spread some love there! As I mentioned before, I am featuring a photo from the community that has caught my eye since the last link up. Because we have a fortnightly linky, I have decided to feature 2 photos from the IG #kcacols community instead of one so we can all enjoy your photos even more!
This time I’m featuring photos by:
- ย MADDYย from The Speed Bumpย
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2. WENDY from Naptime Natter
KCACOLS CROWD FACEBOOK GROUP
THANK YOUย to all of you that have joined the #KCACOLS CROWD Facebook Group.ย You can join us here. Also if you do join, please send me a direct message with the name of your blog so then I know who you are without having toย figure out your blog name 🙂
NOW BACK TO THE LINKY
By Thursday, we had about 42 posts that needed more comments and by Friday night this number was reduced to 20. We had about 20 people that hadn’tย commented on the post linked up before theirs on Thursday butย this was reduced to 12 by Friday night. Today, I reminded people about commenting on thatย post and it has reduced more. I’m not sure if we managed to get all posts with 4 comments because some posts still have pending comments that need to be approved but I think we have done a good job! I love that we have a community where you are all keen to help and share the love.
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DON’T FORGET ABOUT THE NEW CHANGESย TO THE LINKY The linky is now a fortnightly linky. It will be open for 2 weeks until the second Wednesday at 8 pmย or until weย reach 150 link ups, whichever comes first.ย The rules will be the same, the only difference is the amount of time that the linky will be open for. The co-hosts and I will be allowed to change our posts on the following Saturday after the linky is live. Please be aware of these changes during the second week. I wouldย suggest that you link up one post each week soย you will be able to share something different and current each week. I will also be more strict regarding commenting on the post before yours.ย |
LINKY TWEETSย
Iโm not tweeting individual people once the linky is live but I will tweet the people that have been featured and mentioned. Iโll also post a link to the new linky post on the Facebook Group, pin it on my Twitter account and on my Facebook page together with some generic tweets. And of course, I will email all of you the link. If you could also share it by clicking the link below that would be FABULOUS!
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PLEASE REMEMBER
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IMPORTANT NOTE FOR NEW LINKERS: PLEASEย STARTย with commentingย onย the post linked up before yours FIRST and then comment on any other posts as much as you would like. Also, use the hashtagย #KCACOLSย when commenting (this is indeed very important so I can then see how many comments you are doing and then be able to featureย you in my linky post which is always great for youย as you get a backlink whichย helps improve your DA). |
Thank you so much for all your comments onย the host posts and the linky post. As always, I have read and liked all your comments! We willย do our best for you toย receive a comment from someone on behalfย of the linky (either the co-hosts or me).
MONTHLY GUEST CO-HOST
This week the โmonthlyโ guest co-host will beย MARIAย fromย Suburban Mum. These are her social media accounts (Twitter,ย Facebook,ย Instagram, &ย Pinterest). She will also be re-tweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@suburb4nmum)ย to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post,ย Baby Feeding Issues: 6 ways to help reflux and constipationย linked up too. Please if you could go there and add a comment it would beย AWESOME!!
GUEST CO-HOSTS FROM PREVIOUS LINKย
I would like to say THANK YOUย so much toย JADEย fromย The Parenting Jungleย andย KATEย fromย The Hippy Christian Mumย for helping me with the commenting this week! They have co-hosted before so as expected they did a wonderful job. I really enjoyed having them! They have been FANTASTIC!ย ๐ย
GUEST CO-HOSTS FOR THIS WEEK
My second guest co-host for this week isย HANNAHย fromย Mrs Morgan Plus 3. ย This is the fist time that I’m having Hannah co-hosting the linky. I love having new people helping me. I get to know them more and they get to know more about how this linky works. Hannah has linked up with us for a long time. She has a lovely blog. Please give her some love. These are her social media accounts (Twitter,ย Facebook, Instagramย & Pinterest). She will also be retweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@mrsmorganplus3)ย to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post,ย My Top Toys for 1 year oldsย linked up too. Please if you could go there and add a comment it would be AWESOME!!
My second guest co-host this week isย ANNย fromย Rainbows are too Beautiful.ย Iโm super excited to have Ann as my co-host for the first time too. She has been part of this linky for a long time and it was lovely to finally have her as my co-host this week. She has a lovely blog where she tells her views of having an autism family. She is lovely!ย Please give her social media accounts some love (Twitter,ย Facebook,ย Instagram, &ย Pinterest). She will also be retweeting your tweets this week so please add her twitter handle (@rainbowsaretoo)ย to your tweets as well as mine. Finally, she has a guest co-host post, What I see now my autistic sons are at schoolย linked up too. If you could please go there and add a comment it would be AWESOME!!
FEATURED POSTS – TOP 3
The person who commented the mostย this last link up was againย BREADย fromย Winging It. Hurrah! I love seeing Bread at the top. She always takes the time to comment so much which is really nice of her! I’m sure by now you are very familiar with both her blogs (Winging It & Weird and Important). She is amazing!ย She has commented onย 74 posts! Thank you so much,ย BREAD! One of her posts from last week wasย Adventures In Mush. Please visitย her post and give her more love if you can.
The second person who commented a lot wasย NADINEย fromย Making Her Mama. Oh how exciting it is to see new faces inย the top 3 commenters. Nadine has just joined us for the first time and she has shared so much love already!ย I love when this happens. It is really lovely to see how quickly people understand our lovely community! She commented on 44 posts! Thank you so much,ย NADINE! Her post from last week wasย Is Your Toddler Tired and Grumpy? Welcome to Tired Toddler Town. Please go to her post and give her more love if you can.
The thirdย person who commented a lot was KIMBERLEYย fromย Oh Just My Little Blog. I’m so happy to see Kimberley within the top 3! I love that she has commented so much! She has been linking up with us for someย time which is really nice! She commented on 43 posts! Thank you so much,ย KIMBERLEY! One of her posts from last week was,ย Things I was grateful for in January.ย Please go to her post and give her more love if you can.
FEATURED POSTS – TOP 6
Behind Bread, Nadine and Kimberley wereย BECKYย from ย Mommy and Roryย withย 32ย comments,ย HELENย fromย Talking Mumsย withย 27ย commentsย andย AMIEย fromย Mum’s The Wordย with 24ย comments. Thank you so much, lovely ladies!!! ๐
For this week’s linky I am linking upย Eating Healthy: Can I manage?ย and Is It Grim Up North?ย soย I hope you like them! ๐
Please do not forget to follow and check out the #KCACOLS Pinterest Board. Weย have pinned all your posts from last week’sย linkyย so please go and have a look. There are some great posts that deserve a read!
Now let’s carry on with the linky:
NEW RULES:
Every 2 weeks Iย will choose 6 people who have commented A LOTย within the linky. Three will be featuredย and another three will be mentionedย on my fortnightly Saturday linky post. This means that 6 people will get a backlink on my new linky post every other Saturday!
1. Be sure toย grab theย #KCACOLS badgeย which can be found below or on my sidebar. Simply copy the code from the box below the badge and add it to the text/html at the bottom of your post or place it on your blog sidebar.
2.ย You can link up to 2 posts. I recommend you to link up one post each week to get the most of the linky.ย
3. You can share anything that you would like. It is open to absolutely any subject and also you can link up posts that are old or new.ย You are allowed to link up another linky ONLY if it is a promotional post about the linky and you can do this only once and I expect you to put my badge or a link to my linky and of course to follow the rules regarding commenting.ย
4. Comment on:
- one of the hosts’ posts (choose one that you would like to comment).ย
- the monthly guest co-host post.
- the guest co-hosts posts.
- the postย which is linked up immediately before yours.
- and finally, any other post that you would like to comment on.
That way everybody receivesย at least twoย comments (one from the host/guest co-hosts and one from others).
5. This linky will be open every other Saturday from 10 pm and will remain open until the following 2nd Wednesday at 08.00 pm or until we reach 150 link ups, whichever comes first.
6. If you would like usย to tweet your post that is absolutely fine, just tweet your link to me @WithFranca, Maria @suburb4nmum, Hannahย @mrsmorganplus3 and Ann @rainbowsaretooย and weย will retweet it. Please remember to use the hashtag #KCACOLS.
7. Finally, if you could please follow A Moment With Franca (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterestย ,ย Bloglovin,ย Google+ย andย YouTube)ย that would be fantastic!! ๐
I look forward to reading and commenting your posts!! ๐
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Franca ย 💋
Ooh I have just discovered this for the first time! ๐ I love a good ole linky. I have Silent Sunday too if you fancy sharing the linky love x
Pleasure to be hosting with you Franca! Looking forward to some good reads!
I’m looking forward to co-hosting with you too Ann! Thanks for helping out! ๐ xx