Congratulations to our winner, JadesMommy7!

When it comes to sending holiday cards, the whole thing can be a major headache. You have to find that perfect picture of the family where no one's eyes are closed or, even worse, stage one with all of the corny holiday fix-ins.

Well what if I told you that sending out cards this year didn't have to be so difficult? Meet Ink: an app that enables you to take photos, make cards, and send them snail mail style with a few clicks of your iPhone.

We're so in love with Ink that we're giving one VERY lucky Stir reader an iPhone 5 pre-loaded with Ink. For $1.99 a card, you'll save a whole lot of stress and don't even need to put the stamps on yourself.

To enter to win an iPhone 5 pre-loaded with Ink, just tell me:

It's Thanksgiving! Hooray for thankfulness, gorging on food, spending time with loved ones, and gazing fondly at your well-behaved children as they engage in quiet, polite conversation while sitting peacefully and -- what's that? Your kids have been feral monsters all morning and you're about to cram them in a gravy boat if they don't stop galloping back and forth in front of the football game? Ah, you've come to the right place, then. If you're looking for a little child-related distraction in the form of mobile gameplay, I've got some fantastic suggestions for you.

Sometimes you just need to plug a kid in front of a smartphone or tablet for a half hour or so in order to reclaim your sanity, am I right? But it's also fun to sit down and play games together as a family, so what I've got for you is a list of my top 5 favorite mobile games that my kids and I BOTH love. Check it out:

It seems like every day we hear stories of horrible things happening to our kids. From missing children to terrible car accidents caused by teens texting and driving, the world is a dangerous place. How can we keep our kids safe? 

There's an app for that.

Whether your kids are toddlers or teens, here's my list of apps that can help you keep your family out of danger -- both online and when they're out in the world.

According to the folks at Snapchat, their iPhone/Android app is all about making social media fun again. How does it accomplish this goal? By letting users send photos to each other -- then deleting those images mere seconds after they're viewed.

You might wonder why you'd bother sending a photo to someone in the first place if you wanted it to self-destruct. Well, you might have taken an unflattering photo, or you might want the freedom of knowing the image isn't going to be shared outside your conversation.

Or, you know, you might be sending out a picture of your genitalia. In theory, this would've been a great application for Anthony Weiner -- but 1) it's marketed for teens, and 2) it's not exactly bulletproof.

As if the dark underbelly of the Internet weren't already sketchy enough, now, if you want to find all the "sexy pics" your friends have on Facebook, there's an app for that.

Badabing! trolls your Facebook friends' pictures looking for skin. That means any pictures you've put of your kids on the beach, or in bathing suits, or in the bath tub, or just riding a bike in shorts and a tank top, are easier to pull out. And easier for pedophiles and other perverts to find. I'm so grossed out.

Every year at Halloween, I'm consistently blown away by what some people will let their kids get away with when they trick or treat. Or worse, what they will do to get their hands on some free candy.

So parents, pay attention, and please don't do these annoying things to your kids on Halloween.

It seems like there's an app for everything these days. Need to determine a paint color from nothing but a flower petal? Done! Find the best Indian restaurant in a three mile radius with reservations for tonght? You got it! Track your dreams, food intake and footsteps? Easy-peasy.

But, how about the apps you really need? The ones that would make parenting easier? Below are ten apps I dream of ...

If Facebook is about anything, it's about "sharing" and CHANGE. Sometimes for better, sometimes for worse (Facebook, I told not to give out my number!). But here's a Facebook change I do like: They're going to share fewer embarrassing details about you.

In particular, Facebook is going to stop telling on you every time you read some tabloid gossip, or watch that leaked sex video, or buy yet another vibrator. Goodbye autoshares! Facebook is pulling back on "frictionless sharing" -- you know, when they surprise you by sharing what you've been up to online. No more surprises. They'll only share what you expressly say you want to share. And there's more.