Cherie Sloan (39 weeks pregnant), of Waikouaiti, anticipates the impending arrival of her second child in a Christmas Day moment on Waikouaiti Beach. Photo by Andrew Sloan.
Libby Gordon (6, left) and her cousin Gabby Daniels (5) share a laugh on Christmas Day. Photo by Jamie Gordon.
Cohen Daniels (2, left) and his cousin Flynn Gordon (9) take in the effects of gravity on Christmas Day. Photo by Jamie Gordon.
Zac Dougherty (10 months), of Patearoa, and uncle Steve Dougherty with a cousin's new pony at Garrawaye, near Gimmerburn. Photo by Carol Dougherty.
Mason Pringle (7), of Palmerston, reels in a rugby ball on the way down a water slide. Photo by Los Davis.
Silvereyes feed on cooked oats, dripping and bird seed in a "cup-and-saucer feeder". Photo by Jan Lyall.
Dillon Earle heads skywards at Green Island. Photo by Ryan Kelly.
A selection of entries in the Otago Daily Times 2011-12 Magic Moments photography competition.
Readers are invited to share their favourite holiday images, with every published photograph winning a prize. Entries will be published daily until January 7.
Email photographs (in JPEG format at 200dpi) to magicmoments@odt.co.nz.
Please include the photographer's name, a description of who and what the photograph shows, where and when it was taken, where those in the photograph come from, and the ages of any children or teenagers pictured.
Please also supply a contact telephone number.