I actually thought about this picture the other day and dug through boxes until I found it. And it got me thinking…this is the ONLY picture I have of me and my mom from my childhood. Seriously, this is it.


And then I thought, well this is crazy! Why don’t I have more pictures of us together? And the reason is likely because Life is busy my friends! There’s always something to do and never enough time to do it! The year’s go by in a flash and before you know it kids are grown.

I’d like you to really think for a second… how much would YOU like to have a nice portrait of you and your mom? Would you care if your mom didn’t have on a perfect outfit or could have lost a few extra lbs? Probably not! And if you’re one of the lucky that DOES have a nice photo, you likely treasure it very much. And when you look at it your are instantly filled with memories. So wouldn’t you want your own children to have something like this? A piece of their childhood WITH their mom. I just think it’s so important.

My point with all this, is to offer a different perspective. Adults come up with all KINDS of excuses not to take photographs…gotta lose weight, gotta get a haircut, a new outfit, not enough time…yada yada. But coming from someone who has ONE single snapshot with their mother, I can tell you that from a child’s perspecitve, we don’t care about all that. I only wish I had more of these photos.

Here are a few of my favorite mom moments:

And me! I have to force myself to jump in front of the camera too!