Mom Life & Memory Keeping: Why We Get in the Frame Too

Moms, let’s be honest—how often do you find yourself behind the camera instead of in front of it? You’re the one capturing the messy morning bedhead, the first steps, the birthday candles, and the spontaneous hugs. Your phone is full of snapshots of your kids, but how many of those images include you?

We get it. We maybe have a handful of selfies that include us but barely any good pictures like we take of everyone else. Between the chaos of mom life, the endless to-do lists, and those days when we don’t feel “photo-ready,” it’s easy to push ourselves out of the frame. But here’s the thing—our kids don’t see the messy bun, the tired eyes, or the outfit we wish we had time to change. They see Mom. The person who loves them endlessly, who makes them feel safe, who is their whole world. And that’s exactly why we need to be in the pictures, too.

Your Kids Want to See You—Not Just Remember You

Think about the photos you cherish most from your own childhood. Are they just solo pictures of you? Or are they the ones where you’re being held by your mom, laughing with your dad, or cuddled up with your family? Chances are, the images that bring back the strongest emotions are the ones that show you with the people who loved you most.

Now imagine your children years from now, flipping through family albums or scrolling through old photos. What do you want them to see? Do you want them to have a collection of pictures where they’re the only ones captured? Or do you want them to see you—your arms wrapped around them, your face lighting up with laughter, the way you looked at them with pure love? We don’t take pictures just to remember what our kids looked like as they grew—we take them to tell the story of their childhood. And you are a central part of that story. Your presence in photos reassures them of the love and warmth that surrounded them every day.

The truth is, our kids don’t see the things we tend to criticize about ourselves. They don’t care if our hair was messy, if we were wearing the same leggings we’ve had for the last 10 years, or if we hadn’t put on makeup that day. They see the person who was always there, who kissed their scraped knees, who read them bedtime stories, who made their world feel safe and loved. Years from now, when they look back at their childhood photos, they won’t be thinking about whether you had lost those last few pounds or whether you were “photo-ready.” They’ll just be grateful that you were there—captured in those moments with them.

Getting in the frame isn’t about vanity—it’s about presence. It’s about making sure your children have something to see, to hold, and to cherish when they want to feel close to you, even decades from now. Because one day, those photos won’t just be pictures. They’ll be proof of a lifetime of love.

Motherhood is Beautiful—In Every Season

It’s so easy to say, “I’ll get in the pictures when…”—when I lose the baby weight, when I have time to get my hair done, when life isn’t so hectic. But here’s the truth: there is no perfect time. The season you’re in right now—the beautiful, messy, chaotic, sport filled schedules, love-filled one—is worth remembering just as it is.

Motherhood isn’t just about picture-perfect moments; it’s about real moments. Each season of motherhood looks different, but they all have one thing in common: they pass too quickly. The sleepless newborn days, the toddler giggles, the endless carpool rides to practice, the late-night talks with your teen—they all feel like they’ll last forever, until suddenly, they don’t. And once they are gone, the wonder sinks in. Did I do enough to make them feel special? Do they know everything I did for them was because of how much I love them?

And the only way to truly combat that wonder that inevitably sinks in is to capture the moments. One day, you’ll look back at photos of this season and realize how beautiful it really was. You’ll see past the exhaustion, the unwashed hair, the endless to-do lists, the dinners on the go and instead, you’ll see you—the mom who showed up, who loved fiercely, who was there.

So don’t wait. Don’t wait until things feel more “put together” or until life slows down—because, let’s be honest, it never really does. Take out that iPhone, hand it someone else and step in front of the picture now, in this season, because every season of motherhood deserves to be remembered. And when you do, I promise you won’t regret it.

You Deserve to Be Celebrated, Too

Motherhood is one of the most beautiful and selfless journeys, but that doesn’t mean you should stay behind the scenes. You are part of the story, and you deserve to be captured in it. As moms, we pour so much of ourselves into our families. We’re the planners, the caregivers, the memory-keepers. We’re the ones making sure every milestone is special, every birthday is memorable, every sweet, fleeting moment is tucked away for safekeeping. But in the midst of it all, we often forget something important—we are part of the story, too.

Motherhood is a journey filled with love, sacrifice, and countless quiet moments of devotion. It’s in the way we instinctively reach for our child’s hand, the way we sway side to side even when we’re not holding a baby, the way our hearts soften at the sound of their laughter, or silently cracks at each step of independence, knowing this is what we worked so hard for but also don’t know if we can handle. These moments—our moments—deserve to be remembered just as much as the ones we work so hard to capture for our children.

And yet, so many of us hesitate to step in front of the camera. So let’s stop waiting for the “perfect moment.” Let’s embrace the now, step in front of the lens, and create images that YOU and your family will treasure forever.

And if you need a little help, that’s what we’re here for.

Let’s make sure you’re in the frame, too. 💛