Two weeks ago we launched our Instagram challenge. The premise is simple: moms need more photos of themselves with their children. We’re usually the photographer, and many of us don’t love the way we look in photos. But 30 years from now, you’ll wish you had more shots of you and your kids enjoying the small moments of life. To make that happen, we’ve teamed up with Jenn Di Spirito Photography for the #mamaintheshot Instagram challenge.

Instagram Challenge

Every two weeks, we have a new theme. The first theme was In the Kitchen, and you shared some great photos of you and your kids cooking, cleaning and eating together. This time around, in honour of Valentine’s Day, our theme is Show the Love. We want you to post photos of yourself with your kids to Instagram that show the love, and tag them with #mamaintheshot. You may enter more than once, if you get more than one love-filled photo. At the end of the two weeks, we’ll choose one winner. The winner will receive a $100 gift certificate from Jenn Di Spirito Photography. After three months, at the end of the Instagram challenge, a winner will be randomly selected to receive a free photo session.

How to Participate

Here’s how to participate in the Instagram challenge:
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• Follow vancouver_mom and jenndispirito on Instagram.
• Every other Friday, look for an update from both of us filling you in on the new theme.
• Snap as many photos with you and your kids as you like, keeping the Show the Love theme in mind. Tag them with #mamaintheshot by 11:59pm on February 28, 2013.

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Note: you must live in, or be able to travel to, the Vancouver area in order to claim your prize.

The Little Moments

The small moments in life are so important. They are the stuff of life. We hope that this challenge will encourage you to take more photos of these little moments with your children, and that you’ll be able to look back on the memories they hold fondly. Seize the moment, and capture them!

Sponsored by Jenn Di Spirito Photography

Jenn Di Spirito believes every mama needs a beautiful portrait with her little ones.

“Over the past 5 years, my approach has evolved into an experience that pampers mothers, celebrates their role in the family, helps them go into their photography session feeling confident and beautiful and, of course, gives them beautiful wall art as a result – both of their littles and together as a family.”

At Jenn Di Spirito Photography, your session is about more than capturing a moment – it’s a celebration of who you are today.

Mamas in the Shot

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