On Valentine’s day (2022), we went throughout the day like it was just another ordinary day. Theo and I have never celebrated Valentine’s Day on the 14th, but we always did a date sometime shortly after the holiday.

After a long day of working and playing with Archer, we got him in the bathtub. We got these adorable Star Wars Valentine jammies from Gramma, so we put them on Archer after his bath.

It hit me as we were getting ready to go through the rest of our night routine. We didn’t take a photo to remember the holiday. My gut told me we had to take at least one before the night was over.

Theo and I didn’t look like we were ready for a photo, but Archer was picture ready (like he always was). However, I didn’t care. I wanted photos and memories of our first Valentine’s Day as a family.

We snapped a few photos as a family and Archer in his jammies. Boy, am I glad I listened to my gut and didn’t just say, “We can do it next year.”

Don’t let a day go by and say “next time,” “next year,” or “tomorrow.” Do it today. No one is guaranteed another day; I learned the hard way with Archer. Take the photo, no matter how you feel or what you “look” like that day. You will be thankful you always captured the moment, I promise.