With the age of having our phones with us alllllll the time, we are constantly connected, constantly documenting, and constantly inundated with the idea that we should have physical proof of every moment.

But are we really in the moment at all?

Or are we behind a phone screen watching it happen?

Here are 3 easy ways to document the memory and then get back to living your life IN FRONT of your phone.

• For big events like blowing out birthday candles, set your phone up to capture the room and put it on record. Let that be enough. You don’t have to hold it the whole time. (Here’s a great tripod that you can bend to fit anywhere.)
• For milestone portraits (**clears throat** last day of school), set your timer to 2 minutes and STICK TO IT. I promise you’ll have at least one keeper in 2 minutes and your kid will be much more willing to cooperate when you put a limit on things.
• When you’re recording a video of a moment, take a photo at the same time (tap the round button). Then as soon as your video is done recording, you can truly be done as you’ve done both tasks at once. (Did you know you could even do this!!? There’s no reason to choose between photo and video any longer.)