Joanna Gaines captured the perfect photo of father-son bonding

“Walked into this cuddlefest and my heart almost burst,” she captioned the photo of her husband, Chip, resting with their infant son, Crew, and his big brother, 9-year-old Duke.

When our days are spent carpooling and chasing our children around and our nights are spent getting far too little sleep, it’s so easy for everything to become a blur. That’s why moments like the one Gaines shared are so impactful.

When everyone is still, we can focus. We can see our partner’s love for our kids with crystal clarity. As Jo noted, the moments of quiet realization are enough to make a mama’s heart explode.

Mamas like Jo are often the ones behind the camera, capturing their partner and the kids, but it’s also important for us to get in front of the lens once in awhile. Another celebrity mother, Pink, took note of this in January , when she captioned a father-son moment in her family with a very relatable request.

“I hope one of [Carey’s] resolutions is to photograph his wife more . Just so people know I exist,” she wrote.

We should all try to get more photos of the partners we love and the families that we made together. Photos of the quiet moments, not just the soccer games and ballet recitals—and not just photos of the kids. We matter, too, and so do our partners.

As parents, our camera rolls and our days are often filled with more moments of chaos than calm, so when the person you love is sharing a sweet, quiet moment with the children you both love, that’s an image really worth holding on to.

Thanks for the reminder, Jo.