10 Things to Know About Daily Photo Challenges Before Making It Your 2017 Resolution, According to 1 Experienced Mom

For Stephanie, the easiest part is documenting her kids. However, some days the hardest part is narrowing down her snapshots and picking the one best photo, while other days it's feeling the need to get a random picture at 11 p.m. because she didn't have anything from the day.

Although Stephanie says her photos are 99 percent her kids or family moments, she also uses it as a chance to celebrate mommy wins, including finishing a project, a reunion with friends, or having the chance to pamper herself.

Stephanie has looked back for a variety of reasons, from tracking down the day and place something occurred to finding a picture of herself for a hair dresser to repeat a haircut. She also plans on printing large collage posters compiling the highlights of each year. "Just recently, I looked back to just look through the year," Stephanie said. "The boys change so much!"

From sleepovers with cousins to special parent one-on-one bonding dates, Stephanie and her kids will be able to look back on a variety of meaningful moments that might otherwise be forgotten. "I have documented two full years, day to day of our life," Stephanie said. "I have pictures of so many milestones, but most importantly just the average day of cuddles or basement soccer goal celebrations or the last time I got my hair highlighted."

Sometimes Levi, Ari, and Sam want their pictures taken and will eagerly ask to pose for a photo. Other times, Stephanie grabs a blurred photo during the chaos and both are a perfect reflection of her family.

"It may sound silly, but it's a huge commitment. There are days I have 30 pictures to look through and others where I have nothing," Stephanie said. "My second year, I was more inclined to do a 'latergram' than to just take a picture to take a picture. But, if you put forth the effort, you'll come out with an amazing story of the year."

It isn't easy to keep up to date with one, let alone three, baby books, but this photo challenge has given her boys a new version that the family adds to continuously. Having daily photos captures what, where, and when moments happen allows them to always be able to look back on them thanks to simple captions without major effort.

No matter where her family lives, Stephanie's loved ones are able to feel like they are following along with the boys' lives. "If they don't see them for a week, they'll be able to see what they are up to," Stephanie said. "Plus, Michael loves to be able to look back at how the kids change."

Stephanie does feel guilty when she misses a day because she likes to finish what she starts. "I also have this weird idea that a lot of people are following along (even when I don't get a lot of 'likes') and they would be disappointed!" Stephanie said. "Forgetting what day it is [during the countdown] is also hard. I can't tell you how many times I've had to edit the post to get the correct number on the picture."

In addition to the family hashtag, #thedailydogg2015 or #thedailydogg2016, Stephanie also tags her sons' first and middle names in the photos they are in so she can easily see their own collections and make individual books of their memories.