instagram and twitter, everybody can see what everybody else is doing. it becomes a competition. who can be the most creative and take the best pictures of their kids? reporter: lauren says she used foam form, an exacto knife and chalk board spray paint to create a series of first day photos of her son. just nice for the kids to have something when they re grown up and showing their kids this is what i did every day on the first day of school. reporter: the moms we talked to say these first day photos have come a long way from the sorts of thumb-over-the-lens candids their mothers snapped a generation ago. but the priceless sentiments, that first day excitement, those first day nerves, remain the same. cameron mathison, abc news, west jordan, utah. very sweet, creative. if you ve got the time to do it. kudos to all the parents out there. there is. what the heck is that? my first day at the playboy mansion? at the beach. don t get that one. more from abc next.bññc?