My favorite picture of my mother is one where she’s in her early 30’s, her 5’9” frame is sitting awkwardly on my two-foot wooden rocking horse, with a pair of miniature toy spectacles balancing on her nose…oh, and there’s a huge chocolate syrup stain on her work blouse! It’s one of those rare photos that shows the silly, playful side of my mother. What you don’t see in the photo is me, six at the time, cracking up. I wish I could show you guys, but my brother has the picture hanging on his wall at his home in Oklahoma (it’s his favorite, too).

What’s your favorite photo of your mother? But, WAIT, don’t post it here.

Windows Live recently launched the national “Portraits of Mom” contest and is giving you a chance to honor mom by uploading a photo of her (through May 15th) for a chance to win some cool prizes (video cameras, laptops, family vacations, etc.).

To enter portraitsofmom.com.

P.S. If you’re in New York or San Francisco this week, look up the Windows Live portrait studio – they’re giving away free portrait sessions for moms!