Moore posted the iconic Instagram photo in which Obama walks behind her smiling children, who are unaware of his presence. The photo got 33,000 views and hundreds of comments —

That’s a lot to spring on them! A Virginia family got the surprise of a lifetime while posing next to the famed cherry blossom trees in Washington, DC — when former president Barack Obama photobombed the perfect shot.

A family photoshoot in Washington, D.C. was briefly interrupted by former president Barack Obama, who inadvertently walked in the background while two children were posing for pictures. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.