Week 33 of My Project 52 Photography Challenge: People

Posted on Aug 26, 2015 in Project 52 | 8 Comments

Week 33 of My Project 52 Photography Challenge: People

It would figure that the week my Project 52 Photography Challenge assignment is “People”, would be the week that we were camping. This year, our family took our first “real” camping trip. We went to one of my favorite camping spots as a kid, and we chose this particular campground because I always remember having tons of other kids to play with. Since Simon is our only child, I wanted him to be able to make friends with the kids at the neighboring campsites and have fun riding his bike and catching minnows, like I did when I was growing up.dancing in the rain

So, last Tuesday, we packed up our things and headed off to Rocky Gap State Park, for our first family camping trip. Little did I know that we would be one of two campers in the entire loop!  As great as it was to have so much privacy and quiet while camping, I was a little bummed that Simon didn’t have any other kids to play with, and I wasn’t going to have many people to photograph.

Not to mention- it poured.

But, the Smuteks weren’t about to let an insane amount a little rain get us down. Mommy & Daddy both had fun playing in the rain with our mini camper, and I got to photograph my favorite people, having the time of their lives, with each other. This summer was filled with so much fun and activity and I was initially so bummed when I saw the weather forecast for our camping trip. But you  know what?, the time we spent playing in the rain, and sitting together on the porch to stay dry, was easily some of my favorite moments this summer. I love these two people so much.

We had so much fun on our little camping trip, to Rocky Gap State Park, and I can’t wait to share more with you, later this week!

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  1. Krista A. Jones
    August 26, 2015

    Oh no! Rain! But I’m glad to hear you still had fun!

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  2. Dani
    August 26, 2015

    I love this photo and I love that you all still played and had fun in the rain!

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  3. Tara
    August 26, 2015

    Ahh that stinks that it rained and was empty! But your optimism is awesome and it can definitely be fun to play in the rain :)

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  4. Brea
    August 26, 2015

    This is such a precious post, Jen. I love that you guys embraced it and had an awesome time making new memories anyway.

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  5. Natalie
    August 26, 2015

    Glad you were able to have fun in the rain!

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  6. Lauren C
    August 26, 2015

    I’m not surprised at all that you made the best of the rain. :) I can’t wait to hear more about your camping trip soon!

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  8. Tara
    September 3, 2015

    Bet that will be a trip and memory that Simon will remember forever! I still remember running with no shoes on along the curbs in the rain when I was a little girl… Love me some rain!

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