Wednesday, June 10, 2009

The other side of the camera - Camping!

Forever In Blue Jeans

I'm participating in what I think is a really smart weekly challenge hosted by Carin at Forever in Blue Jeans. It seems like mamas spend an awful lot of time behind the camera. The idea of this challenge is for mamas to get on the other side of the camera in at least one photo a week.

When my boys grow up they'll inherit hundreds of thousands of photos taken from their childhood, but how many of those will show their mama? At least for this year I can answer 52!
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This past week I did a lousy job of getting in the picture. And now it's Wednesday night and the boys are asleep. So what's a gal to do?

Post pics of her kids with the rest of the family, of course.

Luckily this past weekend we went camping with my parents so I got plenty of pics. This was the second year we've done this trip and everyone just loves it. So if you'll indulge me, this will be my camping post as well as my 52-weeks/mama-in-the-pic post.

We started the weekend at a small zoo located not far from the campgrounds. The boys checked out the parrot and the parrot checked out the boys.
Ummm, guys? Look behind you!
Yep...behind you too, Jack!
Then we were off to the the campsite. Here is my dad with Jack and camera-shy Logan.
Did I mention that we weren't exactly roughing it? This was our tent. Yep, it had beds...and down comforters!
The boys spent their days painting treasure boxes from my mom,
goofing off with their Papa,
playing soccer with Papa,
and Granddad.
Of course, we spent our nights making s'mores.
Last and certainly least is this pic of me and the boys. (Please keep in mind that this is after two nights of camping.)

29 comments:

  1. Nice tent for sure. I want those comforters for my bedroom. :) Love that snap shot of you and the boys...so in the moment. Very sweet.

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  2. Awesome pictures! Man what a tent!

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  3. Okay..now, if that was the kind of camping that our friends did, then I would make to be there!!!!

    So awesome!! LOL

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  4. Wow, what a tent!!
    You sure know how to rough it out,LOL!!

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  5. It looks like you had a lovely time. Heck I love the then you stayed in. It looks bigger than my bedroom now. =)

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  6. looks awesome I would love to 'camp' like that my husband is a purist no tent no bag just a wool blanket and a rock for a pillow therefor I HATE CAMPING

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  7. I love how big the smiles are. You can tell everyone was having a blast!

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  8. that cabin looks like it belongs in House and Garden! Looks like you all had a great time! Did you pack any cream of tartar?

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  9. Now that's the kind of camping I can get into. What a fun trip and great pic of you and the boys.

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  10. WOW! NOw thats the kind of camping I need to do. I would love it and so would the kids. Great photos.

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  11. We love the zoo...and camping and hope to do both this summer as well. Thanks for sharing your trip...looks like fun! Great pictures!

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  12. So cool! is that how you camp in California! ha ha! those beds are nicer than my own in our house, LOL! That looked so fun...love all the pictures, especially of you and your monkeys!

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  13. Now that is my kind of camping! I would even try this out. Check out my Tuesday Tidbits from last week to see my thoughts on camping.

    This looks like a fun trip. Two years ago we went on vacation with my folks and sister and brother in law. It special to share some down time together.

    You look great for two days of camping. I would not be in any shape for pictures after two days without a blow dryer.

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  14. Ok....I never was one for camping until two seconds ago! That tent is so cool!!!!!

    I have just been peeking more at your blog and noticed that you are LID for a child in China! Congratulations....it is one amazing journey. I hope its ok to hop on at a follower?

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  15. I LOVE your new look!!!!!! Way too cool!
    Looks like you guys had a ball. That tent is my idea of roughing it! :)

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  16. Whao, those tents are awesome!!!

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  17. That is my kind of camping....Looks like you all had a great time!! Great pictures

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  18. What great pictures! It looks like everyone had so much fun! Those tents are really too cool!

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  19. Okay my tent will not look like that this summer, oh how i wsh it would. Great pictures though. You look good fo someone camping for 2 days (even luxury camping)

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  20. That tent is awesome!! If I could find one like that I'd go camping every weekend!! LOL

    Looks like you had a fantastic time. :)

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  21. Wow where do you find a camping spot like that? Those beds look so cozy and just as exciting to camp-out in. Very cool. We love camping. Check out our last amping trip http://andrea-learn-something-new.blogspot.com/2009/04/dinosaur-valley-state-park.html

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  22. I love the zoo pics and I love love love how you go camping!! I think I might actually be able to manage if we camped like that!! lol

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  23. That is my kind of tent. I could totally camp with a tent like that.

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  24. I like your way of camping!! We do it "the old fashioned" way, you know with sleeping bags and bugs :)
    That place looks wonderful!!
    I love seeing pictures of little ones enteracting with their grandparents!

    CUTIE CUTE!

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  25. Great series of pictures! the last one is great cuz I love the look on his face as you are smooching him! Looks as though fun was had by all and I have to tell you that I wouldn't mind camping if it was like that everywhere!!!

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  26. It looks like you guys had fun! And I love the name of your blog - how appropriate! : )

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  27. Your post is a perfect example of why we're in this challenge... it's so fun and easy to get pictures of our kids with other family members doing lots of fun things. Glad you got one of you, too. Your post looks like so much fun.

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  28. I wish this was the kind of camping my husband like to do. Instead, we were all freezing in our sleeping bags in the tent. I've very jealous!

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