party of three: 2/52

Whew! I barely squeaked in with my Party of Three pictures this week. I procrastinated until this morning, the Tiny Tornado was not feeling 100%, I was experimenting with off-camera flash, the boys only had two days of school this week (and were a bit nutty), and right before we began taking pictures, the Tornado tripped up the stairs and bit her tongue (or lip)...I don't think we ever figured it out. We began the pictures with red eyes, a runny nose, a blotchy face and an injury to an unidentified part of the oral cavity. Not the best combo.

So here's my shot for week two:


No seriously, that's the picture.

If only you could be a fly on the wall at our house. With Collin and Drew both in karate, guess who insists on having her own belt. So we have a red belt, and green belt and a snake belt.

And now for some outtakes:
(Trust me, we tried to remove the sippy cup but decided it just wasn't worth it. And it's doing a great job of hiding the face issues mentioned above.


A certain member of our family doesn't like headless artsy shots. Until a certain grandpa can properly expose and get three kids with varying heights in focus and who can move faster than any shutter speed known to my camera, then I will invite him to enjoy what we have here. (Hi dad!) :-)


Notice Drew in the green belt. Growth spurt, anyone?
(It's a little known fact that capri-wearing ninjas are fierce).


I think they're discussing whether or not to mutiny. Livia was very much over the pictures at this point.


To prevent the Tornado from completely falling apart, here she is being soothed by a game of Ring Around the Rosy.


For the record, I didn't suggest this idea; the boys did. That's how awesome they are. ♥