party of three: 46/52 (the vision/the reality)

For this edition of party of three, I thought it would be fun to play a little game called The Vision/The Reality so you could witness a little behind-the-scenes action during a typical Bonnie 5 photo shoot. Fun, right? :-)

First up, the vision:


The reality.


The vision:


The reality. (distraction by squirrel)


The vision:


The reality:


The vision:


The reality:


The vision:


The reality: (brothers are yummy)


Is it just me, or is the reality more interesting than the vision? ;-) A few more pictures from our evening, in no particular order:

Yes, you've already seen this one. I love it that much.







I had so many more pictures to share, but the fact is I've got a ton going on this week and my computer is crashing. Like really crashing. My screen has gone completely black several times today. (eek)

Also, can I just tell you...the comments you guys left yesterday on my inspire me post truly warmed my heart! Thank you to every single person that took the time to encourage me, and I will be around soon to visit you too! ♥ I'm a little slow because of my computer that doesn't want to cooperate and keeps locking up, but thank you so VERY much! If you haven't had a chance to read yesterday's post, be sure to click over because in it I shared the style of photography that truly inspires me (and it might not be what you think!) Thanks for looking! :-)

party of three: 44/52

I'm not sure why I thought it would be a good idea to take Collin, Drew and Motion Blur out to the backyard just minutes before going trick-or-treating last week. But that's how we roll (says my 10 year old)...so here are a few quick snapshots before the evening festivities.


I can't comment on the fact that Drew's head thing is inside out. My only responsibility was to dress the ladybug.






Three kids in the same shot? Shocking.


Are you ready for a blurry blooper? I certainly didn't get many shots of all three kids together due to machete swiping and bullying.




Oh wait! Before you go, here's a story that (if you know me) won't come as much of a surprise. On Monday the 24th Doron came home from work early, we got the kids all dressed up and headed to the annual Boo at the Zoo. We were amazed that on our way to the zoo, traffic was rather decent.


We were also amazed to find an empty parking lot. {gulp}


Gotta love my kids. Not one of them was phased in the least. In fact, the boys just laughed. :-) (Have they come to expect this behavior from me?) So we promised to take them to the actual opening night of Boo at the Zoo (Wednesday), and took them to the park on our way home.


Everytime I see this picture, I think "Shiiiing!"


We did a Boo at the Zoo re-do a couple nights later and the kids had a blast!


Happy Halloween! ♥ Hope you had a great one!

party of three: 26/52

I'll bet you thought I forgot all about my weekly Party of Three shots, right? I remember saying that when summer came, it would be much easier to get shots of my kids together. Um, WRONG. When your kids play every sport known to mankind, the practice and game schedules can get a little hectic. Lately we've had baseball games last until 10:00pm.

We're leaving for vacation (and I'm supposed to be packing), so I'm going to make this a quick one. I feel like these photos are a step back from where I'm trying to go with my photography, but I came ready with an excuse: From the very first shot I noticed my camera battery was dying, so I didn't get a chance to snap all the "little details" like I'd planned. Some of these shots are a little snapshot-y, and I would have liked to put more thought into it. My run baby, run post is more the style of photography I'd like to work on.

But anyway, here we go! Here's my picture for week 26.


TT started out slow on the small water slide.




The big slide looked a little daunting, even for a tiny tornado.


But there's always a brother to help.


This isn't really the face I was going for here...and you would have DIED if you saw her face at the end of her first trip down the slide - tee hee! But I had to keep running into the house to charge my battery for a few minutes at a time. Stay tuned for more water slide shots this summer. TT is a PRO now! :-)




I love the relationship between these two. They always build each other up...never put each other down.


But let's be real. This isn't quilting club. They are brothers after all.






My sweet boy turned 7 today. Happy Birthday Drew! ♥




Here's Collin at 9 1/2. I guess I'm documenting their ages today because who knows when I'll get to another Party of Three post. :-)












OK, so there you have it...my kids at week 26. Thanks to everyone who left such sweet comments on my pictures this week. I'll be away from the computer for a while, so I'll catch up with you all when we get back. Off to the cabin!

party of three: 15/52

Well helloooooo there! :-) I have a couple posts waiting in the wings, but if you've stopped by my blog lately you've noticed that my pictures can't be seen because of an issue with Photobucket.

So I'm curious...would you guys mind leaving me a comment telling me what image host you use to upload photos on your blog? I see many of you use Flickr (that's what I used for this picture)...and I'm just trying to figure out the best way to do it. It seems like no one uses Photobucket except me. Hmmmmm. Anyone?

I'd love to love Flickr, but it oversharpens my thumbnails which kind of bugs me a bit, but I don't think it oversharpened my picture below. Maybe it's just the thumbnails in the photostream? Help/suggestions? Thank you so much! :-)

OK, now on to the picture at hand. A word of warning to any of my feet phobia friends. The following picture contains 30 little toes - beware! (Lori, can we still be friends after this?) ;-)



I'm happy to report that my genes prevailed in the feet department, and all three of my kiddos have toes that go neatly in order...tallest to shortest. The correct way. My husband will argue that the second toe being longer than the big toe is the correct way. It's not.

(You know I'm kidding, right)?

So there's my picture for week 15, uploaded through Flickr. It seemed to work out OK - yay! I had to upgrade my Photobucket account because I exceeded the maximum amount of storage space. Is the same true with Flickr? I'd love any comments about how you upload your photos! Thanks! ♥

party of three: 12/52

party of three: 11/52

Happy Friday everyone! ♥ I need to get caught up on a couple weeks of my Party of Three pictures. I took two weeks worth in Florida, but just need to get them uploaded. Here is the set for week 11.

Picture of the week:


If you're waiting for beautiful shots of my kids on the beach at sunrise/sunset wearing coordinating outfits....yeah, that didn't happen.




If you'd like a dose of harsh, midday sun...well, we got plenty of that. ;-) (See squinting and nose-wrinkling below).




We all have different reactions to the beach. A typically calm child remains calm.


A tiny tornado too, remains calm.


A middle child, on the other hand, might have a different reaction.










Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek! :-) Have a wonderful weekend! XO