VaughnMom
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20 July 2011
12 July 2011
beach trip #3 for me……
The boys and I returned yesterday from a spontaneous weekend getaway to the beach……
{this shot took about four takes and if you pay close attention you’ll notice that I got “PUNK’D” by my 6yo son as they were all supposed to jump on the count of three, yet he had *no* intentions of jumping as evidenced by his thrusting of his friends forward and his remaining atop the pool deck after the other five bodies splashed into the water}
the “special” circumstances surrounding this trip combined with the company of these six kiddos made for an extended weekend chock full ‘o fun in the sun!
My camera did suffer some misfortune along the way and will be taking a trip to the camera shop for repair ASAP!
Therefore, all the pics you’ll see are iPhone snapshots. I am a sucker for the overprocessed appeal of the Hipstamatic shot, so here’s the recap of our beach-pool, splish-splashing, swimming, jumping, sliding, wading, kick-boarding, cannon-balling weekend!
This last shot, though not taken with the Hipstamatic app, turned out super cool. I took it in HDR setting on my iPhone and it appears that because it was an action shot, the series of images were transposed on themselves on the way down thus producing a somewhat transparent effect. Accidental, but neat nonetheless!!
Yes, this makes beach trip #3 for me this summer and I’m shooting for a record 4 in one summer!!
When in a pinch, the iPhone4 camera certainly fills in nicely……
30 June 2011
26 June 2011
Red & Blue
I’m not even sure how, when or why this designation, if you will, in our family began……..
But for as long as I can now recall and in as many items as I can put my finger on,
Buck-a-roo is red
and Frank-o is blue
from backpacks, lunchboxes, and tshirts
to swimsuits, beachtowels, and waterguns
from Ipods, fishing nets, and tennis shoes
to toys, toothbrushes, to school supplies
If you look closely, you can even see our unintentional, almost now habitually action represented here
It works for us……..
21 June 2011
it’s a hard knock life for me…..
a weekend at the beach, sans kids, with my husband
a weekend at the beach, sans kids, with my husband
and my brother whom I haven’t seen in 6 months (since he moved to Los Angeles)
a weekend at the beach, sans kids, with my husband
and my brother whom I haven’t seen in 6 months (since he moved to Los Angeles)
surrounded by good looking men
a weekend at the beach, sans kids, with my husband
and my brother whom I haven’t seen in 6 months (since he moved to Los Angeles)
surrounded by good looking men
engaged in friendly competition
a weekend at the beach, sans kids, with my husband
and my brother whom I haven’t seen in 6 months (since he moved to Los Angeles)
surrounded by good looking men
engaged in friendly competition
consuming adult beverages
a weekend at the beach, sans kids, with my husband
and my brother whom I haven’t seen in 6 months (since he moved to Los Angeles)
surrounded by good looking men
engaged in friendly competition
consuming adult beverages
all amidst the sun and sand
……pretty much sums up my three day weekend!!
{thanks MOM!!!!}
19 June 2011
our Dad…..
From Frank-o…
My Daddy’s name is ….. Dad.
My Dad’s job is …… sell cars.
My dad is really ….. strong.
He loves to eat ….. chips and meat {read: taco salad}.
He’s the best dad because ….. he is great.
My dad helps me ….. cut the grass. {heeheehee}
I love my dad…
From Buck-a-roo…
My daddy’s name is ….. Jack.
He is ….. 36 years old.
He is ….. really tall and weighs ….. 155 pounds. {heeheehee}
He loves to ….. throw me in the pool.
My dad is really good at ….. doing pushups.
It makes him happy when I ….. listen to him.
I’m just like him…
Happy Father’s Day!
07 June 2011
He…….
…….graduated from PreK4 the week before our cruise
…….played a farmer with a “singing part” in the End of the Year Program
……hugs his teachers every morning and afternoon
……has excelled at reading
…….is most excited about attending Kindergarten next year at the “big school” with his big brother
……plays soccer and tball and gives it his all, always
……reminds me daily of my younger brother in so many ways
……keeps his fingers on his face, near his nose, and in his mouth
……is still small in size, but packs a large punch in character, personality, attitude, demeanor
……loves music and sings constantly and can remember the words to a song after hearing it only once
……lights up a room with his smile
……is the “baby” of the family
……is a go-getter in every meaning of the phrase
……enjoys television and video games and could have a slight problem with moderation if we’d allow
……requests chips and salsa for dinner on a regular basis
……is the best son and little brother that we could imagine
……turns 5 years old TODAY!
Happy Birthday Frank-o!
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