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This is a tough one, Beth. You have (photographically) a linear composition of three similarly blonde-haired (hued), light-flesh-valued, utterly featureless faces (without descriptive line, light-driven value or coloration), almost straight across the middle of the canvas (or paper), with a non-contrasting background -- all of which will be your starting point for a "portrait". The kids are dressed in colorful, variegated clothing patterns -- which might make a nice fashion spread for a Penneys ad, but it won't reveal anything about these kids. And you'll have to completely invent a background as well.
I realize that you were given this reference and are trying to make the most of it. Not many could, but some would be willing to have a go. This is one I'd say to, "I'd love to, I'm sorry, I can't. Both of us will be disappointed."
Unless, of course, you're doing it for free, or a couple hundred bucks. (Though I think there will still be disappointment.)
This will be my only input, since we're only looking at the resource. But what happens with it later will, I suspect, be heavily influenced by this reference photo.
Please build this critique into the body of other comments from many members on previous postings about the challenges of difficult references that you've struggled with.
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