Erin Pictures are in!!!

Just a quick post to let you all know Erin says I can post the link to our family pictures!! They are amazing!! go to www.erinbellphotography.com click on speed type and then you will see clients, the password is my maiden last name :) Enjoy!!

Big kids

A few last minute practice shots before the big day tomorrow. Of course not MY big day but recording a big day for Steve and Katie!! I am learning to use my flash better :) All these pics I used flash or fill in flash. I am so glad I got the best flash :) IT allows me the most control, I can even control the output! My princess is getting so grown up. She's hard to photograph because she always makes an unnatural face or she just doesn't look like her, but I think these two came out just like Maria, despite the messy hands, this was really an impromptu pic to see if I could get my light right on a whim. Prayers for tomorrow that we get some sunlight at 5 and that I get it all right, enough to capture some moments at least. AAAHHHH I'm sooo nervous, but don't tell Katie she told me NOT to freak (yeah right)
ANd the kids with the matching shirts was for a rules rally at school. they said they were twins, Lolly and Dolly, too funny.

It's photos like these that I just want to jump up and down!! Of course, that might be because I am the mom of this incredible unique challenging full of love little boy :)

Times a Goin'

School has started, and I haven't posted pics yet. Let's see,the countdown to the wedding is two weeks, Steve and Katie I doubt are as nervous as I am LOL My classes are ok. One class is called The exceptional learner which is a requirement for the degree. It is a class that tells teachers about special needs and gifted and talented. I feel like the spy, a parent of a SPED kid but no one knows...yet :D Maria has taken to first grade like a fish to water, see all those tears months before were wasted! Matthew is happy to be in structure again. His only deal lately is sleep. He wakes often in the night requiring me to get up and go to his bed for some time. The other night, it was 4 times, and Ben wake once so that made 5 times in one night. We're trying different things, but this has been going on since around the time Benjamin was born. I did read online that sleep troubles in older autistic kids is common, is he getting "older" already?
We had our photo shoot with Erin Bell, wow how fun! Well, it was fun afterwards :) It was the most humid day Sunday. So Matthew has wet hair in half the shots I am sure. I'd love to pick her brain on how she shoots and all that. Can't wait to see the proofs, man oh man I can't wait! 10 days she said, hopefully not longer than that. She was super cool and I am sure we'll be seeing her again. The kids loved her!!
I took an opportunity to shoot Benjamin in the tea cup one last time. THere are only so many days left that I can have him outside naked for pics. He was trying to eat grass as usual, not a very cooperative model anymore these days, but I think I got a couple of good ones. What I would love to learn is how to post process my pics; they are missing that extra wow :( When I am done with my degree and have extra money for classes and the latest Photoshop program..and then my photo subjects will be gone :( Well, anyway, more important things to do in life I guess.
Here are the kids on the first day of school and here is my cup o' ben.