On this day, the poor boys had missed their naps and were super tired.  We learned that while one was cranky and tired, the other was totally slap-happy in his exhaustion.  Now the craziest part of this session are the twins, themselves.  Apparently, they aren’t identical twins – but you could have fooled me!  They look like mirror twins, don’t they?!  I love their big, blue eyes.  I hope they had a safe trip and enjoyed their visit with grandma!

This first set of twins I met last year during the special needs mini-sessions.  They have really grown in their development since then!  Both kids are on the autism spectrum, but with different strengths and challenges.  They were super fun, and I was greatly entertained by the sister who loved to spin in her dress and be girly.

And then we had another set of twins!  But this time it was only the brother who has developmental delays and autism.  They were also full of smiles and giggles.

I have photographed this family a few times in the past, but it has been almost two years since I saw them (when their girl was a newborn).  Their son has Chromosome 18q, which includes cerebral palsy, vision impairment, and general muscle weakness.  It was great to see them again.  I love their colors!  Since he cannot sit on his own, we leaned him back, and I edited out his dad’s supporting hand.

This next family were so much fun.  You could just feel their love and laughter.  And you would never know that their son is on the spectrum.  Kudos to them for all the therapy – it has certainly paid off!

This next young man was a great wrap up to the day.  He also has autism.  His special interests are movies.  While he is currently obsessed with the movie Up, he is actually an old movie fan, and apparently loves the older actresses, especially Jessica Lange from King Kong.  I asked what movie was his favorite one with her.  His response:  “Any where she is the cutest.”  LOL

This first family were so sweet.  They had never had a family picture together, and what better time before it expands to include a new baby?  Their son has hearing loss and agensis of corpus callosum (developmental delay) and is nonverbal.  He was a very happy boy.  I hope I get to see them all again when the baby arrives!

Our next family had two children – a boy and a girl.   The little girl was not interested in having her picture taken, but we still had fun.  The little boy kept wanting to show me his “bend”, which was what is below.  LOL

The next session was with this handsome boy with autism.  Unfortunately, after he came and sat on the couch for all of 5 seconds, he started crying, and we were unable to get him to calm down.    Some days are just not good days, and unfortunately this was one of them.  But you can see he had the most beautiful eyes.

This next young man officially wins the title of funniest client ever.  He is 29 years old and has autism.  His mother brought him in, and I initially asked if he wanted to sit or stand.  “Stand,” he replied, but his mother said that he usually has echolalia (repeating what is said).  But I quickly learned that he was a huge ham! LOL  “CHEESE!” he yelled, to which I laughed and said, “I hate cheese!”  Then he smiled and said, “cheeeeeese….BURGER!”  LOL  He went on and on with yelling out food and making me hungry.  He really was a wonderful guy so full of joy and laughter.

This next family I had met last year during my special needs mini-sessions, and they returned again.  Aren’t they a gorgeous family?  Their little boy has autism and didn’t necessarily want to be still or look at me, but we got some wonderful family pictures anyway.