Four kids here. 8 (boy), 6 (girl), 4(girl), 1(girl). It really does get better. There are hard times, and sometimes you may regret it, but it always gets better. There are lots of great books out there to help you out. I’ve read a great deal of them, and I’d be happy to recommend as many as you need. There is a great podcast by Janet Lansbury called Unruffled. I highly recommend it.

I would have to put a cap at 500 dollars

I’m not against using my camera in manual mode, but I tend to lean towards program mode since I am generally just trying to capture moments of my kids

Okay! I’ll let you know when I get it up :)

This may seem like a silly question, but can I use this image on my website without any legal issues? Obviously I wouldn’t claim any ownership over it