Pictures Very Dark

Hello I am a father who takes pictures of his 4 kids, I am no where near a professional. That said, I have always used the Auto setting on the camera. Up to 2 weeks ago, this worked perfectly fine. In the last 2 weeks every other picture is very dark. The ones that are not dark, are perfect. So weird. So dark i can not even use. However I am 100% sure the flash is going off. I am curious if one of my kids maybe touched a setting? Any Ideas? ThanksSteve

How about i just list the info, maybe that will work.   I can not thank you all enough for all this help! BAD:Camera:Canon EOS REBEL T3iLens:Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II
Shot at 28 mm (shot wide open)Exposure:Auto exposure, Program AE, 1/64 sec, f/4, ISO 400Flash:On, FiredFocus:AI Focus AF, with a depth of field of from 1.82 m to 1.13 m.
AF Area Mode: AutoDate:July 28, 2015   8:01:37AM (timezone not specified)
(2 hours, 15 minutes, 22 seconds ago, assuming image timezone of US Pacific)File:5,184 × 3,456 JPEG (17.9 megapixels)
3,809,645 bytes (3.6 megabytes)Color Encoding:WARNING: Color space tagged as sRGB, without an embedded color profile. Windows and Mac browsers and apps treat the colors randomly.
  GoodCamera:Canon EOS REBEL T3iLens:Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II
Shot at 28 mm (shot wide open)Exposure:Auto exposure, Program AE, 1/64 sec, f/4, ISO 400Flash:On, FiredFocus:AI Focus AF, with a depth of field of from 1.82 m to 1.13 m.
AF Area Mode: AutoDate:July 28, 2015   8:01:36AM (timezone not specified)
(2 hours, 16 minutes, 59 seconds ago, assuming image timezone of US Pacific)File:5,184 × 3,456 JPEG (17.9 megapixels)
7,560,691 bytes (7.2 megabytes)Color Encoding:WARNING: Color space tagged as sRGB, without an embedded color profile. Windows and Mac browsers and apps treat the colors randomly.

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