I met up with the Cooper Family at Balcones District Parkfor their Bluebonnet portrait session.
Some sessions lend themselves to more laughter and more excitement – like when Matt (3) tripped and fell in dog poop on our way to the bluebonnets (pictures taken so far: 0) or when Matt (3) jumped up enthusiastically & unexpectedly and gave his dad a black eye (pictures taken: 50% done). What else can I say? Three-year-olds – they keep you on your toes. And luckily, Lorraine is super action-ready with the wet wipes.
But, oh how sweet Henry (6) was holding his little brother, Sebastian (6 months)!
Please enjoy this sneak peek of their Bluebonnet Portrait session. To see all the photos and purchase prints from their session click HERE.
===== stephanie friedman. austin family photography. your life. close-up =====
If you take the Blue Trail at St. Edward’s Park – you can come across this idyllic scene as well. Miles was happy to throw rocks into Bull Creek as we stopped in our explorations.
As long as the water stays high, it would make a lovely background for family photos – especially if you want to wade in and don’t mind getting wet as well.
Updating with some Bluebonnet field/Trail pics as well:
And from a few weeks earlier…
We went to visit Balcones District Park – I was curious if their wildflower field was doing anything yet (answer: no). But we had the hiking trails to ourselves (except for a few dog walkers) – and the playground was empty.
I’m sure we’ll be back in a few weeks to keep an eye out for bluebonnets.
===== stephanie friedman. austin family photography. your life. close-up =====
We went exploring the Lower Falls at McKinney Falls State Park with the boys over Presidents Day weekend. Rocks were collected then thrown for skipping or biggest splash purposes. Trees were climbed; trails were run upon.
It’s about a 30 minute drive from North Austin – and totally worth it for kid friendly hikes.
Websites store cookies to enhance functionality and personalise your experience. You can manage your preferences, but blocking some cookies may impact site performance and services.
Essential cookies enable basic functions and are necessary for the proper function of the website.
Name
Description
Duration
Cookie Preferences
This cookie is used to store the user's cookie consent preferences.
30 days
These cookies are needed for adding comments on this website.
Name
Description
Duration
comment_author
Used to track the user across multiple sessions.
Session
comment_author_email
Used to track the user across multiple sessions.
Session
comment_author_url
Used to track the user across multiple sessions.
Session
Statistics cookies collect information anonymously. This information helps us understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions.
ID used to identify users for 24 hours after last activity
24 hours
_gat
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests when using Google Tag Manager
1 minute
_gac_
Contains information related to marketing campaigns of the user. These are shared with Google AdWords / Google Ads when the Google Ads and Google Analytics accounts are linked together.
90 days
__utma
ID used to identify users and sessions
2 years after last activity
__utmt
Used to monitor number of Google Analytics server requests
10 minutes
__utmb
Used to distinguish new sessions and visits. This cookie is set when the GA.js javascript library is loaded and there is no existing __utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
30 minutes after last activity
__utmc
Used only with old Urchin versions of Google Analytics and not with GA.js. Was used to distinguish between new sessions and visits at the end of a session.
End of session (browser)
__utmz
Contains information about the traffic source or campaign that directed user to the website. The cookie is set when the GA.js javascript is loaded and updated when data is sent to the Google Anaytics server
6 months after last activity
__utmv
Contains custom information set by the web developer via the _setCustomVar method in Google Analytics. This cookie is updated every time new data is sent to the Google Analytics server.
2 years after last activity
__utmx
Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test.
18 months
_ga
ID used to identify users
2 years
_gali
Used by Google Analytics to determine which links on a page are being clicked
30 seconds
Clarity is a web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic.
Thinking about a portrait session in March, April or May 2016?