After all the birthday excitement was over, or at least winding down, I pretended to be a fly on the wall and took some pictures of the boys and their bedtime routine.

I squeezed in a trip to Cleveland last week  for a special nephew’s 4th birthday (photos coming soon!) and had a chance to take some family photos for my cousins. We had a beautiful, crisp fall morning to work with and had fun bouncing between indoor and outdoor locations. Thank you both for accommodating my schedule with the early – and I mean early! – morning shoot. Can’t wait for the next visit!

I think someone’s flirting with the photographer here :)

And maybe here too!

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…are getting so big!

A few portraits to preview the annual Syracuse Shakespeare Festival, and in particular, the Shakespeare in the Park production of The Tempest. Thornden Park is such a cool venue for this event! The show runs through the 23^rd – check out their site for details.

My big sister and I have been talking about doing a fun family portrait shoot for some time now, and somehow, during a recent visit packed full with activity, we pulled it off! Even two tired little boys couldn’t resist the fun of being turned upside down, over and over and over again.