Adventure Awaits! Destination Family Photography in Texas
Houston Metro Area to Mayfield Park, Austin, TX
"Have camera...will travel!!!"
Usually spotted in the Houston Metro area shooting outdoor family sessions, my family and I decided to visit the beautiful hills of Austin, TX. We were not disapointed! Such glorious Autumn days in Austin's Mayfield Park. Skipping streams, climbing rocks, and soaking up the drenching sunshine and golden light. Oh yeah...and free-range peacocks! What an amazing place to bring tiny, fiesty balls of energy.
Cute pre-school boy with a big smile houston outdoor family session
Brothers laughing in the sun during a houston outdoor family session
free range peacock in mayfield park
pink blossomed tree hanging over a creek in mayfield park
Houston teen girl smiling in the sun with lens flare and rim lit hair during outdoor family session
After a short, stream-hopping hike, the woods thinned a bit and slowly opened up to a clearing with a beautiful staircase built right into the rock! It was perfect for a family photo! Of course, this was all I could get...they're smiling, right?
Houston Family Photo on the cedar stairs in mayfield park
Boys on a Boulder during Houston Metro Family Session
But what really took my breath away (as a photographer looking for the "perfect" setting), was the completely unexpected, totally stunning, wooden TEPEE! casually constructed along the side of the path! Of course I made the boys get in...
Pre-school boy in a wooden teepee wearing buffalo plaid during a Houston Metro Outdoor Family session in the woods
Boy in a wood teepee during Houston Metro family session
Strangely, they were not quite as thrilled as I. No matter. Next up, the teenage girl...who gave me gold.
Teen girl in a wood teepee during houston metro family outdoor photo session
Houston Metro teen girl in wood teepee during outdoor family photo session
Smiling Houston Metro teen girl closeup in wood teepee and grey sweatshirt during outdoor family photo session
Yes, the boys much preferred the hike back through the woods and up the Austin chalk cliffs.
Houston preschool boy in buffalo plaid jacket with a stick in the woods during a family photo session
vines on the trees in mayfield park
Houston Metro Family hiking up the Austin chalk hills during an outdoor family photo session
As we reached the park entrance, the sun had properly set and the sky was ablaze with color. The peacocks roosted in the trees, and the evening was hushed and still. Such a perfect ending.
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Hiking With Boys and Laughing all the way
Sunset on the Peacock's Roost
A boy with a stick in the woods in buffalo plaid