Oh, how I adore the Izyk family. They were my first family session after moving to Oswego, and I was so honored they trusted the new girl in town with their memories. Their boys, only 1 and 3 at the time, were the cutest things, and loved their Mamma and Daddy, and each other, so much. I learned some great technical things from their session, and working with them left me with a new confidence about moving to central New York.

Flash forward to October, and needless to say I was excited to work with this sweet family for the third year in a row, and to meet their new addition! We met up at Fallbrook Lodge in Oswego, hoping to take advantage of the awesome upstate NY foliage (and it didn’t disappoint). We started off near the tall grass for some nice layering, then headed over toward the barn where we could capture the fall leaves behind them.

One of my favorite things about working with families is seeing their kids grow from year to year, and I found myself enjoying watching the boys’ personalities emerge. Their oldest had become so responsible, and both boys were excited to show off their listening and sitting skills they’d been learning in school this year. They were both so affectionate and attentive to their sister; poor thing will probably never have a boyfriend! It’s easy to see that Kaitlyn and Dalton are present and intentional parents, their boys were so sweet and well mannered, and even offered to carry the blanket for me, like, are you kidding?

I went into this session planning for sunnier skies, and the heavily overcast day we ended up with warranted some location and background changes, but honestly, I’m so in love with the glowy dimension we got in these images, I wouldn’t trade it. I think the one of Kaitlyn and her baby girl is one of my all-time favorite images.

We ended our session watching the boys race down the hill back toward the car, and I left Fallbrook lodge thinking, “This is why I love my job!” Izyk fam, I’ll work with you anytime.