my usual golden hours for photography are in the evening..as the sun is low in the sky, but families with toddlers who go to bed at this time would rather have happy then golden. however, the sun is also in that great spot early in the morning. and tom and abby's parents claim that 8am feels a little more like noon to them :) so we met at antioch park in the early golden hours and had great fun with balloons and swings and it worked out perfectly.