Look at those curls! Nicely done candid, but not what I would probably define as a portrait. Looks just a tad blurry on the eyes, which I think is very important in a person shot. Nice colors.
I love the colors of the picture and the frame choice is a great balance. I think it is hard to get quite the right lighting when it is not a "studio" shot. So this is a great capture of a candid in my opinion. This will make a great family memento!
in my time at DPC I've always gotten bad comments about my frames - and never ever once has someone told me they wish my unframed photo had one.
The very strong lighting overpowering your subject (with the background almost all the way to black) makes this feel like a snapshot. Hard to give that a great score framed or not. :-)
Hope that's helpful. I'm sure it's a great memory to have captured.