The Cooks

I hung out with a really cool family last night. What makes them even cooler is that they recently lived in my home state of Oregon before moving back to Las Vegas. We Oregonians have to stick together! It also helps that she works with my husband, but that's besides the point! :) Anyway, Derek and Rebecca have two beautiful kids. Rebecca just had her second child a few weeks before I had my son so I felt a connection with her from the beginning. One thing I admire about their marriage is how well they work together. From communication with one another to their children, they worked together as a team and that's priceless.

We first set a shoot date out at Lake Las Vegas this past weekend, but that happened to be the coldest days in Las Vegas history (or so it felt like it!). So we took some cute shots and then called it a day. I went to their home last night to finish the shoot and we had even more fun. Thanks guys for your patience with this weather. We never know what we're going to get this time of year. I hope you enjoy the photos and I look forward to that play date Rebecca!

The Nelson Family

I love my job. I love my job even more when I get to work with awesome people like the Nelson's. They just had a baby girl, Sloan, a week or so ago and she is precious! We did some family photos and them some of just their little princess. It was a blast. We had a grand finale of photos where we brought in their two huge dogs. They played around a bit and then the dogs were ready to get their photos taken. For dogs the size of people, they were amazingly well behaved. How cool is that!? Anyway, Slade and Courtney you have a beautiful family. And Courtney, you look fantastic! Thanks for having us over for these photos. It was a blast.

Maternity shoot with Amanda & Shaun

Hailing originally from Texas, Amanda and Shaun are an amazing couple who live here in Henderson, Nevada. They are so excited for their new arrival, Madilyn who will make her debut in February. Spend any time with this couple and you'll be laughing. Amanda's laugh is so contagious that one can’t help but have a good time! I know we did. Oh, and they did Madilyn’s room so very cute and it made for some very cute photos that I can’t wait to show them. After the maternity shoot, we headed outside and did some "family" shots with their two pups. So cute! Here are just a few from the shoot.

Thanks Amanda and Shaun for a lovely afternoon and yummy snacks! You're going to be wonderful parents.