vegas beauty ~las vegas, nevada lifestyle photographer

i snapped these while in las vegas this past march for wppi.
a bunch of us gals were standing around talking after a class and out of the corner of my eye i saw this...

there was a beautiful girl peering through the glass window of a restaurant, and the way the lights were reflecting off her pretty face completely caught my eye.

i quickly snapped a couple of photos...but then thought i should approach her and ask permission.

she said 'yes' and i got these gems.

i almost forgot about them but the folder caught my attention today.
so here.they.are.

viva las vegas.

XOXOXO

a hometown sendoff ~albuquerque, nm family photographer

this is the shoot that almost didn't happen.
i am SO GLAD that it did!
this beautiful family is moving from the land of enchanment and starting over in the northwest.
they decided between the stress of packing and moving to get a family shoot sendoff. what a cool way to pay tribute to their hometown and family's roots.

when everyone stepped out of the car the first thing i said was "you are my dream family!"
3 girls?! HELLO?!
that was supposed to be my lot in life, wasn't it?

i'm sure mom, gina, is so tired of hearing this from people....but come on... REESE WITHERSPOON!

is that the most uncanny resemblance, or what? and we had her here in the Q all this time!!!

this next one makes me laugh. this is something my husband would totally do...

best of luck on your journey, my dream family:)))

XOXO

my pretty neighbor ~albuquerque children's photographer

this is my beautiful neighbor, chloe.
or 'klo-dawg', 'c-loc', 'lil mama' or 'mommy' as i like to call her.
i could stare at her pretty face all day.
she is growing up right before my eyes and i am so lucky she lives in my hood. on my street.
i'm even luckier that her mom and i are friends.
chloe's mom is hilarious and suggested that we come up with chola names for each other. (you KNOW i LOVE THAT, ese!)
she calls me desi and i call her leti. (no offense to any cholas out there. we love you gals.)
enough about me, here's more of lil mama....

love you girlzzz!

XOXOXO

my peeps! ~albuquerque, nm family photographer

i first met liz when i photographed her sweet baby avery back in february. we instantly hit it off and she is now a personal friend.

and not only a friend, but also our financial advisor. do you know how fun is it to say that.. "meet liz, our financial advisor..." it makes it sound like we are millionaires, and we aren't!

(quick back story: whether in good times or in bad, laurence and i have never consulted with 'an outsider' about our finances. when i learned what liz did for a living, i knew that we could benefit from her expertise. she now has us on the fast track to get completely out of debt and on our way to bigger, brighter things. her ideas for my business are prized.

not only is liz completely down-to-earth, funny and personable but she knows her stuff, TRUST ME.

it was HUGE to get my husband to talk with 'an outsider' about our money and he now loves liz.

i highly recommend her services if you need anything from debt counseling, to investing your riches, to insurance and retirement plans. email me for her contact info:)

liz's step-daughter, alyssa was in town for avery's 1st birthday party and thought it would be a good idea to begin the shoot at her favorite abq restaurant, flying star.

yes, please.

daddy's girls. 20 years apart....how cool is that?!

we stopped by this watermelon sign for a picture...well, AND a watermelon...but they were EIGHT DOLLARS!!! blessed by Jesus or not, 8 dollars is watermelon  inflation.

thanks for the picture though.

see you soon, liz and family

grass, golden light, and california girls ~albuquerque children's photographer

i really look forward to photographing this family every year now for the past 3 years.
not only are they are chalk full of gorgeous cali girls, but these sisters are growing up right before my camera and it's amazing.
the first year i met them, they were tiny tots and not too thrilled at the aspect of having a camera in there faces.
fast forward 3 years and now they're running and jumping on me and giggling at jokes and full of silly.
i had SO MUCH FUN with these gals the other day...

and as always, we make sure to get a few cousin shots to mark the occasion:)

see you next year, gals!

XOXOXO