Russ is one of my wife's... umm... many cousins. And he's one of few in her extended family with whom I've had regular interaction. So when I learned his girlfriend - now fiancée - was expecting, I had no disquiet gifting them a maternity shoot.
Even though it did mean going about an hour west of Kansas City to Perry Lake to find a gorgeous spot that gave us a backdrop with trees and another backdrop with the water behind us. I don't think I could've found a better spot had I tried. And I actually did try. Perry Lake offers a lot of potential. At least in the areas controlled by the US Army Corps of Engineers (read: Federally-controlled land). Not so much in the areas controlled by the State of Kansas.
The little one, a girl, is due mid-September.
