I’m trying to figure out how long I have known Seth, baby M’s, daddy… I think almost as long as we have lived here in Kansas.  When Seth was in college, he was an invaluable leader in the youth group that we pastored and had incredible impact in student’s lives.  It was really amazing to see how God brought Heather to Seth and how they honored God so much with their relationship and love.  I had the great pleasure of working at the church with Heather for a short time and getting to know her and love her!  As a mother of grown kids (well one left in high school), I find it kind of hard to explain the excitement I feel for my young friends and the beginning of their lives as parents.  I treasure that time of my life and so, I am giddy for them.  This session was my gift to two very special people starting a very special time of their lives.   Baby M is just beautiful!

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Jamie and Chris came to me because they have an incredible sister who gave them a gift certificate for my Belly & Baby package as a shower gift.   I can’t think of a better gift…lol!  No really, what a special gift to give; this will never be forgotten because of the irreplaceable images that were captured of a time that will never come again (at least not with baby Allie).   My Belly & Baby package includes two sessions; a maternity shoot somewhere in your 7 or 8th month at a location of your choosing and then a newborn session when your bundle of love is between 5 and 9 days old either in your home or in my studio.  This is a digital package so that you can have all the pictures that you want to do whatever you want with them.  Baby Allie was just so beautiful and wonderful and mom and dad are proud and in love!

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I was so thrilled to get to see and photograph the King Family again!  They booked Thrive Creative Studio for a Belly & Baby Session last year and had a super adorable maternity session in November and then a newborn session in January.    When they called to book a 6 month session, I knew they would bring the fashion and the fun to their shoot and they did not disappoint! 

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This was a very special newborn shoot for me.  You see, the new mommy, Natalie, is a beautiful young woman whom I have been blessed to know since she was in 7th grade and a student in the youth group that I pastored.  She and I have had our really special moments over these years; we went on mission trips, camps and retreats together, and worked together to build one of the best youth worship bands in Kansas City.  Natalie is an anointed worship leader and she started with a bunch of other hungry 15 year olds in the youth room at Church of the Harvest.  She decided to quit basketball in 8th grade to be part of our worship team and eventually she was leading it and it was phenomenal!  Now, she is married to an awesome man, David, and she and David our the current youth pastors at the church where I once lead her.    Isn’t God just so good?

So beautiful baby Gabby and I had our first meeting when she was 5 days old and these are the sweet little images that she gave me.   Love. Love. Love.  With all my heart!

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I have been so behind on my blogging and I really just couldn’t wait to share this beautiful family session with you.  You may remember Matt & Tracy from their amazing maternity shoot (here). Their beautiful daughter is now almost 8 months old and we had an amazing time taking these gorgeous family pictures. 

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Well, I missed a day!  I was so, so busy yesterday getting my new website launched that I never made it over to my blog to update.  Before you check out today’s favorite four, click on this link and see my newly revamped website for wedding, engagement, maternity, newborn and family photography.    Click on the LEFT box  “All Things Love” for my new site.

Now, onto today’s FAV 4!

Another great wedding that I had the opportunity to second shoot with Laurel Austin of Living Moment Images.   It was a HOT one, but doesn’t the green grass and the sunshine looks so amazing right now?    I don’t know about you, but I am ready for it! 

This next picture is from a couple who did a Belly and Baby Session with me.  We had a blast shooting their maternity session at the River Market and I posted a fun picture from that a couple weeks ago in my Favorite Four.  Today, I picked a fun shot from their newborn photography session when Kallie was just 10 days old.  This shot was their idea because they both have very big feet and Kallie was born with feet that actually went off the page for the birth document! 

Kimmie is an amazing senior from St. Pius X High School and this is one of my favorite pictures of her.

Another amazing senior from Olathe Northwest, Lauren, had a shoot full of fall goodness – sunshine and vibrant leaves. 

Blessings to you until next time…..

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I just had to post these pictures I took today when I went to visit J’aimee and Tristan and their 2 day old baby, Chloe.   What a bundle of sweetness!

Blessings to you until next time…..

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Senior Pictures -  www.thriveseniors.com

Love | Marriage | Baby….Life -  www.thrivecreativestudio.com

Facebook Fanpage:  www.facebook.com/ThriveCreativeStudio

CONTACT ME AT:

email:  heidiabbott@thrivecreativestudio.com

phone:  913.526.9991