There is nothing like new life and the anticipation of it’s arrival!

O, what a tremendous, tremendous thrill it was to do an urban maternity session yesterday with the adorable couple, Kristi and Colin!   What a joy it is to be expecting your first child.   20 years ago, I was exactly as pregnant as Kristi (although undoubtedly much larger!).   Their son is due on July 17th and 20 years ago, my son was born on July 15th.  20 years goes by too fast!      I am beyond excited over the shots I took.  Colin is on the worship team at Evangel Temple and naturally, we had to work his guitar into the shoot.  I was giddy over the clothesline pictures….taken in the middle of the city with about a million dogs and owners in the park behind us.    

Kristi and Colin, thank you!  Thank you for being so adorable, so in love, so excited and sooo photogenic.  I am so glad that Amanda blessed you with the gift of custom photography to document this very special moment in your lives.   I am praying God’s greatest blessings over this baby and your family.

“Count your blessings. Name them one by one. Count your blessings. See what God has done. Count your blessings. Name them one by one. Count your many blessings. See what God has done.”  The words of this spiritual were written in 1897, but rang in my ears this morning while I was composing these blog collages.    These gorgeous families, babies, couples and graduates were my awesome clients in 2008.  As I pulled each pictures into the collage, I remembered specific things about each shoot and I smiled and smiled at my computer screen.  What a fun year it was and how blessed I am.    Thank you to each and every Thrive client who allowed me to capture beautiful images that will last forever. 

Wow! What an amazing couple…with an amazing family…awaiting an amazing new life!  These pictures speak for themselves.  It was a gorgeous night with a spectacular sunset, majestic horses and a glowing new mommy and daddy.  Magnificent!

Probably one of the highlights of this year photographically for me had to be my session with Will and Chelsey…soon to be first time parents.  For one thing, I love this couple!  I have known them since they were college students and what a joy it has been to watch them grow, fall in love and marry.  The beauty of their relationship lies in many ways in their godliness.  The purity of their relationship and love before marriage has overflowed to a life together that is even more beautiful and NOW a beautiful gift from God is soon to be born into their lives.   I loved photographing them.  They adore each other and are almost giddy about their baby coming very soon.  What a blessing to be a part of their lives.