Awesome Session- Sneak Peek!!!

On Sunday I had the opportunity to photograph this awesome brother and sister duo! We walked all over downtown Harrisonburg and found tons of cool places to shoot. These two are so very sweet and so much fun! This was definitely one of my very favorite sessions ever! Thanks so much for letting me walk around and take tons of pictures with you! Here are just a few photos from the day... I have so MANY favorites... and tons left to edit... its going to be hard to narrow these down! Enjoy this sneak peek!

For the first time in four years we have cable in our house.... thanks to a promotion from Comcast we aren't even paying for it.

Anyway, Declan let me watch the Rachael Ray show instead of Sesame Street today. Boy, was I shocked at what I saw! I thought I'd enjoy some time with a fun tv host and learn about some awesome new food ideas... but today was so much more!

Go to this link and watch this PLEASE! Seriously, God has a way of putting our lives into perspective. As much as I tend to doubt, to worry or to complain, I truly am blessed... and should never take for granted Christ's teaching and sacrifice, God's grace, love and provision, or the Holy Spirit's guidance and peace! Please pray... then watch... then act!

Matt's Story

Chavez Boys-- Portrait Session

Here are some more photos from my session with the four Chavez boys! They are such sweet little boys... and I can't tell you how good they were for this photo session! Thanks again for making it so fun to take your pictures!

the evolution of a smile! (above)

Shortly thereafter... he was done smiling... I think it was about time to go home! An hour is a long time for little boys to have their picture taken.

Seriously!

Snow all week + 60 degree weekend + FOUR young boys + photo session =



this....

I had such a great time yesterday afternoon! Thanks so much to the Chavez family... and to these great boys for being so patient, so cooperative, and so VERY much fun! Here's a little sneak peak of the boys! More to come soon!

Things I've Done...

I saw this on my friend Chantry's blog... thought it was cool, so I decided to put it on my blog as well. What a neat way to learn about other people... and to remind us all that its a huge world with so much to do... life is too short to sit around doing nothing! Feel free to copy/paste this into your own blog... just highlight the items you've accomplished!

1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band-- if singing in a band counts
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland--I'm going to say that DisneyWORLD should count
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables--I used to help my grandparents in their gardens
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language--spanish, but not fluently
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing--used to lead climbing trips for a camp
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant--bought food for a homeless person
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check-- once when I was 15...never again!
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt-- with help
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone - lots of fingers and toes... i'm a clutz!
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle--if the back of my Dad's dirtbike counts
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life... was a lifeguard, haha!
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Sunny Day Portrait Special!

SPECIAL EVENT...
Don't miss it!

For two days only, this Saturday and Sunday (FEB. 7-8), I will be offering $25 portrait sessions. The weather is going to be sunny and warm... so in honor of this unseasonable opportunity I'm offering this special deal to ALL who are interested. I will be booking 1 hr. mini sessions on Saturday and Sunday afternoons! Please contact me ASAP if you are interested!







laurenvia@gmail.com
540.998.3725

Robin and Jeff are Married! --- sneak peak!

Robin and Jeff were married this past Saturday in Waynesboro, VA. I've know Robin and Jeff and their family and friends since college. My husband and I also served as Robin's campus ministers at Radford Univ. It was so wonderful to be around this awesome couple and fun group of people all weekend! Their wedding ceremony was beautiful and the reception was so lively and fun! There's never a dull moment when these people are around... I've been blessed to know them and was blessed to be able to photograph their special day! Congrats Robin and Jeff... I hope you're having a great time in London! Here's a little sneak peak at some of the photos I've edited so far... more to come soon!