Everglades National Park

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-04-03T22:43:54-05:00January 19th, 2021|My Family, Jason, Jonah, Jude, Lyndsay, National Parks, Taryn, Zachary|

I don’t know who replaced my baby with this big kid but 😭. We are loving this age, he’s turned a huge corner from years of screaming and no sleep. I can’t call him easy but life is getting easier. He packed his own backpack yesterday, demanded his hat and even dressed himself. We figured out at the end of the day he was commando by choice. 🤣 Funny story: a few weeks ago he dressed himself in all blue and I told him he looked like a giant blueberry. A few days ago I was walking in to Whole Foods with he and Jude. Z and Jude were both dressed in blue and he announced they both looked like […]

Neowise Comet

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-05-14T21:03:00-05:00July 19th, 2020|My Family, Jude, Lyndsay, National Parks, PPD, PTSD, Taryn|

Adventure! After putting Zachary and Jonah to bed I decided to take Taryn and Jude out to see the Neowise comet. Our campground sits down in a valley so we tried to drive up the road about 5 minutes. We still couldn’t see it so we drove a bit further and a bit bit further still. Soon it was pitch black with nowhere to turn a big dually around. My ptsd makes it hard for me to drive in the dark and it’s something I almost never do. I was in way over my head and near tears when we finally found a rest area to turn around. As we pulled in […]

Boondocking in the wild

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-05-14T18:31:57-05:00July 15th, 2020|My Family, Jason, Lyndsay, RV Life|

We survived our first night in the wild boondocking. It wasn’t easy getting to our spot and nerves were definitely on edge. Let’s just say words were exchanged between husband and wife. 🤣 RV friends, have you ever had to say “Sorry for the things I said while backing up the camper”??

How hard I’ve failed

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-05-14T18:25:14-05:00July 15th, 2020|My Family, Lyndsay, PPD, PTSD, RV Life|

One of the hardest parts of PPD is feeling incapable. Learning something new? Feels impossible. That’s like torture for a creative. Being unable and paralyzed when it comes to trying something new. Since we launched in to fulltime travel almost 3 years ago, I’ve tried to learn night photography probably 6 times. Jason would see the struggle and help each and every time. I just couldn’t do it. Tonight, when I peeked out after getting Zachary to bed, I was able to see the Milky Way with a blind eye! I’ve never once seen it without a telescope. So, I decided to try again. […]

The Heber Creeper

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-04-09T21:34:31-05:00July 7th, 2020|My Family, Lyndsay, Zachary|

Yesterday we took our very first train ride on the road to celebrate my birthday. Y’all. It was so hot and pretty miserable. It didn’t even occur to me that it wouldn’t be air conditioned when we booked it. We coped ok until we went through the woods and all the mosquitos hopped on board too. 😣 The views were beautiful on the Heber Creeper though!

My birth story, 45 years later

Lyndsay Stradtner2021-04-09T21:28:54-05:00July 6th, 2020|My Family, Gee, Lyndsay|

It’s my 45th birthday today and I received the most precious gift. As a long time birth photographer, I’ve captured the stories of so many births. But it wasn’t until recently that I realized I didn’t know much about my own. I asked my mom to write it out for me as a birthday gift this year. Instead, she audio recorded it in 3 parts, their fertility struggles, her pregnancy and my birth. All in her own words and it just means the world to me. 🥰 I was a miracle baby and a shocking surprise, so it’s a fun story. Thanks mom!