So. I’m here.

Lyndsay Stradtner2010-08-14T23:20:10-05:00August 14th, 2010|My Family, Uncategorized|

I’ve stared at the little blinking cursor for a couple of days and I’m not sure what to say. So I guess I’ll just type for a bit and see what comes out. Maybe I’ll leave it up for a few days and see if it feels right before hitting publish. I’m sure it will ramble….

I know I’m long overdue for an update. Teagan has been very sick, he’s been through what feels like a living hell the last few months. I cannot imagine anything worse than watching our child suffer. While I’m not ready to go into specifics or exactly what Teagan is dealing with, it has been a long road filled with […]

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Lyndsay Stradtner2010-06-26T18:28:57-05:00June 26th, 2010|My Family|

TEAGAN UPDATE: As of this morning, he is 100% better. No signs of the tic and he’s back to his normal self. I’m still in shock and feeling so thankful it was something so easy….because my heart aches knowing how bad it could have been. Sometimes it is after the fact that it sinks in and your heart hurts, which is crazy, because we are thankful, but the fear of what could have been sinks in after the adrenaline is gone and that is where we are now. Shocked, grateful for his angel Kelly who lives thousands of miles away, and just amazed at the fast turnaround with the right diet placed before him. I will come back this week […]

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Lyndsay Stradtner2010-06-21T21:41:01-05:00June 21st, 2010|My Family|

Excited doesn’t even begin to describe the vibe in the air at our house tonight. We’ve waited and waited and waited some more……and today was finally the big day. Taryn has talked about it every.single.day for months and months. Teagan’s first movie theater experience was a success! We laughed, we cheered, we cried, Teagan danced. Totally worth the wait.

the reasons

Lyndsay Stradtner2010-06-20T20:51:32-05:00June 20th, 2010|My Family|

When asked what he wanted to do today to honor him on Father’s Day, he answered that he wanted to see the kids smile. Not that he wanted a day to himself, or for me to take the kids off for the day, or to go do something specifically for him. He knew the new carousel at the mall would do the trick to get the kids smiling, so off we went, knowing full well the mall is not his favorite place. And smile they did, Taryn from ear to ear and we all got a good laugh at Teagan yelling “giddy up ELVIS”, the name of his horse. He smiled right along with him and I loved every moment […]

flashback friday, what I didn’t know then

Lyndsay Stradtner2010-06-18T22:13:43-05:00June 18th, 2010|Austin Photographer, My Family|

2 years ago….I didn’t know….

he’d be a huge fan of the karate chop.
he’d love to dance more than anyone I know. especially at random, odd, moments that would make everyone laugh. especially strangers.
he’d be capable of full, long conversations.
and when said conversations are constantly interrupted by a chatty older brother, he’d get frustrated and always say “Tyyyyyy, I not even talkin’ to you, I talkin’ to Maaaaama!”.
that he’d love ovals and octagons.
that it would take so long for he and taryn to find a happy place.
or that it would be that much sweeter when they finally did, because the road to a mutual love for one another was so curved.
he’d be […]

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Lyndsay Stradtner2010-06-09T23:08:59-05:00June 9th, 2010|My Family|

I’m not exactly sure where to start, it has been a crazy time for us. This might be a little all over the place, but so am I right now so it fits, and its real and us. I have to start somewhere, so here I go after one of the longest weekends ever….

1. Let’s start with something, and someone, who makes me smile. Every now and then I take a photo of one of my children that shows me who they are and I love it so much that I just want to hoard it and keep it all to myself. I did that with this one for awhile. She makes me smile so big.

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