1:06 am

Our curriculum is ready for T’s first day of homeschooling tomorrow, all tucked in to her workbox system. I’m excited to put all the assessments and prep and organizing of the last week to use. Jumping in, two feet first.

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t really expecting a backlash by posting about our decision to homeschool. Maybe that is because I’ve never personally judged someone for making that decision. Maybe it’s because every homeschooled child I have ever met has been bright, polite, social, kind and very smart. We are deciding what is best for *our* family and those who don’t agree with that decision are certainly welcome to their opinions. But they are just that, their opinions. And they […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2012-01-17T00:12:50-06:00January 17th, 2012|Homeschool, My Family|

homeschool

Deep breath.

Big decision.

BIG changes.

A decision we haven’t taken lightly. I touched on our issues with the school a few weeks ago. We went through the process of hiring an advocate. We were advised it would be best for us to request a hearing, which is essentially suing the school district. We were advised to hire an attorney to handle the personal injury that was happening with Taryn. Because that is what they said it was, the food exposures to an allergic person, knowingly, again and again, it’s personal injury. We don’t want our daughter to hurt or be in danger. But we also didn’t want to sue anyone. We wanted […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2012-01-14T22:32:05-06:00January 14th, 2012|My Family|

love light

I know I must sound like a broken record, but I adore these love light night sessions so much. It’s so much fun to go downtown exploring and these two did amazing! Three kids and twelve and a half years of marriage, and they still have that spark. And a whole lot of laughter. I love it! Thank you both for traveling in for your session, it was so great to meet you both and I hope you enjoyed the rest of your date night and weekend away!

And YOU! Yes, you! The one reading this that hasn’t had photos taken in forever with your honey! 😉 It’s been since your wedding […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2012-01-08T11:11:25-06:00January 8th, 2012|Announcements, Client Work|

Sweet baby girl turned 2

I was honored to capture her birth and follow her around for the first year of life. And when they booked a 2nd birthday session, I was beyond thrilled to see how much she’d grown and changed. From baby all the way to toddler. This session was actually taken in July, we started early and it was still super H.O.T. There are so many things I loved about this session. Sitting down to blog it tonight has been fun as I get to revisit the images again. I love the color […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2012-01-05T19:07:30-06:00January 5th, 2012|Uncategorized|

The view from my desk at approximately 7:22 pm

Tuckered out after getting up at 4:45 am this morning with a bad dream and not going back to sleep. She almost made it to the bathroom to take a bath, the door is *right there*. The arguement as Jase lifted her up, all limp noodle like, and gave her a bath was priceless. She kept fussing at him for keeping her awake in the tub. I could picture the scowl and I wasn’t even in the room. Bless his heart. Surely, at some point, she’ll stop doing this and I can get the book printed. I’ve enjoyed this series of images so much, they make me laugh and I […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2012-01-04T22:32:46-06:00January 4th, 2012|Funny Places Taryn Sleeps, My Family|

Us. Happy.

Jase and I got to sneak away on a date night while my mom was in town over the holidays. I love this snapshot she took of us on our way out the door. For us, these days, a hot date includes dinner at Beets and a movie at The Domain with fancy recliners. It was perfect and just what we needed, a night to ourselves. With our improved health, we’ve found a deeper level of happy. I never, ever, imagined that solid nutrition would change the way we live, communicate, relate, give and love. I can honestly say, we’ve never been happier than we are right now. More patience, […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2012-01-02T18:25:22-06:00January 2nd, 2012|My Family|