the happiest baby i have ever photographed

I’m going to do something tonight I’ve never done before. Usually sweet, thoughtful, emotion filled notes from my clients are kept private. Every now and then I’ll share one with my husband, but that is usually the extent of it. Some are hand written, some are sent via email, some make me cry, some get filed into a happy folder that I go back and read often when I’m feeling tired or burned out, some get printed out and hung above my desk. One from the father-in-law of Alex Laynor is framed and holds it’s place in my heart as one of my most valued possessions. I love these happy notes of excitement, appreciation and ultimate expression of love […]

Lyndsay Stradtner2010-06-23T20:59:59-05:00June 23rd, 2010|Austin Photographer, Client Work|

TS3

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.

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

the reasons

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 […]

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