10 on Tuesday | Austin Photographer Lyndsay Stradtner

Lyndsay Stradtner2009-06-30T06:13:15-05:00June 30th, 2009|My Family|

1. A few weeks before my Mom’s last visit, Taryn freaked out one night and insisted we take all the photos of her in her room down. She said “all the Taryn’s were staring” at her while she was trying to sleep. Part of me laughed, the other part just knows that this will come up in therapy some day filed under “it’s all my mothers fault”. So after we talked to her a bit, we decided to take all the photos in her room down. The day before my moms visit, she came and asked if Gee was going to be staying in her room. When I said yes, she asked if I would put her pictures back […]

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Lyndsay Stradtner2009-06-16T22:35:50-05:00June 16th, 2009|My Family|

I don’t have it in me to do 10 today. It was a rough day for the kids. I feel like they chewed me up and spit me out. I think they read the blog yesterday about all that goodness and decided to rise up and revolt. Yeah, probably not. I think it’s just way to freakin’ hot and we’re all cranky.

So, here is my one on Tuesday. He’ll wear anything on his head these days, everything is a hat. And when he wears a hat, he also sports his evil laugh. Not sure why, but the two go hand in hand.

Tomorrow is a new day.

10 on Tuesday | Austin Photographer

Lyndsay Stradtner2009-06-09T20:52:54-05:00June 9th, 2009|Austin Photographer, My Family|

1. For weeks I have been doubting our decision to keep Taryn in school over the summer. I worried we are pushing her too hard. I worried we are stealing her summer break from her. I worried it would be tiresome for the boys going back and forth so much to drop off / pick up. I honestly longed for the freedom of not packing lunches or adding school stuff to my calendar or packing backpacks. But after one week off and only 2 full days at home with both the boys, it’s crystal clear, we made the right decision. Without a doubt. She needs something of her own this summer. Something away from the boys and she loves school. […]