10 on Tuesday | austin photographer lyndsay stradtner

Lyndsay Stradtner2009-12-22T15:03:51-06:00December 22nd, 2009|My Family|

1. Last week Ty made smores. It was a certain someone’s first smore ever. That someone thoroughly enjoyed it….but I’m not naming any names….

2. In an effort to squeeze an entire holiday season of events into the week before Christmas, we’ve been busy. Sunday night we ventured out to Zilker Park to the Trail of Lights. It was toned down a lot the year due to ACL but we’ve never been before and had nothing to compare it to, so we were thrilled. The kids had so much fun and I TOTALLY underestimated the pure joy and giggles to be had while spinning under the tree (an austin tradition). We’re hooked, […]

grouch | austin lifestyle photographer

Lyndsay Stradtner2009-12-21T14:39:18-06:00December 21st, 2009|My Family|

I think we’ve already established that Taryn is pretty much a grouch in the morning. Well, last week I posted this on my facebook fan page:

I thought it would be fun to come share the resulting snapshots….

Sometimes I just have to shake my head and laugh at this kid. It keeps me sane. Maybe someday she’ll have a daughter just like mine, who will make her smile more than she ever imagined, give her waaay too many sleepless nights and keep her on her toes. And I’ll get to sit back and laugh an evil laugh (much like my own […]

Merry Christmas

Lyndsay Stradtner2009-12-21T13:54:46-06:00December 21st, 2009|My Family|

Everyone should have our cards by now so I figured it would be safe to come share. Simple and very, very “Stradtner” 🙂 Merry Christmas everyone!!

Featuring photos by yours truly, Sara Lopez & Jodie Allen.

bob has been a bad, bad boy | austin elf photographer

Lyndsay Stradtner2009-12-19T12:33:09-06:00December 19th, 2009|Elf on a Shelf, My Family|

Bob. Oh Bob (as Teagan would say). Where do I begin?! Bob was lonely and invited Twink over with his peeps last weekend. They were reunited and I think you can see, very, very happy to hang out for awhile….

Doesn’t Twink look tan?! Do you think he got highlights while he was in Cali?

Bob and Twink together!!! It made our hearts sing….the children were hilarious! You should have seen how excited Michele’s boys were to find their elf at our house mid-party! The kids all started telling elf stories and comparing notes, HA! If they only knew!!!

Fortunately (unfortunately?!), Bob’s visit with Twink was just what he needed. Bob is […]

M.I.A.

Lyndsay Stradtner2009-12-16T15:17:46-06:00December 16th, 2009|My Family|

Sorry things have been a little quiet around here. I wish I could say it was because we’re so busy soaking up the holiday spirit there is no time to blog. Unfortunately, we’ve had a rough few days around here. Late last week I brought Teagan in to his ENT for an ear followup and everything looked good, awesome news! We also chatted about the possibility that he may have obstructive sleep apnea. Taryn had it from about 18 months on and we never knew until she was 4…yeah, long time. This go around we knew the signs and what to look for and we’ve just seen way too much of it in Teagan. Our ENT agreed and sent us […]

Dear Twink, | Austin Elf Photographer

Lyndsay Stradtner2009-12-11T06:43:07-06:00December 11th, 2009|Elf on a Shelf, My Family|

We had a hunch Bob was lonely, he’s been quiet, and just pretty out of sorts for our normally spirited little elf friend. This morning confirms it. We found Bob on my desk. He misses his old buddy Twink and he reached out to him.

You know Bob, I’m totally cool with you borrowing my new computer, but we have a new rule in this house, NO STARBUCKS while surfing the web dude!