the quiet moments are rare

Lyndsay Stradtner2008-11-13T11:08:54-06:00November 13th, 2008|My Family|

sweet baby, who woke too early from his nap. who looked up me from his crib, still sleepy, but eyes open. on any other day, your sister would have followed me in, with bouncy 3 year old energy. you would have looked at her, your eyes would get big and bright and you’d smile at her and then laugh. just like you always do. and you’d be up. and awake. ready to play. but today, that little 3 year old ball of energy was in school, and the house was quiet. you looked up at me, i scooped you in to my arms with your favorite blankie, and we rocked. you laid in my arms, quiet, just gazing at me. […]

10 on Tuesday

Lyndsay Stradtner2008-11-11T10:15:00-06:00November 11th, 2008|My Family|

1. Not only was yesterday our anniversary, but Teagan also turned 9 months old. It’s flying by. I had a potential client email me about a session in February for her child’s first birthday. My first thought was “oh wow, I need to be getting ready for that too!” More emotional preparation than anything I think.

2. He says “dada”. With intent. Love it. It’s soooooo cute. Jase melts and who can blame him.

3. Thursday is the big day, Ty’s school play. Can’t wait. Gotta get there early to get a front row seat.

4. Taryn saw this in a catalog and went crazy. Why, on earth, such a thing as a pink christmas tree exists, is beyond me. We planned […]

i prayed for him and it changed my life

Lyndsay Stradtner2008-11-10T21:29:40-06:00November 10th, 2008|My Family|

when it was just ty and i, we lived in a little town and went to a little church. i remember one sunday, the sermon was about being specific with God and asking for what you want. praying for his will and guidance is a wonderful thing, but sometimes you have to be specific, put it out there, raise it up, because God wants to bless you. that struck such a cord with me. it hadn’t occured to me on such a personal level before, to ask for exactly what i wanted. being on my own, a single mother and focusing on raising my son, it never occured to me to be so specific with God in asking him to […]

welcome to finger foods

Lyndsay Stradtner2008-11-07T22:30:37-06:00November 7th, 2008|My Family|

I brought home some new smock bibs this week and when Jase saw them on the counter, he picked one up and said “honey, are you going to be throwing the food at him?” LOL…actually, it’s the other way around. Maybe I need to rethink this strategy, I’m the one that needs to be covered in plastic!

In all honesty, the mess makes me crazy. Yeah, he’s cute and all, but I despise cleaning scrubbing the highchair 3 times a day, picking food out of his hair, ears, everywhere. I do like him having a mid day bath each day, Little T likes to help and we usually just […]

photo wall

Lyndsay Stradtner2008-11-06T14:36:20-06:00November 6th, 2008|My Family, Uncategorized|

So, so, so excited about this! Here are a few of the photos we ordered from our session with Michele. Right in our entryway, first thing you see when you walk through the front door. The Stradtners. All of us. Even me. That’s a big deal. To me it is.

Sorry for the cruddy pic, it was hard to get with the narrow entry and afternoon glare. Overall it consists of a 10×20, two 11×14’s, two 8×10’s and three 5×7’s. Guilty confession….I had all the frames in my secret frame stash (insert my husband snorting here – he’s annoyed by my […]

10 on Tuesday

Lyndsay Stradtner2008-11-04T09:42:49-06:00November 4th, 2008|Client Work, My Family|

1. First up, I miss my daily blogging. It’s my therapy. Must find a way to get back to it. Busy season, is indeed, busy! But busy is good, except for my blog.

2. After I finished up at my last shoot on Sunday, I loaded into my car and got on the road. I always call home to see what the family is up to, and chat with whoever feels like chatting. When T said she wanted to talk I asked her what she was doing “Not much, just eatin’ a ham samich with the pickles out” LOL! I suppose that is opposed to having the pickles in. Yeah, […]