my little pumpkin

Lyndsay Stradtner2008-10-31T14:07:40-05:00October 31st, 2008|My Family|

his first halloween. i’m so jealous of all the amazing pumpkin patch photos i’ve been seeing everyone take and share. it just wasn’t in the cards for us this year. yeah, we made it to the pumpkin patch, but it was hot, miserable and dusty. taryn was wired and yelled in the car during the whole hour drive there, ty pouted once we got there, the hayride was pretty bad and lead to nowhere, then teagan cried the whole way home. i think the idealistic, family tradition, beautiful fall trip to the patch has eluded us, and with it, the photos. i did catch a few but they are still […]

why do we buy toys?

Lyndsay Stradtner2008-10-28T22:58:59-05:00October 28th, 2008|My Family|

he’s obsessed with door stops. it cracks us up….he’ll be crawling along and catch a glimpse of one, stops, you can see the wheels turning, thinks and than attacks with gusto. booooooooiiiiiinnnnggggggg. funny little dude.

and because i haven’t been posting many of my own children….his smile steals my heart every time….

Benefit supporting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

Lyndsay Stradtner2008-10-26T21:30:31-05:00October 26th, 2008|Client Work|

My friend and mentee MC is participating in Team in Training and we came up with a fun and easy way to raise some money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, a very worthy cause. Cancer touched our family this year, Jason’s dad was diagnosed with kidney cancer. The word cancer is scary, and when it finds it’s way into your family, it changes things in an instant. We’re so lucky and thankful that Jason’s dad was able to beat it, is healthy and strong today, without facing chemo. There are so many people out there fighting cancer, and every single penny counts.

As a way to help raise money, MC hosted a halloween costume […]

31

Lyndsay Stradtner2008-10-22T20:29:34-05:00October 22nd, 2008|My Family|

Today we celebrated his 31st birthday. I met him when he was 24. We were next door neighbors. I still remember the first moment I saw him, I was standing in my living room and he walked out his front door towards his truck. I just stood there, and watched him. I’m not sure why, but I just remember taking the scene in. A few weeks later I introduced myself. A few weeks after that we became friends. Quite a few months after that we fell in love. A few years later, engaged, 18 months later, married. 10 months later, Taryn, our honeymoon baby came along. He’s the best men I’ve ever known. Kind, smart, and funnier than anyone would […]

dreamy

Lyndsay Stradtner2008-10-17T07:55:03-05:00October 17th, 2008|My Family|

I always wonder what he dreams about. Milk? Playing with this brother and sister? Chasing Kylie the dog? I love it when he smiles and laughs in his sleep. I was watching him do it the other day and it occurred to me that I don’t have very many sleeping photos of him now that he’s a bit older. I have lots when he was tiny, cause it wouldn’t wake him up. And, well, when you’re the mother of 3 (or 1 for that matter!), sleeping children are precious for your sanity…you don’t disturb it! But yesterday I decided to risk it….I nursed him to sleep in our master bedroom, knowing full well I’d have to wake him up and […]

Austin Chronicle, Austin’s Best Kids Photographer 2008, Lyndsay Stradtner

Lyndsay Stradtner2008-10-15T19:51:02-05:00October 15th, 2008|Announcements, Client Work, My Family, Uncategorized|

Can you believe it?!?! I’m still a little shocked by this, but also very, very excited! The Austin Chronicle named me as the Best Kids Photographer for 2008!!!! I received this invitation last week to attend an exclusive party for the Best of Austin by the Austin Chronicle at the Long Center for Performing Arts in downtown Austin. Jase and I went tonight and it was so much fun. Amazing people who are awesome at what they do at every table, good food, great music and just a total honor to be there with the very best that Austin has to offer. I was […]