little dude, love you | austin family photographer

Lyndsay Stradtner2009-08-07T22:13:22-05:00August 7th, 2009|Austin Photographer, My Family|

I love the way you say Momma with intensity, with urgency. “Daddy” is calm, “Taryn” is calm, “Ty” is calm, “Momma” is urgent. And loud. And funny.

I love the way you named your blankie “Mae”. You have no idea that Ty’s lovie when he was a baby was a dog named “Freckle Mae The Wonder Dog” or that when Taryn was born she renamed that dog “Mae Mae”. What are the odds you’d choose Mae for your lovie too with no encouragment.

I love it when you look at me like this. I melt into a big pile of mush every single time…..

I love your teeth right now. I know they […]

beach bound

Lyndsay Stradtner2009-08-04T20:41:01-05:00August 4th, 2009|My Family|

So far, we’ve had a big family party, a day of work, a day of rest and today, another day of travel. We packed up the car this morning and drove over to the gulf coast. And even though I managed to get really sick last night and today, I couldn’t be happier to be here. My mom rented a beautiful condo for us right on the water.

The lights on the sand are people crab hunting. When you look down the shoreline at night, the lights freckle the way as far as you can see. Tomorrow will be filled with sun and sand and kiddos on the beach. Can’t wait. We […]

dejavue | austin photographer

Lyndsay Stradtner2009-08-02T04:12:06-05:00August 2nd, 2009|Uncategorized|

I know this looks like just a simple snapshot of teagan hanging out at my mom and stepdad’s house. But it makes my heart ache….

My first thought is “oh my gosh does he look like ty at this age!” My memories of Ty at 18 months are all wrapped up in this house. My first husband had only been gone a few months, my stepdad had just suffered a spinal cord injury and Ty and I, living an hour away, spent A LOT of time at my parents house while Larry was in the hospital. We helped my mom go back and forth, kept things tied down at the house […]