intent | austin photographer

Lyndsay Stradtner2009-03-22T19:57:49-05:00February 21st, 2009|My Family|

I got up and out of the house fairly early this morning to run a few errands, then went in to Austin to have lunch with a client. On the way home I called to check in on Jase and the kids. Ty answered the phone and sounded down in the dumps. He’s had a really hard time this week with my mom leaving, his teacher mentioned he’d been quiet for a few days and all his friends were busy doing other things today. He was just feeling down. We chatted for a few minutes and then got off the phone. I called back a few minutes later and told him to get dressed, I was going to swing by […]

freak wind storm, news at eleven | austin kids photographer

Lyndsay Stradtner2009-02-20T20:00:01-06:00February 20th, 2009|My Family|

Ty took off after school to go play with one of his buddies in our neighborhood. I asked him to be home at 5 o’clock, as usual, and made sure he had his watch. Of course he wanted to bargain on the time so he could stay a little longer…..we compromised that he could leave there at 5 and be home a little after. 5:20 pm rolls around….no Ty. No surprise, he’s notoriously late. I was just about to call looking for him when I hear him running up to the front door. I give him “the look”. I’ve practiced “the look” a lot and think I’m pretty good at it. He says to me…..”Mom! I left his house AT […]

overheard | austin childrens photographer

Lyndsay Stradtner2009-02-19T11:07:29-06:00February 19th, 2009|My Family|

while laying in bed, trying to convince myself to get up and start the day, taryn is laying on the floor next to me….in her best fancy nancy voice….

“ohhhhhhh myyyyyyyy, the beauty shop is on fiiiiiiiiire”

it wasn’t until after she toddled off and i actually got up and out of bed that i realized she was reading “Star Wars: The Guide to Spacecraft and Vehicles”. the page was turned to the death star. somehow i highly doubt the death star had a beauty salon.

is anyone else living with a fancy nancy right now? it’s the butterfly one that comes back to bite me…..the other day I told her “No” when she asked for something and she threw back […]