the reasons

Lyndsay Stradtner2010-06-20T20:51:32-05:00June 20th, 2010|My Family|

When asked what he wanted to do today to honor him on Father’s Day, he answered that he wanted to see the kids smile. Not that he wanted a day to himself, or for me to take the kids off for the day, or to go do something specifically for him. He knew the new carousel at the mall would do the trick to get the kids smiling, so off we went, knowing full well the mall is not his favorite place. And smile they did, Taryn from ear to ear and we all got a good laugh at Teagan yelling “giddy up ELVIS”, the name of his horse. He smiled right along with him and I loved every moment […]

Jack turns 1

Lyndsay Stradtner2010-06-13T13:32:28-05:00June 13th, 2010|Client Work|

Alternate title: Holy moly did that go by fast!

One. I can’t believe it has been almost a year. I think I’m in denial *almost* as much as his momma. He’s had an awesome first year and it has been a joy to watch and capture as Lily became a great big sister and two of our dearest friends embraced parenting one of the sweetest little boys ever. He’s going to be off and running and keeping up with the big kids any day now. So hard to believe since it feels like this was just the other day. Alli and I snuck out of the house bright and early this morning (much to both Taryn & Lily’s dismay – […]

thirteen

Lyndsay Stradtner2010-06-06T21:18:42-05:00June 6th, 2010|My Family|

Officially a teenager, a little scary for us, exciting for him. He has an air of confidence around him that shines through the awkward stage he’ll soon leave behind right along with being a little boy. He’s not little, he’s as tall as I am and will pass me up any day. I see him figuring out the world, embracing it, getting angry at it and all of it’s injustices and ultimately finding patience for it all because just when he it figures something out, it changes. His opinions about the world around us and the people in it, they are forming right before us and it’s a joy, and a […]