Life in Motion Photography by Lyndsay Stradtner, Austin Texas Child Photographer

deep down, y'all knew it was coming....

it was inevitable...

here it is...

the time has come...

the oh so predictable...

baby in a basket

HA!  What I love about this is that his sweet little face is looking up at Ty who was "spotting" for basket tippage.  You can see the love in his eyes can't ya?  I feel the same way about Ty, so I know just how Teagan feels.  Gosh I love them both.

ps - When I was done proofing this photo, I ran the VIBE "Glow" action on it and really like the effect.  Check out Ren's stuff, it rocks!

I'm so far behind on ....

insert word here:  blogging, proofing, cleaning, returning emails and phone calls, birthday party planning.  You name it, I'm behind on it.  Sorry if you are waiting on me...I'm plugging along!

5 days left of being 2 and she's just as fabulous as ever.  Her signature giggle cracks me up every time....

Ultimate PCS

PCS = Photographer Child Syndrome

It's an adjective that describes the actions of a child who is overly photographed due to having a photographer as a parent.  This term is most commonly used by photographers when describing their own children in frustration.  This condition is rampant, just as any pro with kiddos at home.  Exhibit A:

Little stinker.

I love this bathing suit my mom bought for T, I'm soooo mad at myself for forgetting to bring it on our beach trip though.  I had big plans for it!  Then when I tried to do a little shoot with T at my mom's house when we got back from the beach, she wasn't all that cooperative.  We ended up giving her the hose just to get her to stay put a bit.  I may try again soon.

Oh, I have so much blogging to catch up on.  I am desperately trying to get settled in and through so many of the images (and emails) I owe people.  Bear with me as I catch up on the first 5 TTD sessions, Calla's 6 month photos, the Slidell mini sessions, Steph's TTD and I've got to get ready for Taryn's 3rd birthday party!  Busy times but I'll post as I get through it all....it may not be in chronological order though =)

We're Home.

After a wonderful 8 day vacation in Louisiana and Orange Beach, Alabama, we're home.  It was so wonderful to see our family and spend some quality time with everyone.  It was a blast showing off Teagan too.  I took so many photos, and it still doesn't feel like enough.  One thing I learned, it is A LOT harder to travel with 3 kids than it is with 2.  Well, maybe it's my kids, but man, does Teagan hate the car.  Makes it really, really difficult.  But we did it.  And it was still tons of fun.  Now we're home and in our standard "let's all be depressed and start counting the days until the next gee-gee visit" moods.

So that this post isn't a downer, I'll leave you with this until I get to proofing some of the pics from our trip...(including all those fun Slidell mini-sessions, Steph's trash the dress and I even managed to twist the arms of my step-brother and sister-in-law enough to get them in front of the camera together for the first time in years!  go me!).  Thought this might make you smile......

HANDS UP, OR I'LL SHOOT!

Super T is vicious, and I mean, vicious, with the water hose.  No mercy.  Especially not for her older brother.

ahhhh, I'm off to sleep in my own bed, sweet joy!

5 months old today

He's my happy little man...loves peek-a-boo.  He's filled with belly laughs and drooly smiles.  He watches us all, figuring us out with his big, bright blue eyes.  He's constantly chewing on his fingers, usually two, sometimes three.  Rolls over both ways, hates the car and stares at us in envy as we eat real food.   And I'm totally in love with him...

Going by way, way too fast.

trash the dress, stephanie fisher style

I love, love, love working with other photographers.  Nine times out of ten, they are totally up for anything and everything.  I was so psyched that our first thing to do once arriving at the beach was to meet my longtime online buddy Stephanie.  We started this whole photography journey around the same time and it was so fun to finally meet her and her gorgeous little girl in person.  So after a quick dinner, we hit the beach for a quick trash the dress session.  It was Teagan's first time at the beach and he was so chill about it....

A couple of confessions....first, I love it that my husband is always willing to wear Teagan, even when I only pack the girlie print sling.  By kiddo #3, he's pretty chill too, and such a trooper.  Second, I was pretty nervous about my camera and the sand.  So much so, that I took an absurd number of photos without even looking through the viewfinder trying to protect it from the sand and breaking surf when in the water.  Third, looking at these I'm dying to do a destination wedding. 

On our way down...

love the bucket for a touch of whimsy - haha!

For what it's worth, she totally dove in to the surf.  We had a blast!!

33 sounds pretty good to me

I had an awesome birthday, thank you for all the well wishes.  First, my wonderful little dude gave me the best birthday gift ever, he slept through the night for the first time!  From 8:30 pm until 5:45 am.....way to go buddy!!  Then I had several mini-sessions and a big family birthday party after that.  My husband even took over camera duty for awhile at the party, how cool is that....I love finding photos on my camera.  A great day!

I promised sneak peeks before I head to the beach for a few days of relaxation.  The Slidell mini-sessions were a huge success, we managed to dodge the rain and it was fun to hang out with some old friends....thank you to everyone who booked one!

First up, little Bradley.  Remember him at 3 months (and here)?  And 6 months (and here)?  I can't believe how much he's grown...could he be any cuter?!?

Next up, the triplets.  The last time I saw them, they were itty bitty little peanuts.  I can't believe they're a year old already!  I got a bunch of shots of them, but I have to share this one, it cracks me up!  Their mom is brave and decided to let them dive into cupcakes at the end of the session.  They loved em!

and big sister Hannah with MacKenzie

Next up, Fletcher.  He's the adorable little boy of Mary with Paper & Ink Studio.  I was so psyched when Mary booked one of the mini-sessions, I finally got to meet her.  I hired her to do some custom work for me awhile back and I'm consistently amazed with her talent.  Is Fletcher seriously cute or what?!

His parents are pretty cute too!

last but not least, my little buddy Aiden (click here and here).  I've been photographing him since he was just a tiny little thing too, it was fun to see how much he's grown since we moved and catch up with his parents...

love the lashes

Many more of everyone to come...but now I'm off to the beach!!!!

the month of birthdays

first, the good old US of A...

then tomorrow, it's my birthday.  I'll be a ripe old 33.  Which I would be depressed about if 3 wasn't my most favorite number in the world.  It's gonna be a great year.  Then Tuesday is my Mom's birthday.  I won't say how old she'll be as she's likely to reach over and smack me if I do.  ;)  Then T's birthday is on the 21st.  What do we do with all these birthdays?  Well, we have a great big party.  Tomorrow.  Can't wait to celebrate with my favorite girls!

My Mommy Is Tired

Just a few more of my funny little dude.

I bought this little getup to use during our family photoshoot with Michele, but I couldn't resist breaking it out after the last few days of exhaustion.  I got quite a few emails asking where I got the shirt.  I designed it in photoshop and then uploaded the graphic to Cafe Press.  Easy smeeshey.  Jase says he wants one that says "The Daddy is Too".  ;) 

Yeah, this pretty much says it all.