Well, isn't she lovely?I got to photograph this beauty before her big dance last weekend. Because it was *freezing* outside on the day of our shoot, we decided to move everything into to the studio at the last minute. I didn't want this to look like a Sears portrait session (uh, sorry if any of my readers are photographers for that retailer...), so I decided to pitch something more editorial.And we had a blast! And I am so glad we did this. A little back story, Erin wanted to wear sneakers with her dress to the prom. Her mother wanted heels. We shot both.
For your internet shares of the day, flank steak is my favorite and I highly suggest you all make friends with it this summer. Also, I found the recipe for the best bbq sauce on the planet (from Salt Lick near Austin, of course). And I loved this article about slowing down summer for kids.
The weather on Saturday was FREEZING and we stayed in as much as we could and napped under big, wool blankets. Then on Sunday, everything changed and we were in the mid-60s and outside for almost all the hours of daylight. One of our excursions was to a nature preserve center, which Ezra loved even more than I thought he would.(Weren't the clouds outstanding yesterday?)
Ezra still loves reading the books about the potty. But he has zero interest in actually sitting on one. Sadly.
Saturday morning, our neighbor Kate came by and completely blew Ezra's mind with her charm, the toys she brought and her adorable nature. I think we have a crush.
Here he's paging through Keith Richards' autobiography. Maybe we should save that one for later, kid.
Here we are on our Sunday hike through the woods.
And, you know, just resting on a log.
For your internet share of the day, we've been enjoying 
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Today Jamie and I took a nice walk around the lake with Magda. And on this walk, we spied more baby geese! They are everywhere right now -- and it's so much fun! Where was The Spawn, you ask? He was in daycare. We have decided to take a day or two off each quarter where we spend time just as a couple. Sometimes we watch sports on TV. Sometimes we go to museums. Today, we walked around the lakes and had a delicious lunch before cozying up on the sofa and catching up on The Americans. It was glorious -- I highly suggest this form of cheap "vacation" for all parents. We have rules, like no chores allowed, no typical errands allowed etc etc. It is all about what we want to do, and it is glorious.A bit of a damper was that a former colleague of mine, who I always adored, unexpectedly passed away yesterday. You can read her obituary 
I had an early morning shoot today over in Plymouth, and we headed to this awesome little park near the family's home. When we arrived, I spotted a few geese, and then these adorable goslings. (Pronounced just like 
I have a love/hate relationship with hostas. When we bought our house, they were EVERYWHERE in the back yard. And they were 
We had an amazing weekend around these parts -- lots of friends, lots of great food and lots of laughs. Ezra was in an *amazing* mood all weekend ... until he tried his very first lollipop (as seen above). That piece of candy was like a mainline of cocaine* straight to his brain and we probably won't be doing that again anytime soon. But I hope he enjoyed it while it lasted.
We started the weekend with sushi. Lesson learned: Order Ezra his own damn sushi because sharing doesn't work as he eats all of ours. But the good news is that he loves eel and avocado and shrimp and octopus and wow, what a kid!
Just a few shots from our room at the Japanese restaurant. I love those private dining experiences.
After dinner, Ezra played outside with Evie (who joined us with her parents for the meal!). Evie looks like a flower child from 1969 here, and I love it.
The weather this weekend has been phenomenal, so we practically lived in the backyard.
We started Mother's Day with Ezra deciding to push the vacuum cleaner around. YES, LET'S WORK ON THAT SOME MORE!
Then he got dressed for our brunch date and man-oh-man is he cute or what?
At brunch, he ate guacamole with a spoon. Who eats that for breakfast? My very own spawn, that's who. Jamie shot this image after we finished eating.
After brunch and nap time, our buddies Eric, Betz and Eero came over to hang out in the back yard. Eero was a total champ and helped Ezra with his trike (an played ball with the kid). It was a lovely afternoon, and we had a fantastic time.
And then we gave Ezra this piece of brain-changing organic material and he turned into a whirling dervish with a short temper and extreme frustration. Good thing we got him settled down by bedtime.*Sidenote: I have no idea what mainlining cocaine looks or feels like. I am making this statement based on lots and lots of television viewing. 
So...I attended