I had a shoot last night over at the Arboretum (which is LOVELY right now, you guys!), and they have a field of crazy scarecrows set up. How rad is THIS guy, eh? I loved the face on that pumpkin.I finally got some of my halloween decor out this weekend (not all of it... yet), and I'm slowly getting ready for the holiday. This is my favorite time of year, but it also happens to be when I am most slammed with work, which can make things nuts. But the crisp air? The crunchy leaves? The first fires in the fireplace? Man. That cannot be beat.For your internet share of the day, how about that new Star Wars trailer, eh?
It was a pretty domestic week at home. Lots of work, so lots of rest as well. We cooked a lot, ran lots of errands, tried to figure out the new nap schedule and cleaned up a lot for fall. It was super dull, but much needed.
Ez got this push toy from some dear friends of ours, so he pushed around a bunch of books and magazines all day. Next, we'll fill it with wine and cheese.
We also built the first fire of the season, which Ezra was mesmerized by.
He played a lot with the newspaper. Always a good time.
Magda had a nice recovery 
Ezra also started this weird growly smile thing.
And here's the boy in his other halloween costume, The Monkey. Have I mentioned this kid eats an entire banana every single morning? Oh yeah. And yes, I have 2 costumes for him. One was a freebie. Don't judge.
Oh man, today was rough. I brought Ezra home from daycare a bit early because he had fallen in class and split his lip, and I wanted to make sure he was all right. (Yes, he's fine.) (Yeah, I'm that mom.) Anyway, I get him home and take the kid upstairs for a diaper change, when I hear some suspicious rustling from the living room. I run down to find Mags eating raisins from a ziplock that had been sealed and put away. THIS DOG, I SWEAR.So if you don't know, raisins are toxic to dogs and can kill them (grapes, too). So I call the vet and they say she needs to vomit them up asap. How do you get a dog to barf on purpose? Make them swallow hydrogen peroxide. Duh.Magda needed to drink 1.5 oz. of the stuff. So how do I get her to do that, you say?The vet suggests a turkey baster down the throat. Yup. Just another Thursday at the Plesser residence.So here I am, in the back yard, forcing a turkey baster into Magda's open mouth, squirting peroxide down her throat as the poor girl is gagging and spitting it back at me (glaring at me incredulously for feeding her poison). Then we all wait in the yard for 12 minutes until she begins to heave, and up come the raisins, which I then have to hand pick out of the barf to make sure she doesn't eat them again.It's a life of glory over here, I swear.The photo at the top? That was from earlier today when I was testing my lights. She was feisty even before all of this. Imagine how much she likes me now.For your internet share of the day, 
I had a shoot today at a local agency, and they had this amazing foosball table that I (of course) had to photograph. How pretty is this!? Not as pretty as 
Earlier this summer, I was thrilled to take a bunch of photos for 
And for your internet shares of the day, did you know 
Oh man. What a weekend. First off, I talked about 
This was Ezra at the airport after the epic meltdown on the airplane on our way into Columbus. Stone cold passed out.
These were some of the attractions at the zoo. I am always a sucker for flamingos, but I really love those ruffled feathers in the back.
The penguins were SUPER close to us (which was cool) and they just watched us. All lined up like we were gonna feed them!
This is Julie's daughter while we ate lunch at the zoo.
Here we have the kids while there was an otter feeding show going on BEHIND THEM. They were looking at people down below on boats. Apparently they don't think otters are cool yet.
Are you seeing a theme to this weekend? Lots of stroller and carseat naps.
Julie's daughter had AMAZING toys that Ezra loved. Lots of push and ride toys, and this here airplane starts up (the propeller goes), lights up and plays crazy music. And there is no off button. Julie is a much better person than I.
Ezra loved walking around with the push toys. They were super fun for his age right now, and they did help him with his balance.
We also played with bubbles! And yeah, Julie doesn't even look pregnant. She's the hottest mom-to-be ever.
They also made us dinner for Jamie's birthday this weekend. As you can see, it was amazing.
A little boy time on the back porch.
And I *love* this photo of the two kids. She really wasn't mad at HIM per se, but this photo could have so many captions. We will save it for their wedding. ;)For your internet share of the day, I made 
This was the scene this morning as we comforted Mags by telling her that yes, we will in fact return to pick her up in a few days. It's always hard to drop her off at the dog sitter's house -- no matter how much she loves it there. And I'm always so, so happy to get her back when we return. But then again, vacations are mandatory in our family.We landed in Ohio around 4 pm today after living out my own personal nightmare of attempting to parent a toddler during a meltdown on an airplane, who also cannot have his diaper changed because the drink carts have blocked you in and so between the tears and the glares of fellow passengers, you soon feel wet warmth on your lap. Yeah guys. Living the dream over here.But we survived! And hopefully we never (ever, ever) have to see any of those people from that airplane again.And now that I have shattered any remnants of cool that I might have still maintained, let me steer you to the internet share of the day, where