monday at the madhouse // tough week

So, here's the deal. Most of these photos are from our week away on vacation. They are happy, wonderful times.But things around the house are not so great right now. My mom has gotten much worse at a pretty alarming rate. I'm trying to make plans for my work this week in case I need to get home right away. There are many, many tears being shed and a lot of sadness.But these photos were taken before my mom fell ill, and before we knew what was around the corner. And I don't want to forget those happy times. Also, there's a bonus treat at the end.Ezra and Uncle Steve in Oregon playing a bit of soccer.The cousins got buried at the beach. It's kinda hard to tell, but they were transformed into a 2-headed mermaid. Yes. Those are sand nipples. Another shot from Jamie.Oh how I love watching him drink from his cup. I shot these today because I did want to capture him *right* before he started crawling. And I love how happy he is to see Magda here.See what I mean? We are almost off to the races.The photos below were taken by the lovely Miss Margaret. I love these images so much, and I know a lot of you always request to see Ezra with me. So here you go. Isn't that lady talented?