Madelyn's 4th Birthday & Hilton Head (a little late)

It's hard to believe my little Madelyn turned 4 last Weds. We started the birthday fun by going to Chuck E Cheese on Tuesday night with Aunt Lisa, Uncle Aaron, Elizabeth, Sammy & Nick. On Weds 8/20 (her actual birthday) we went shopping, had a picnic lunch and played at the waterpark. On Saturday 8/23 we had a big Hawaiian Luau where we combined family and friends. The kids had a blast limboing, digging for treasures, hula hooping, making picture frames, smashing the pinata and a good ol' water balloon fight.

Mia is walking everywhere now, but mostly barefoot because her feet are so fat and short, and I am too cheap to go to Stride Rite for shoes... But I will have to soon. She is starting to eat with a fork and loves all kinds of food. She is in the 50th percentile, despite her chubby cheeks, feet, legs etc. She points at everything and when she wants something she says "this." Her sister loves to give her hugs that at some points almost look like she is being strangled, but usually she doesn't mind them.

And I finally got the camera situation all settled, so here are some pics from vacation too. Good luck getting ready for back to school (if you aren't there already) and have a great Labor Day !