First Beach Vacation - Hilton Head

To celebrate Grandpa's (Ellis) 70th birthday we rented a house in Hilton Head for a week and the whole family came. Minus Chris & Donna and their kids, as they were all sick... This was Mia's first time to the ocean and she absolutely loved it. Every morning she wanted to race down to the ocean to look for puppies! All she cared about was finding puppies and playing fetch. It was so great to get all the cousins together and just hang out for a week of no work and nothing but play time... (Plus lots of naps!) I could get spoiled spending all day with my girls! We had an incredibly relaxing week. Watching Mia experience so many things for the first time is the most rewarding experience for Stacy & me.

Favorite Cousin!

Nicholas has officially laid claim to the title of favorite cousin! Mia has always been fond of boys, but went absolutely nuts over Nicholas while in Hilton Head. When he entered the room she would light up and beg him to pick her up. It was so amazingly cute... She would climb up on him, wrap her arms around him and pat his back while smiling! He was really sweet with her and I can't wait to see their bond grow through the years.

Sand Castle Museum!

On a rainy day at the beach Momma couldn't have the midget sitting inside all day. So true to form, she found a kids museum in town! We had a blast doing crafts, playing with magic sand and playing on the ship. As always, Momma made a rainy day shine!!

Beach Bunny!

Daddy picked up a beach bunny! There is nothing like a walk on the beach with a beautiful girl...

Musical Skills!

Mia is far more musically inclined than Mommy or Daddy... She loves the piano, guitar, bongos, and now the harmonica! Uncle Ryan spent some quality time teaching her the basics and she damn near sounded like Neil Young before the night was over. Only a slightly younger and less cranky Neil Young!

Lounging at Breakfast...

Somewhere along the way Mia decided that lounging on the kitchen counter was the appropriate place to take breakfast... As you can see, she was quite comfortable there! Nothing but style this kid.

First Concert!

On Thursday night we took Mia to her first concert, Playhouse Disney Live! We invited Madi to come along as well for her birthday. We fully expected Mia to lost interest in about 10 minutes since she's still only 20 months. Much to our surprise, she absolutely loved every minute of the show and stayed totally focused! She even tried popcorn for the first time, and Daddy taught her how to shovel it in for maximum consumption!! Madi was a sweetheart as usual.

Breakfast with Diego!

On Sunday morning while Daddy was being lazy and sleeping in, Momma got up extra early and took the Midget to the zoo for 'Breakfast with Diego'. As you can tell by the picture, Mia was a little put off by this freakish boylike character with an oversized head! I don't blame her... But she had a blast playing with Susan & Parker!