Now this is a Hawaiian Babe

Mathilda took her first vacation today-to Hawai'i to visit Jamee's 'rents. It is amazing to travel with a baby. People look at you in the airport, trying to not be obvious, but clearly thinking "That baby better not be on MY flight!" As you board, the other passengers warily watch as you past their rows, hoping you won't sit right behind them. Then, when you get off the flight (a 12 hour journey in case you are wondering) and the baby has barely made a peep, those around you happily exclaim "What a good baby! Did she sleep the entire time?"

Maddy was great on the plane both ways. She got dipped in the Pacific by her grandfather, whose hobby is to dip his grandchildren into various bodies of water. The babies invariably end up crying and Dad grins like a fiend.