in the beginning

Thank you to everyone who had ideas for the airplane ride. I think we used almost all of them!

We packed a little red suitcase (a Christmas gift from Baba) full of toys, a couple new ones wrapped in newspaper. The biggest hit was a little firetruck which plays some soft songs and has a ladder, which Leif is still enjoying driving around. I think the toy which lasted the longest was the modeling clay packed into a small tupperware container. We make animals that eat each other, roll snakes and soccer balls, and take impressions off things all around. I think I'll add to the set with some "knives" and other molds and the like.

About half way through the flight we did jammies and stories and Leif eventually fell asleep. I didn't sleep a wink however, because he kept needing help staying asleep with some patting and rocking. It was a long flight, but we made it eventually. I'm not looking forward to the flight on Saturday, but knowing we've done it once makes it less intimidating.