September 17

I took the babies up to Dayton today, as a test run for the Columbus trip next weekend. I learned two very important thing:

• Don't trust that the diaper bags are stocked, even if you are the one responsible for this task. Check them before you go.
• Once Tyler is asleep in the car it will not stop for any reason -- not if you're thirsty, hungry, or in possession of a full bladder. He'll wake up and he won't go back to sleep. So take care of your business beforehand.

I was also reminded that it's a bad idea to visit an area when there is a marathon. I had to change my plans from visiting the National Air Force Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB to going to the Dayton Aviation Heritage Historical National Park. We had a great time learning about parachutes (big open space for crawling) and Paul Dunbar -- I actually got a collection of his poems. We did go back to the museum after the park and had an enjoyable time rolling around.

Here are two baby pictures. The first is when I just got them out of their strollers (notice the design of the benches) and the other is crawling on an ejection seat.