First Flight

On May 20th, Tyler experienced many forms of travel for the first time. He rode a shuttle, an escalator, a plane, a tram, and an elevator all in one day. Some people seemed surprised that we would travel by air with a 7 week old, but it was actually very fun, as you can see.

We followed my sister's advice of nursing him during takeoff on each flight, and were ready to do the same during landing. We also took our friend Emery's suggestion of gate checking the carseat/stroller combo so we had the luxury of the stroller during our layover.

Tyson was still hurting over not getting to go on the Sam Adams Brewery tour when we were in Boston, and even more hurt to realize that since we were flying into Dulles, not National, that Capital City Brewing Company was not on our itinerary. So when Susie suggested we try Dogfish Head Alehouse, Tyson jumped at the opportunity.

It was great to see Susie and Drew again, if only for a brief evening, and it was GREAT to finally meet Jessica!

While Susie and Drew emphasized the value of pocketed bibs...

...Lacing was on Tyson's mind.

It was great to catch up with Susie and Drew again. It was hard to say goodbye, as we only got a few hours together, and hadn't seen each other in a couple of years. Hopefully somehow we'll get to meet up again soon!

This was the last we saw of Tyler's fro-hawk for the next few days.

That night, we three experienced a Tempurpedic mattress for the first time, courtesy of the Marriott. Wow. Good stuff.

Next stop: Monticello!