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The "bacon chocolate crunch bar" from Animal here in LA. It was quite blissful:

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Ditto ... we went to Radio Shack and got the cheapest, smallest sets we could find. And they broke at least one already, no biggie. But one's ears are too small to fit, so we had to find another cheap pair that went over her ears. Definitely discuss volume levels early and regularly. And definitely engage them with other better things regularly, and guide them over what they're listening to and playing w/ video games ... but sometimes you just need a break, esp on a long plane ride or car drive. I'm a better parent when I can have an hour here and there without them needing my absolute, complete, and constant attention, every second of the hour, every hour of the day, every day of the week ... First plane trip! Exciting! Let us know how it goes! Daniel's first plane ride he would remember was at about that age. He was so excited, that he was jumping up and down in the boarding area, looking at the airplanes coming and going, and saying 'airplane! airplane!'. He said this for half an hour while waiting to board, while the other passengers smiled at his joy. We boarded the plane, and he said gleefully, 'airplane! airplane!' We sat down while he smiled and laughed, 'airplane! airplane!'. When the jet engines, which were right next to us, fired up and made a huge, overwhelming roar right next to our ears, I looked over at him, and he was crying uncontrollably in terror, and mumbling under his tears and wails ...'airplane.... (waaah) airplane'. Just hilarious ... we still tell him that story all the time and he loves it!

Lots of surprisingly good sushi in central MD last night. Yum!

Went to a farm and daughter heard her first non-mechanical 'BAAAAAAAAAHH.' Face-off