So as you all know, I'm traveling with three infants. The background story is that Al had to go to Lebanon with Sachiko because of a sad mutual friend emergency. I was already scheduled to go to Dubai and Abby is on vacation which means literally no one can help with the boys. That's no big deal, I can manage with them since they're pretty well behaved. 

Now what was my plan for traveling with two six month olds and one 15 month old? Well it was pretty simple. I would pack my double baby sling/baby Bjorn for the twins for Dubai while having them in their twins stroller for the airport and since Alnair likes running now, I would make him wear his harness or what some people like to call a "leash." I packed snacks, had bottles ready with powdered milk, and had all baby essentials packed in Alnair's Trunki suitcase. Since he's still small for the suitcase, I added a collapsible seat and extra set belts for when he got tired and wanted to ride on it. The suitcase originally was made for toddlers but I customized it for our own use.

After many successful and supervised test runs, I gave it the okay for Alnair to ride on. If I, at any point thought it was unsafe, he could share a ride on his brothers' stroller. Anyhow, that was the plan. Once I got to Dubai, Kaser would be there to help me so my main concern was getting from Tokyo to Dubai.

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This is a guest post from Elizabeth from www.rockabyeparents.com.

Many schools today choose to enforce strict dress codes.  Some do it because they feel that it will help promote learning.  Still others do it to help prevent and stop the formation of gangs.  Whatever the reason it obviously needs to be enforced if it’s going to work, but does it really warrant a suspension over a Kook-Aid dye job?

Rachel Neeley, a 10-year-old fifth grader, went to a sleepover last weekend.  She and her friends decided to dye some of their hair with Kool-Aid.  Rachel asked, and was granted, permission by her dad to do it.  The entire situation sounds so innocent.

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