Mar
17
2010
Day One Firsts
So, day one of our sojourn to South Africa is under our belts. The Lord granted us safety and joy in the travel. And again, I had the treat of experiencing a couple firsts with my son, Titus.
I hadn’t realized until we reached the Atlanta airport (sorry, Tony, not my favorite airport) that Titus had never had a ride on a train. So, the little shuttle between terminals was his first time on a tram or subway car. We sat in the last car, and he looked with wide-eyed fascination out the rear window as we sped through the tunnels. He already has a fascination with tunnels… so a train in a tunnel was a double pleasure for him. He didn’t want to get off the train when we reached our spot. On the whole, it was planes, trains, and automobiles for little man. He’s all boy, so that was a great adventure for him. We pointed out that all he was missing was a boat ride. “Boat?!” he said with renewed excitement. “Not this time, fella.”
A second first. I’m pretty old school. Under no circumstances are children to sleep in the bed with their parents. About 3am I rolled over to snuggle with my wife. And who should I find lying between us, calling hogs like a farmer at the county fair? Titus. Okay… I still don’t want the kids in the bed with us, but it was cute. Sounded ike he was sawing logs with long, slow strokes. I rolled over again, and joined the melody.