Better than a muzzle

We recently went to visit Daddy's family in Texas, where we all contracted a horrendous stomach virus. Grant got the shortest, mildest version - thank God. But poor little Hope was the first to be sick and I believe the last to fully recover. She was a sad, pathetic little girl for a couple of days :(

But in answer to our prayers, she seemed to feel fine on both flights of our trip home. We were especially excited that she actually managed to fall asleep for a little while.



But, hmm, how to keep Grant quiet and occupied so as to not wake her up? How about we let him explore a chocolate animal cracker ...



Hey Grant, how about loosening the death grip you have on my animal cracker holding hand? How about coming up for air?!



It turned out to be a solution that worked very well! Now, if we could just get him to come down from that sugar high ...