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There's nothing like a long car ride home from holiday festivities to tire out your mini me. Tuck your child into his car seat for a restful journey back to your abode. Here are some tips on putting tots and babes to bed while you drive. 
My son's birthday party isn't for another week, but the other night he opened a few gifts and it was the present topper that occupied him for hours. A fan of all things in flight — rockets, airplanes, helicopters, jets, hangliders, even birds — he was smitten with the tiny matchbox airplanes, or "big jets" as he refers to them, that my mom found for $2 each at Target. He fell asleep with them in his hand and woke up to soar them in the air some more. 
Flying high with more than you can handle? As a mom, I think the best seats on the plane are in the back row. Even before I had children, I like being in the last row because you don't get the sense of being sandwiched between a bunch of other passengers. 
A friend and I were talking about taking our four kids on a four-hour flight to visit another friend. All of our children are under five so that sense of panic set in even entertaining the idea of being in the air that long with a bunch of youngsters. Then, for a split second, I dared to dream about a child-friendly carrier that not only tolerated tots, but targeted them. 
Friends of mine recently planned their first trip away from their one-year-old baby. They told me how stressful it was to secure family members to care for their daughter, book the hotel and their individual flights. When I asked why the flight arrangements were so difficult, they explained that they had to find flights that departed and arrived at similar times, but on separate carriers. 
On a recent flight across the country with her 10-month-old daughter, a fellow traveler forgot to pack an extra pair of clothes for herself or her tot. Two hours into the flight, her wee one was literally oozing pea colored poo from her britches, which incidentally leaked onto the mother's white designer jeans. Oops! 
As much as parents fret about flying with their wee ones, some prefer the stress of a shorter flight to the hours it takes to travel by car. On the other hand, there are moms and dads who'd rather drive for days than worry that their tykes are going to melt down in mid-air. Which type of tot travel do you prefer?
Every time our family has an early flight, we cut it close. The shuttle or taxi usually arrives just as I'm about to lose my mind. Then we head to the airport and have to kill time with irritated kids. 
We all know that jetsetting with junior can be overwhelming. It's one thing if you're in 
