What to do...

blondie42107

When ds1 was born, dh and I decided that we would be home on Christmas Day as a family. It's worked quite well and we've enjoyed it.

My mil and sil both are in the medical field. Mil is working Christmas eve and Christmas day. Sil is working Christmas eve and the day after Christmas. Sil invited us over Christmas day so the kids can open presents. Sil's kids are 11 and 12.

We told them that they were more than welcome to come over in the early afternoon. Sil said normally they would but that the girls would want to play with their presents. Dh told her that ds1 would want to play with his too. We also don't want to pack up 2 little kids and be on the road for a good three hours.

Do we budge and go or stick to our plan to stay home on Christmas Day? It's either we go there or we don't see each other that day.

I am leaning towards staying home.

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numberonemama

I would also visit on the weekend and stay home Christmas.

Joeypnut

I would also stay home.  It seems like it would be easier for them to travel to you, especially factoring in naps and all of the crap... I mean stuff invloved in bring two little ones anywhere.

rnbeth477

dotmbc:

I would stick to your tradition of staying home. nbsp;You can always see them another day. nbsp;I feel like the holidays get ruined with driving and flying all over the freakin place....it's Christmas day, there is nothing wrong with just being with your immediate family for one day. nbsp;We are trying to adopt that as a tradition....just us on Christmas Day.

I agree with this. Stay home and enjoy the whole day as a family.

AbuDhabiMommy

Stay home... You can visit on another day or ask them to make the drive to you... Three hours is a long time to be in the car on Christmas.