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MrsAJL
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WWYD Re: Kids & Out-of-State Wedding (now w/ clicky poll!)
MrsAJL
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My cousin is getting married in May (on a Friday). The wedding is in Tulsa which is about an 8 hour drive from Austin.
In my dream world, I would LOVE to go to this wedding with just DH. However, the bride is my cousin, which means my overnight babysitters (i.e. parents) will be going too. I already cleared it that children of out-of-towners are allowed to attend.
The longest that we've driven with both kids is from Austin to Dallas. What is usually about a 4 hour drive (from house to house) took us about 5 hours with stops. The kids tolerated it OK.
Finances are somewhat of an issue as I don't necessarily want to shell out an arm and a leg for travel, wedding costs, etc.
My MIL lives in Dallas and I guess (if I absolutely had to do it in order for DH to attend the wedding with me) we could leave the kids with her and pick them up on our way home.
So what would you do?
ETA: My MIL?? She crazy!
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Re: WWYD Re: Kids & Out-of-State Wedding (now w/ clicky poll!)
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I voted for the second option--you all go via air--because I wouldn't want to drive 8 hours with kids (I'm terribly averse to it for some reason) and I wouldn't leave my kids with MY ILs and it doesn't sound like you're crazy about it either.
You could start checking SW Airlines for good deals--I know they fly in and out of AUS/TUL so maybe you could find a great bargain!
Uh, no. LOL! I don't really want to but I feel like someone in my family will bring it up and if I have "scientific" evidence that no one who took this poll voted for that option, I could say "See? It's a universally accepted BAD idea!"
Drive to Dallas on Thursday - stay with MIL (I know, this is crazy, but at least you'll be there with the kids and it'll only be a couple of 'awake' hours).
Friday morning, drive the 3 additional hours to Tulsa. Get a baby sitter for the kids for the wedding, so that you can go and have a good time with just your DH.
Saturday day - do something fun as a family
Saturday evening - drive back to Dallas
Sunday (morning if you're sick of your MIL) - drive back to Austin.
If the kids do fine on the car rides on the way there, then maybe just do it all in one shot on the way home.
Hey! You might be on to something! I think I like this idea
If you can stand to be around your MIL for short periods of time, this is a great idea!
I think you could do the road trip, easily. We drove to Rochester MN and back in a day (10 hours round trip) last fall. The kids were troopers. They watched a lot of TV, but it was fine.
Whether to leave them with the MIL or not is your call. You'd certainly have more fun at the wedding .... or do you think your family would be disappointed about the missed opportunity to see the kids? Tough call.
(read it. you know you want to.)
anderson . september 2008
vivian . february 2010
mabel . august 2012
I kind of do think this might be an issue. The Tulsa family hasn't met Molly yet. Last time I saw that gang was at my sister's wedding and I was pregnant with Molly.
I think Mrs.Purdue as a great option. I don't mind staying w/ MIL if it's all of us together (plus we'll get to see my husband's siblings and their kids and I LOVE all of those guys!) I just don't think I'm ready to leave my children with her for a weekend without us. She's not always attentive.