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traveling for a wedding, wwyd re: babysitter?

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This summer we will be traveling about 10 hours away for a wedding. With three kids under 4, we will most definitely be driving! Because it is a family wedding and kids aren't invited, we will need a sitter. I'm just trying to figure out if it makes more sense to hire someone through my cousin's friends (who live in the area), go through an agency or hotel we are staying at, or just bring our own babysitter along? I used to travel with the people I nannied for quite a bit, but I can't imagine sitting for 10 hours in a car with three kids just so I can babysit while the parents go to a wedding. On the other hand, the kids are already super comfortable with our sitter and I'd know nothing was going to fall through at the last minute leaving me high and dry. WWYD?
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Re: traveling for a wedding, wwyd re: babysitter?

  • 1026pumpkin1026pumpkin member
    If you only need the sitter for the wedding, I'd ask some locals for recommendations. If you're planning on other events rehearsal dinner, going out w other family, etc, maybe asking yours to travel with you would be the better option. Not sure if money is a factor, but you really need to pay a traveling sitter for travel time and hours worked, plus cover all her meals and hotel room a local sitter would just be hours worked.
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  • BrewtowngrlBrewtowngrl member
    Leave the kids behind and have a sitter stay at your house.  Win for everyone.  No kids in the car for that long and you get a night away.  
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  • saturdaynightdoubletreesaturdaynightdoubletree member

    imageBrewtowngrl:
    Leave the kids behind and have a sitter stay at your house.  Win for everyone.  No kids in the car for that long and you get a night away.  

    This is something I hadn't considered and sounds like an awesome idea!!! Only set back might be that the wedding is in AL, most of my family is in NH and MA, we are in TX... so it would be fun for everyone to get a chance to meet our new baby etc. Hmm, something to think about Smile

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    imagesaturdaynightdoubletree:

    imageBrewtowngrl:
    Leave the kids behind and have a sitter stay at your house.  Win for everyone.  No kids in the car for that long and you get a night away.  

    This is something I hadn't considered and sounds like an awesome idea!!! Only set back might be that the wedding is in AL, most of my family is in NH and MA, we are in TX... so it would be fun for everyone to get a chance to meet our new baby etc. Hmm, something to think about Smile



    I get wanting to show them off, but I think 3 kids under age 4 deserves a night away even more:)
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    imageBrewtowngrl:
    imagesaturdaynightdoubletree:

    imageBrewtowngrl:
    Leave the kids behind and have a sitter stay at your house.  Win for everyone.  No kids in the car for that long and you get a night away.  

    This is something I hadn't considered and sounds like an awesome idea!!! Only set back might be that the wedding is in AL, most of my family is in NH and MA, we are in TX... so it would be fun for everyone to get a chance to meet our new baby etc. Hmm, something to think about Smile



    I get wanting to show them off, but I think 3 kids under age 4 deserves a night away even more:)

    Once it becomes reality, I'm sure that is EXACTLY how I'll feel, haha.

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  • lawry13lawry13 member
    I took DD to NY last year for a family wedding because everyone wanted to see her (all my relatives besides siblings/parents) live in NY.  I asked a cousin if she had any suggestions and she had her aunt watch DD and my nephew. It worked out great.
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