Honeymoon with twins: crazypants?

huntertwin · February 2013

DH and I got married in August, and we have been trying to plan a trip to the Caribbean in May-ish. At first, my parents were going to fly over from Europe to take care of the twins, but that fell through. Now we've been planning on taking them with us - they will be 13 months old then. We've been trying to find an all-inclusive resort in a safe island, that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. But would that even be a vacation? We could never do anything together, like snorkeling or diving or whatever, since one would always be on the sidelines taking care of our girls. And I don't know if I could trust the babysitting services, unless it were a really nice resort with trained sitters, but we really have to worry about the cost so we can't go all Ritz-Carlton in St. Lucia or anything.

Should we just give up and go later, when we can go alone? I was starting to look forward to taking the girls, but I don't want a boring, sad honeymoon..

robinsokj · February 2013

IMO that wouldn't be a vacation in any sense of the word.

pillowass · February 2013

robinsokj:
IMO that wouldn't be a vacation in any sense of the word.

LOL I was going to say "Don't call it a honeymoon" but pp is kinda right - that would not really be consistent with the spirit of the word "vacation"! The only way I can see to make it enjoyable is to bring someone who could babysit - like a trusted family member or friend. Of course that significantly ups the expenses but maybe you could work out a deal where you pay for just airfare in exchange for some babysitting?

Brummy14 · February 2013

Yeah, doesn't sound like much of a vacation to me.

I'd absolutely wait until the LOs are older, or you could go on your own. If you're going to shell out that kind of $$, you MUST be able to enjoy it!

OctGirl80 · February 2013

Brummy14:
Yeah, doesn't sound like much of a vacation to me. I'd absolutely wait until the LOs are older, or you could go on your own. If you're going to shell out that kind of $$, you MUST be able to enjoy it!

Another vote for this. We've taken a few trips with DD and they were far from a 'vacation'. And there's only one of her. I'd wait.

karo112 · February 2013

There was a MEME thing on pinterest that would sum up my response to this question.

You know you're a mom when going to Target by yourself feels like a vacation, and a family vacation feels like work.

macchiatto · February 2013

robinsokj:
IMO that wouldn't be a vacation in any sense of the word.

Yeah, I wouldn't consider that a vacation or a honeymoon.

What if you all flew to Europe, left the girls with your parents and you two went somewhere for a true HM?

keg · February 2013

Ditto pps. I didn't find taking DDs on "vacation" to be much fun until they were 2.5ish or even older (and it's still a lot of work!). 13 months is particularly tough because they are mobile, yet have no judgement so I felt like I really had to watch them like a hawk, particularly if there is water involved. Plus, flying isn't terribly fun at this age either. If you'd really like to take them on a vacation, go somewhere where you can drive because gear still makes your lives easier at this age. Or, just wait until you have someone to watch them so you can take a REAL vacation!

huntertwin · February 2013

So yes, it sounds like it's crazypants

We will probably bail on the whole taking them with us idea and just go later, when we can leave the babies with our parents. Thanks girls!

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