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Rachey1082 · June 2013

Duffgurl · June 2013

I say option 2 or I can come down if give a hand lol jk

kjgilhoo · June 2013

I would do a combo of 3 and 4.

Plan to wait for your DH but keep checking flights just in case.

Regardless of how busy he would be, I would feel terrible spending Christmas away from SO.

Rachey1082 · June 2013

kjgilhoo:
I would do a combo of 3 and 4.Plan to wait for your DH but keep checking flights just in case.Regardless of how busy he would be, I would feel terrible spending Christmas away from SO.nbsp;

He will most likely be working a 48 hour shift and were Jewish. We do give the kids stockings from Santa but that's literally all that we do. Last year I sat I my PJ's at home with the kids for two days straight.

kjgilhoo · June 2013

Rachey1082:
kjgilhoo:
I would do a combo of 3 and 4.Plan to wait for your DH but keep checking flights just in case.Regardless of how busy he would be, I would feel terrible spending Christmas away from SO.nbsp;
He will most likely be working a 48 hour shift and were Jewish. We do give the kids stockings from Santa but that's literally all that we do. Last year I sat I my PJ's at home with the kids for two days straight.

Shoot, sorry Rachey. I knew you were Jewish, just wasn't thinking straight. In that case I would book my flights and enjoy some extra beach time!

Rachey1082 · June 2013

Crash Into Me:
So do your parents live in the same town as you? Give them kid 1. You fly with s 2 amp; 3.

They live about 40 minutes from us. This is totally an option that I didn't think of. Can I handle flying alone with a 2 year old and 4 month old? Not sure!! It would only be one flight that's about an hour and a half.

melissa0726 · June 2013

Crash Into Me:
So do your parents live in the same town as you? Give them kid #1. You fly with #s 2 & 3.

This is a good idea!

I'd make it work in some way to take the extra week's vacation. I'd probably try some combination of Crash's suggestion and/or your option #2 to fly.

kjgilhoo · June 2013

Rachey1082:
Crash Into Me:
So do your parents live in the same town as you? Give them kid 1. You fly with s 2 amp; 3.
They live about 40 minutes from us. This is totally an option that I didn't think of. Can I handle flying alone with a 2 year old and 4 month old? Not sure!! It would only be one flight that's about an hour and a half.

Could your parents take J and you fly with L and the baby? At least L could be a bit more independent, whereas J would still really need your help for a lot of things.

Rachey1082 · June 2013

kjgilhoo:
Rachey1082:
Crash Into Me:
So do your parents live in the same town as you? Give them kid 1. You fly with s 2 amp; 3.
They live about 40 minutes from us. This is totally an option that I didn't think of. Can I handle flying alone with a 2 year old and 4 month old? Not sure!! It would only be one flight that's about an hour and a half.
Could your parents take J and you fly with L and the baby?  At least L could be a bit more independent, whereas J would still really need your help for a lot of things. 

I'm going to talk it all over with them.

If the timing is right I might be able to get DH to fly with me and the kids to Tampa and then he can fly home and work.

I don't think J would be okay without me for the 14 hour drive. He's stuck to my side most of the time. Even when I work and leave him with grandparents he asks for me after an hour or so.

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha · June 2013

Rachey1082:
I don't think J would be okay without me for the 14 hour drive. He's stuck to my side most of the time. Even when I work and leave him with grandparents he asks for me after an hour or so.

That's too bad, but hey, who knows how he will be 6 months from now? (I was also going to suggest you keep L with you as he would likely be lower-maintenance than J)

If you do have all 3 kids, I would definitely fly, not drive. Dealing with 3 kiddos in the airport and on the plane won't be easy, but at least you won't have to try and focus on the road at the same time. Plus I'm sure you will be able to get help from airline employees.

Oh and also? I am SO jealous.

BnchaNums · June 2013

2. Isn't that going to cost more than $1000? Why in the world did your parents book tickets from Tampa. That sounds like the worst idea ever and way not worth the savings, especially since it sounds like a pretty expensive trip in general.

Rachey1082 · June 2013

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha:
Rachey1082:
I don't think J would be okay without me for the 14 hour drive. He's stuck to my side most of the time. Even when I work and leave him with grandparents he asks for me after an hour or so.
That's too bad, but hey, who knows how he will be 6 months from now? (I was also going to suggest you keep L with you as he would likely be lower-maintenance than J)
If you do have all 3 kids, I would definitely fly, not drive. Dealing with 3 kiddos in the airport and on the plane won't be easy, but at least you won't have to try and focus on the road at the same time. Plus I'm sure you will be able to get help from airline employees.
Oh and also? I am SO jealous. 

Haha, I wish I could bring my bumpies with me!

My mom and dad will be in the car driving and I would sit in the third row with the kids, changing DVDs, nursing, giving the kids snacks, etc.

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha · June 2013

Rachey1082:
Haha, I wish I could bring my bumpies with me! My mom and dad will be in the car driving and I would sit in the third row with the kids, changing DVDs, nursing, giving the kids snacks, etc.

Oh wait, so it wouldn't be just you and the 3 kids then? It'd be all 6 of you in the one car? If so, then I might do it, provided your parents were willing to take turns being the entertainers/snack givers/DVD changers, etc.

Rachey1082 · June 2013

Monsieur_et_Madame_Ha:
Rachey1082:
 Haha, I wish I could bring my bumpies with me!

My mom and dad will be in the car driving and I would sit in the third row with the kids, changing DVDs, nursing, giving the kids snacks, etc.
Oh wait, so it wouldn't be just you and the 3 kids then? It'd be all 6 of you in the one car? If so, then I might do it, provided your parents were willing to take turns being the entertainers/snack givers/DVD changers, etc. 

I think they would sit with them, but you never know. Last time we did this same trip Evan drove the whole way and I sat in the third row helping the boys. Jack was 4 months and Liam was just under 3. It wasn't that bad sitting with the kids.

Rachey1082 · June 2013

BnchaNums:
2. Isn't that going to cost more than 1000? nbsp;Why in the world did your parents book tickets from Tampa. nbsp;That sounds like the worst idea ever and way not worth the savings, especially since it sounds like a pretty expensive trip in general.

I wasn't very clear with this. Tickets from where we are to grand cayman are roughly 900 each. Tickets from Tampa to Grand Cayman are much cheaper and the passport lines are much more hassle free because Cayman Airways runs out of Tampa. Cayman Airways has their own immigration line at the airport and its really short. Flying Delta or other various airlines, once you arrive in Cayman you have to wait about an hour to be approved in customs and grab your luggage. The tickets from Tampa to Cayman are roughly 200 each. We did this same trip two years ago and it cost roughly 70 for a hotel room for the night plus we could leave our car there and they shuttled us to the airport for free.

There are usually cheap flights from where we are to Tampa. Not around Christmas, the tickets can be purchased for as little as 100 each. If I keep looking I might find cheap tickets last minute.

It's an expensive trip but I don't pay for it. My dad wants to save travel expenses, it's not on my dollar so I go with it. DH and I haven't been anywhere besides this trip in 3 years because he's been in school and we can't swing a vacay. Buying tickets for the entire family is a huge part of the expense. We have 6 adults and the two kids total, we only pay taxes for the baby to fly. At tickets just under a thousand each they'd rather have all of us drive to a Cayman Airways location.

BnchaNums · June 2013

Ok that makes a ton more sense. It sounds like an awesome trip. I definitely wouldn't sit around in the cold for a week waiting on dh.

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