...would you?
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We went for a week this summer. DS was 4 months. We went with both sets of grandparents! It was just to a cottage for a week. It was fun
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I haven't and would only consider going with my mom.
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I voted I have & would again because they (DH'S parents) weren't bad to be around. Not my favorite but not bad. LO won't be going on vacation for awhile though. She was 11 months & more work than it was worth. She will be 3 or 4 before we go again
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We have, and here's my pros and cons list:
My parents are so laid back & easy vacationers.
We've gone to the beach together (stayed in same house), and to DC together (separate hotel rooms). We are planning a trip to FL this spring and a trip to the beach In September with them.- they're laid back, go with the flow vacationers
- they give us space
- they respect our parenting and don't get in our way
- we try not to get in their way, eitherOn the negative side:
- my parents are hands down Chloe's favorite people. She's up their butts & they don't get much time to relax, despite my best efforts
- the tv is almost always tuned to something kid oriented
- our routine takes precedence, so the vacation isn't quite as relaxing for them (for instance, if we are sharing the beach house I implement quiet time on the third floor [bedrooms] for naps, my dad often falls asleep on the livingroom couch but can't rest because Chloe is noisy, etc)It can be a lot of fun! The hardest part is making sure my parents get to relax. Chloe is practically glued to them at all times!
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We go to the beach for a week every summer with my in-laws. This year DD was 6 months. It's always a blast, we love it! My in-laws are super laid back and awesome to be around. I'd have less fun with my own parents because they're more high maintenance and it's stressful to be around for extended periods.
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We took my mom with us to the beach this year. It was a first time for her and LO (!!). I'm not sure who had more fun in the sand. But I would absolutely take my mom with us again in a heartbeat.
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We rented a beach house for a week with both of our families together and discovered that a week is too long for our parents to be in one place on vacation. They are all retired and don't sit still very well, so a week was too long. We would happily do a weekend with them though!
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My answer - definitely.
My addendum - ONLY if it is with my parents. His don't vacation anyways so that's not an option.. -
The sad truth is neither of us likes the other's parents enough to vacation with them and throwing a LO in the mix wouldn't help.
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Yep! With my mom and MIL. It was an experience! I would totally do it again.
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We are planning to go to Florida to stay at my parents' house down there, probably for about a week. They will be there. We just lived with them for about 2 months and that worked out really well, so we know that vacationing with them will work fine. My ILs, on the other hand, no. They would drive me completely insane.
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We haven't yet, but plan on it in the future. Most likely with my parents because MIL can't get around very easily and FIL doesn't like to travel!
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I'll let you know how it goes next month. We're going away for a week with DH's parents who are a little more laid back and fun than my mother.
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We're going to Florida with my parents the end of October and Mexico with DH's parents in February. So I guess we "would definitely," but we'll see how I feel come March...
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I'm so interested in reading the responses. My in laws go to Florida every year and I'd LOVE for us to go when I'm on mat leave and our little one is about 7-9 months. I get along well with them and I think we would vacation well together. The ONLY issue is I think my parents would be jealous... they would want equal time and it just wouldn't be as fun for DH or myself with my parents. So I dunno what we'll do!
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Yup, we go on lots of vacations with my parents. Last month they rented a house on the Cape and my brother and his fiancee and DH, DS and I all went. We also like to go visit them for a week at a time at their 2nd home in FL over the winter.
What's key for us that we all kind of do our own thing. Sometimes we do stuff together, sometimes we do stuff apart.
It's always nice being with my parents because there's little drama and my mom takes care of most of the cooking and cleaning. DH's family doesn't vacation and it's always drama with them.
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My Mom came with us for vacation for 4 days (my Dad had to work). I would do it again in a second. She helped entertain her at the beach, in the condo while we cooked, stayed with her during nap time one day so DH and I could hang at the beach together, and then babysat at night so we could have a date night.
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I started dating my husband in high school, so vacationing with each other's families is totally normal for us. We've been doing it for 13 years. It isn't different with DS, except they're happy to let us sleep in now.
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We vacation as a whole family. I really enjoy it. I love watching me parents explore things with my boys. We are planning a huge Disney trip in fall 2016. I am super excited for it.
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We are going to Mexico with my IL's in February. I think it will be fun so long as they respect DD's schedule (they tend to eat late and I refuse to feed DD on her own every night).
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Yep! It was great.
We went to Mexico with them this summer. They're fun and go with the flow, so it was no stress. I love that Sadie is getting that quality time with them (me too!). They love spending time with Sadie, so they offered to take her to dinner one night while Dan and I went to a fancier place--that was so nice! We also got to snorkel while Sadie played on the beach with my mom (she's not into snorkeling).
We are already planning our Disney World trip for next year. They're excited to see Sadie experience Disney, and we get help. So excited!
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Not with my parents, only possibly with my MIL. But DH has no desire. If i'm going on vacation, i want to relax. Not worry about my MIL side eye-ing my third margarita
We once went to Jamaica before LO with my parents. It was absurdly stressful. Never ever again
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Yes, and it was great. My parents retired last year and spent a month in Florida, so we went down for a week in January. It was wonderful being away from the harsh Northeast weather and since they had a lot of time on their own, they absolutely loved looking after LO so my husband and I could go out to dinner or just have a drink together most nights. They're going again for Feb/March and we're definitely tagging along.
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We have with both sets of grandparents because we all live so far away. We vacationed with my dad in Thailand and we've done a few trips with my ILs in Europe. While it isn't always ideal, it's a good way to see them on neutral ground, so to speak. I would rather meet them somewhere than go to their place or have them here for "vacation".
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I don't have a LO yet but DH and I have vacationed with both of our parents multiple times and it is great! We will definitely continue to do this when there is a LO in the picture too.
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I haven't but I would totally go with my parents! I mean, I don't really want to go on vacation at all right now-- but if I was so inclined I think it would be great. We have gone on trips with my parents a few times an we travel well together, and it would be awesome to have my mom's help with LO and to get a date night or two while we were away
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I'd go with my parents definitely but nooooo way with my in laws
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We went with my parents and it was great! They're very helpful but respectful of boundaries and our parenting. We haven't w my in-laws and I don't think we will, they're too stressful!
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Yeah, a lot. We're going to PA in a couple weeks with my parents to visit family. It always goes ok. My mom likes to try and run the show, and I have to remind her who is the mom, but other than that, it goes ok (thanks to my dad, lol)
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We have. The extra hands can be nice, when they actually use them. The not so fun stuff included being judgy, not being super helpful, not being respectful of things we wanted to do, and giving us space when we would have liked it. Not sure if we would do it again, or if we did, maybe not as long of a vacation as we had last time.
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My parents, yes. They came for two long weekends when we were vacationing at our beach house this summer. It was great! They gave us a little break but also it was nice to spend time with them as a family.
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We just got back from our first vacation with LO and my parents. We spent a week at the beach & it was fantastic. My ILs are not good travelers so I would only consider a long weekend and see how it goes before we commit to anything else.
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My parents, yes we have and would again. It was awesome. They got up early with her, let us take naps, we went out to dinner alone....and we got lots of family time, too. It was awesome. We all get along well.
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No, I can't really relax around my parents or my MIL very well. My husband and I have completely different types of conversation when they are not around. Spending time with them does not feel like downtime, so I would not want to spend a vacation that way.
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I have but it's not my most favorite thing in the world. My husband's family likes to take family vacations where we rent a house with 10 people. I'd much rather have our own space in a hotel so hopefully I can convince him to do this next go round in 2 years.
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We went with my husband's family to the beach when our LO was 6 months old. It was good and bad. Good in the sense that we got to escape every night after his bedtime to go for a walk or eat out because someone was at the house with him; bad because they drive me up a wall after awhile.
I would do it again though; they live far away and I want my LO to know his family, so I have to put my frustration aside. And besides, like I said, we are free to escape after 7 pm!
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I haven't and would definitely - if it's my parents or both. But never with just my inlaws.
We are going to a wedding in grand cayman in April and baby boy will be about 6 months. We are strongly considering taking him and treating my parents to a vacation so they can babysit! They live far away so it's a chance for them to get a free trip, see their grandson and let us have a partially child free vacation! But Id never do the same trip with my inlaws. -
I love traveling with the grandparents. Lots of help and we get along great!
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My in-laws took us on a trip earlier this year. It was great! There are other family members I would not travel with.
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