So this year we are spending Christmas with my family. My parents live in OR, we live in MD, and my sister & BIL live in TX. We want to meet up for Christmas, but we're not sure where to go. Flights to Oregon are $700 right now and it requires two LONG flights, so we're thinking maybe someplace closer to MD or TX. Any suggestions? My LO will be 12 mo and my sister's LO will be 19 mo. The more budget/kid friendly the better.

-One thought was someplace warm... maybe Sanibel Island in FL or the FL Keys, but it's kind of hard to get there from the airport. But maybe another warm weather destination? Another place in Flordia? What about SC - is it freezing there that time of year?

-The Bahamas/Caribbean is possibly an option, but not sure how to do that on a budget... we'd probably try to get a condo through vbro or something, but flights would probably be really expensive. Any island you'd recommend that's particularly safe/kid friendly/budget friendly?

-A cruise is a possibility, but I hate how prices are literally 2-3x more expensive that week! It's painful! My sister is a teacher though, so it has to be right over the holiday.

-Another thought was a ski/snow vacation, but the kids will be too young to enjoy it, I think.... so maybe better for a few years from now.

Where would you want to meet up with your family for Christmas (if you weren't going to someone's home)?!