Comments on: Grandparent Travel or Why Trips with Your Mother-in-Law Can Be Cool http://travelingmamas.com/2009/02/05/grandparent-travel-or-why-trips-with-your-mother-in-law-can-be-cool/ Family travel, girlfriend getaways, romantic escapes, solo trips -- these four moms cover it all. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:51:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: marathonrunner http://travelingmamas.com/2009/02/05/grandparent-travel-or-why-trips-with-your-mother-in-law-can-be-cool/#comment-10536 marathonrunner Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:12:54 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=4054#comment-10536 Family vacations are great! It is so nice and important to be close with your family. My grandparents always came with me and my family on vacations and I was always able to cherish the time we spent together. Your post is so fun to read! Family vacations are great! It is so nice and important to be close with your family. My grandparents always came with me and my family on vacations and I was always able to cherish the time we spent together. Your post is so fun to read!

]]> By: Rebecca http://travelingmamas.com/2009/02/05/grandparent-travel-or-why-trips-with-your-mother-in-law-can-be-cool/#comment-10511 Rebecca Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:02:10 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=4054#comment-10511 Always. My family was the one with the aunts, uncles and cousins. My Mom, sister and brother plus all six of the grandchildren. Eight grandchildren when the twins came along 6 years after the youngest till that point. We did New York, Disney, Las Vegas and more. At 85, my mom is still accompanying each of us to visit our grown kids but it's too hard to co-ordinate schedules now that they have kids and jobs of their own. Still, I plan to be the grandparent joining the vacations now and I'm hoping it won't be too long before we can get my 2 daughters with each of their young children together for a trip. My daughters have great memories of their extended family vacations...much more fun than just the three of us. So I'm hoping their kids will get to have the same kind of experiences. Always. My family was the one with the aunts, uncles and cousins. My Mom, sister and brother plus all six of the grandchildren. Eight grandchildren when the twins came along 6 years after the youngest till that point.

We did New York, Disney, Las Vegas and more. At 85, my mom is still accompanying each of us to visit our grown kids but it’s too hard to co-ordinate schedules now that they have kids and jobs of their own.

Still, I plan to be the grandparent joining the vacations now and I’m hoping it won’t be too long before we can get my 2 daughters with each of their young children together for a trip.

My daughters have great memories of their extended family vacations…much more fun than just the three of us. So I’m hoping their kids will get to have the same kind of experiences.

]]> By: Cyndy Kryder http://travelingmamas.com/2009/02/05/grandparent-travel-or-why-trips-with-your-mother-in-law-can-be-cool/#comment-10477 Cyndy Kryder Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:15:29 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=4054#comment-10477 One of our most memorable vacations was when my father-in-law joined us for a week at Disney World. He was spending the winter months in Florida in his RV. When he picked us up at the airport, my older daughter asked, "Papa, what month is it in Florida?" We had just left snowy Pennsylvania three hours before and now we were enjoying balmy temperatures...a bit too much for a first grader to understand. My daughters were young, so we spent a lot of time in the Magic Kingdom. Papa kept up with us and went on many of the rides with the girls. Having him along was a great experience for us all. One of our most memorable vacations was when my father-in-law joined us for a week at Disney World. He was spending the winter months in Florida in his RV. When he picked us up at the airport, my older daughter asked, “Papa, what month is it in Florida?” We had just left snowy Pennsylvania three hours before and now we were enjoying balmy temperatures…a bit too much for a first grader to understand.

My daughters were young, so we spent a lot of time in the Magic Kingdom. Papa kept up with us and went on many of the rides with the girls. Having him along was a great experience for us all.

]]> By: Donna Hull http://travelingmamas.com/2009/02/05/grandparent-travel-or-why-trips-with-your-mother-in-law-can-be-cool/#comment-10441 Donna Hull Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:54:33 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=4054#comment-10441 My in-laws introduced me to cruising. I'll never forget the smile beaming from my father-in-law's face as we clinked glasses of champagne in the ship's observation lounge after my first day on the ship. He dearly loved presiding over the table at dinner in the ship's dining room surrounded by his wife, children and their spouses. We made many memories which are really special now that he has passed on. Family trips are wonderful. My in-laws introduced me to cruising. I’ll never forget the smile beaming from my father-in-law’s face as we clinked glasses of champagne in the ship’s observation lounge after my first day on the ship. He dearly loved presiding over the table at dinner in the ship’s dining room surrounded by his wife, children and their spouses. We made many memories which are really special now that he has passed on. Family trips are wonderful.

]]> By: MudslideMama http://travelingmamas.com/2009/02/05/grandparent-travel-or-why-trips-with-your-mother-in-law-can-be-cool/#comment-10353 MudslideMama Thu, 05 Feb 2009 06:30:02 +0000 http://travelingmamas.com/?p=4054#comment-10353 Great post, Kara! As you know, I've been on several family trips that included my parents. The last one, to the Big Island, was great for everyone. It really is nice to have everyone hang out together (especially since my parents live 3,000 miles away). Just like we've got to slow down the travel for the young kids, we also should remember to make accommodations for the older generation when doing this kind of travel. Not all grandparents are eager to take that Haleakala bike ride. :) Great post, Kara! As you know, I’ve been on several family trips that included my parents. The last one, to the Big Island, was great for everyone. It really is nice to have everyone hang out together (especially since my parents live 3,000 miles away).

Just like we’ve got to slow down the travel for the young kids, we also should remember to make accommodations for the older generation when doing this kind of travel. Not all grandparents are eager to take that Haleakala bike ride.
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