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[quote=Anonymous]what would you choose for Memorial Day weekend? We have a 2.5yo, 3 month old, and 80lb dog. For context, I'm OP of "my baby is trying to break me" thread and just can't make decisions these days.

[b]My family's cabin:[/b]
Pros: 
-1 hour drive
-My family members are all incredibly helpful and spend quality time with my kids. I'd truly get a break and my mom and aunts would happily handle bringing all food and cooking, offer me naps, etc.
-My 87yo grandma would be over the moon to have a full weekend with my kids.
-My best friend's family's cabin is a block away and she and I could go for a long walk with our babies

Cons:
-MAJOR: no bedrooms for our kids. Toddler would sleep in pack-n-play in my mom's room and baby would be with DH and I in an alcove w/ no door and 3 walls directly off the family room
-No other kids for my toddler (but maybe this is a pro in covid times?)

[b]My in law's cabin:[/b]
Pros: 
-BIL and SIL will be there with the exact same age kids and large dog so everyone has a buddy to play with. They live 7 hours away and we only see them a handful of times per year. We haven't met each other's babies yet. 
-Would be good for DH to see his brother as they are very close
-Our toddler would have a bedroom and baby's pack n play could go in a larger extra bathroom

Cons:
-No one will be helpful. As in, I'll be nursing the baby and juggling my toddler in the water while DH helps with outdoors chores and my MIL watches me struggle. I'll have to take on a night of cooking a full dinner for 10 people, have to bring all my kid's food, they won't tailor meal times to be appropriate for young families (i.e. dinner at 8:30pm but the kids go to bed at 7:30pm) etc. 
-3 hour drive
-DH and I would be sleeping on the living room sleeper sofa and people would be up drinking and playing games very late

I couldn't decide if this is a pro or con, but my family is genuinely more relaxed. They'd be gardening, doing puzzles, building sand castles, going on nature walks/bike rides, having a bonfire. My in-laws are much more party hardy on holiday weekends- drinks start with lunch, boating to the popular areas of the lake, late night card gambling, sleeping in.
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