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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, the great thing about mountain resorts is you can go there at different times of year.  Why don't you make plans for Labor Day weekend or the 3-day weekend in October?  That's a lovely time of year in Shenandoah, Deep Creek Lake, Canaan Valley, southern New York state, southern Pennsylvania, etc.  You can do the whole fall thing with leaves, hay ride, hot cider, etc.  It will be lovely!

The key to family harmony is not pressuring people do to things they don't want to do, and being happy to bend and flex as children grow.  [/quote]

The son and his wife want to go to the mountains instead of the beach. And they are willing to pay for the trip. The last thing OP should do is try and pressure them to change the mountain trip to another time of the year.  [/quote]

OP, if the summer is hard for your husband, why not a spring or fall vacation with the grandkids?  It sounds like a win-win to me.  You can pick apples.  "Traditions" come and go.  They stop when people stop enjoying them, and it sounds like this one has run its course for your family.  It's ok to be disappointed but ultimately this kind of thing cannot be forced.

And really do consider if your friends are enjoyable for your son and DIL and the kids.  Really.  Offer a no-friends trip and see what they say.

Sincerely, 
Someone who is very tired of her ILs' gross male friend constantly commenting on her weight.[/quote]

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