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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I would also suggest that at some point you may want to consider staying home for Christmas.  We did this once the kids were old enough the notice the difference, and now we have a nice quiet Christmas at our house and travel home right after, or sometimes even wait until MLK weekend when flights are much cheaper. Growing up my husband and I always had Christmas at our own house, with our own tree, and had fond memories of spending the day with our toys. We wanted our kids to have the same.

We had friends with large families in two different states, and each year they ran themselves ragged (and spent a fortune) visiting both families-- alternating one for Christmas and the other for New Year.  One year they couldn't travel because the husband was recovering from surgery.  They were so worried that the kids were going to devastated to not spend Christmas with their grandparents and cousins.  Instead the kids referred to it as the "best Christmas ever" and from then on, they stayed home for Christmas.[/quote]

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