Wwyd?

[kennasmommy]

We have the option to leave our two y/o with MIL or take her to Disney. DH and I are torn on what to do. My son is ten so he will be into the big rides. If we do take her we will more than likely split up. I am 50/50 on this one. Pros are spending some alone time with my son. Enjoying the parks together and one on one. Cons I will miss her like crazy and she would really enjoy the kiddie aspect of the parks. Thoughts or ideas?

 

[vicceja]

Hi!

I think you should definately take her to Disney. My boys are 9,6,4 and the 9 year old enjoyed the "Kiddie" rides. I also think you would miss her too much to really enjoy it....that's just me.

 

[THESCHULTZFIVE]

I think you should defintely take her. DH can go with son on a couple of rides, while you are with baby and the switch. Then you both get to spend some alone time with both kids and time together as a family.

 

[cepmom]

We were in the same situation several years ago with our then 2 year old. We could have left her with MIL and we were planning on doing it, but I started to feel bad. We decided to take her and I am so glad we did. She had a wonderful time and was no trouble to us at all. (I used to be one of "those people" that said I would never take a child under the age of 5 ) She still remembers parts of that trip and our memories will last forever. An added bonus is that she was practically free ~ we were able to stay in a standard room at WL (usually only accomodate 4), no need to purchase park admission, free meals at the buffets, character meals etc. We also had our then 12 year old and then 5 year old. Sometimes we split up to take the oldest on some thrill rides and other times we all went together on rides like Dumbo, Winnie the Pooh etc. I think you should take her ~ it will be worth it!

 

[WDWorBUST]

I would take her. I haven't had the experience of going with an older and younger child but we took our 13 month old and had a GREAT time!! I couldn't imagine a trip without her. And the fact that a 2 year old is free and still gets so much from the experience is great!!

 

[andromedaslove]

I agree take her!! You can't even begin to imagine how much fun it will be to have her there. . If your oldest complains about all the baby rides, just explain to him that he will get to ride the big rides twice because of the baby swap. Always worked for mine!!

Dana

 

[elan]

I agree with the other posters. Take her. There's more than enough to do to accomondate everyone. Use the baby swap and your son will get to ride twice.

 

[2dogmom]

I would take her! We went in October when my DD was 19 months. We just planned another trip in May, and my almost 2 yo has been watching our home videos with her big sister and she gets so excited seeing the shows we taped and the activities they did in October. I can't wait to see her go down there again. BTW, her big sis (4yo) goes on every big ride she is tall enough for, so even with that, it would be so much fun!

 

[Aidensmom]

I definately would take her, she will enjoy it even if she does not remember it.

And here is an idea: We took my MIL with us. We paid her way, and she played babysitter for our 2 year old when we wanted to go on some of the more adult rides. It was also great for us because she goes to bed early so she would stay with my son at night so my husband and I could go out and hit Pleasure Island or just spend some time alone together.

 

[rt2dz]

I'd take your 2 yr old. We took our 7m last sept, going back in May & the baby will be 15.5 months. We are looking forward to it. We baby swapped a lot last time, this time I'm pregnant and I'll just hang back with the baby.

My mom left me when I was two with my grandmother while they took my sisters for the day. My mom felt so guilty and saw so much I'd enjoy, we all went back the next day. And there was no problem, even with a 7 year age difference. She never left a child behind again--my brother is 8 years younger than me.

 

[Zoesmama03]

Honestly I would try some way to bring MIL she could stay with 2 yr old while you spend some time with older one then later you can give her a break for her to check out some things she wants to do.

If bringing MIL is not possilbe I'd agree bring 2 yr old anyway or you'd miss her too much and not as likely to really enjoy your trip.

 

[lclark0621]

Why would you not want to take your 2 year old?

I understand wanting to spend time with your older child. But you guys are a family, and this is a family vacation.

I could never imagine going somewhere like Disney & leaving a child behind.

Disney World is such a great place for families & kids of all ages. Your trip will be amazing with your 2 year old.

TAKE HER!

 

[Disneyonmymind]

Take her, absolutely! We are taking our DD2 and our DD8, almost 9. Wouldn't dream of leaving her behind. The other posters are right about her being "free" and also using baby swap so that your DS10 will get to ride every thrill ride twice with no waiting. It's a win-win situation. I'm afraid you would miss your DD2 so terribly, if you left her, that it would cast a shadow on the whole trip. You'd see all of those other two year olds having a great time, and, boo hoo, you'd miss your princess.

Jackie

 

[nygrl]

We have the option to leave our two y/o with MIL or take her to Disney. DH and I are torn on what to do. My son is ten so he will be into the big rides. If we do take her we will more than likely split up. I am 50/50 on this one. Pros are spending some alone time with my son. Enjoying the parks together and one on one. Cons I will miss her like crazy and she would really enjoy the kiddie aspect of the parks. Thoughts or ideas?

i guess i am in the minority here AGAIN since this has been discussed before. but i am in the same situaton with having a much older child. we have taken the older one since he was 5 and we took his little brother when he was 2 and my older ds was 7 and i have to say that it was not an enjoyable trip. my older ds was so held back and i fekt really bad for him. my 2 year old was miserable ...hated everything !!! we even had my mother with us and it really didnt matter. i understand that everyone says it is a FAMILY vacation but you want to have fun too. just my opinion but i say if you have someone to leave your 2 year old with who he loves and who loves him than i say go for it and have a really special trip with your 10 year old .. disney will still be there in a few years when your 2 year old will be able to remember it. and what kind of family vacation is it if you are going to be separated for the whole trip any way? flame me if you want but disney is much more enjoyable with no diapers, bottles ,strollers and temper tantrums lol..... my younger ds will be 4 in may and we are taking him in oct. i think around 5 is the perfect age.

 

[jenr812]

Our kids are 11, 6 and 2. While things would be a little easier at times if we didn't have our 2 yo with us, I couldn't imagine leaving him home. We'd all miss him terribly, and one of the things I am looking forward to most is seeing WDW through his precious innocent eyes. The kids are all going to experience it differently. I can't wait!

 

[cwnhokie]

I say take grandma along. I am still trying to convince my MIL to go with us in May. So far no luck though. She just had knee surgery. I told her we will push her in a wheel chair if she wants us too.

We are already going with my dad and his wife, but one of my neighbor's suggested that Disney was a two sets of grandparents sort of vacation.

I think only you can decide. It sounds like it could be good either way. Although, if you are going to be guilt ridden the entire time, it's not worth it.

One more point of view, another one of my neighbors is heading down in a couple weeks. Her son went when he was 2 and is now 4. He told his parents to please call the grandparents and let him stay with them. He doesn't want to go. He remembers being afraid of the characters. I would like to think he will change his mind once he gets there and have a great time.

 

[HALEYSMOMMOM]

Take her!! And hats off to those of you who actually want your mother in law along. You're a better person than I am

 

[GillieRose]

I would take her. We are going with a 2 year old son and 5 year old daughter this year.

 

[epcotfan]

I would leave her, especially if it means you and your husband will have to split up most of the time. The two year old will definitely dictate the pace of the trip. My parents left me with my grandparents when I was 2 to go on vacation, and I don't remember a thing.

 

[nygrl]

I say take grandma along. I am still trying to convince my MIL to go with us in May. So far no luck though. She just had knee surgery. I told her we will push her in a wheel chair if she wants us too.

We are already going with my dad and his wife, but one of my neighbor's suggested that Disney was a two sets of grandparents sort of vacation.

I think only you can decide. It sounds like it could be good either way. Although, if you are going to be guilt ridden the entire time, it's not worth it.

One more point of view, another one of my neighbors is heading down in a couple weeks. Her son went when he was 2 and is now 4. He told his parents to please call the grandparents and let him stay with them. He doesn't want to go. He remembers being afraid of the characters. I would like to think he will change his mind once he gets there and have a great time.

that is so funny if i dint know better i would think you were talking about my son. after our trip when he was 2 he told me he dint want to go back and he wanted to stay with grandma.and so he did!! we have gone every year since with my older son.. he is just now telling me that he wants to go and that is why we are going to try it again in oct. just another reason i think 2 is too young for disney