TnT's Mom
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My dh has a business trip to Oahu in February and he really wants the boys and I to go with him. So I am trying to figure out what would be the best thing for me to do carseat wise. The boys will be 6 years old and 2 years 4 months in February. The oldest rides in a high back booster in my car and a 5 point harness in dh's truck and the little guy is obviously in a 5pt harness. I know if we go I will take a 5 pt harness for the little guy but what should I do for my oldest? I hate to even gate check his HBB because I am afraid it will get mangled...my strollers always look worse for wear after gate checking...but I don't know if I can carry his HBB one on (it is a Compass and it folds...he has a Parkway too but I thought that would be even more difficult to take since it doesn't fold) because we will have carry on bags (gotta have snacks, books and toys for the flight!) and the little guys seat plus my dh will have his laptop bag and then also the stroller to gate check for the little guy. It seems like so much to handle along with the boys so should I just get a low back booster which would be smaller to carry on and should definitely fit in the overhead compartment? He has never ridden in a low back booster. We would be in a rental car from the airport to the hotel and then probably only from the hotel to Pearl Harbor (ds #1 wants to see the USS Arizona) and then hotel to airport. There is plenty to do within walking distance of the hotel where the convention is not to mention the beach . And as far as my younger son...is the Marathon a pain to carry on and use on the plane? I could use his Century that I still have, it is lighter than the Marathon, but it expires in March so that is cutting it close I think.
Honestly the thought of roughly 11 hours of flying time (we live in Massachusetts) plus layovers with both of my boys panics me slightly so I am not sure if I will even attempt it but I really want to be prepared in case I throw caution to the wind and go! Not to mention doing the pool and beach thing with them by myself while dh works.
Thanks for any advice or thoughts on this!
Honestly the thought of roughly 11 hours of flying time (we live in Massachusetts) plus layovers with both of my boys panics me slightly so I am not sure if I will even attempt it but I really want to be prepared in case I throw caution to the wind and go! Not to mention doing the pool and beach thing with them by myself while dh works.
Thanks for any advice or thoughts on this!