Me and DH are currently debating what to do Christmas night. We are staying at ours during the day and for dinner, then heading over to the in laws for the evening (around 4/5ish). They live about a 30 min drive away.
We have a 3 year old and an eight month old.
We’re also due at my in laws for Boxing Day.
My DH thinks we should stay over, but recently I’ve been thinking it would be easier to drive home (kids would fall asleep on the way, transfer them when home) then have a lazy morning on Boxing Day and head back over at lunch.
My reasoning is the baby is a terrible sleeper and will probably be even worse away from home, and my oldest DC will wake super early and then need entertaining in a house that’s not his own. We’ll also all have to sleep in one room and in laws probably won’t show their faces until at least 10am (no judgment, I can’t wait for a Boxing Day lie in when my kids are older!) I also cba to pack on Christmas Day.
It would be me doing the driving so DH doesn’t need to worry about that.
Anyway I know it doesn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things but just wondering what people think is the best / easiest Christmas option for a family with young DC!