{"id":1485,"date":"2017-03-08T22:17:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T06:17:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.workparentsleep.com\/?p=1485"},"modified":"2021-04-27T08:59:31","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T16:59:31","slug":"first-weekend-vacation-to-the-in-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/workparentsleep.com\/first-weekend-vacation-to-the-in-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"First Weekend Vacation to the In-Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anytime I read an article on visiting in-laws, I come across suggestions such as “set time limits on visits,”\u00a0“stay at a hotel,” “don’t let them get to you,” and “establish your own space.” \u00a0The tone is always portrayed in movies and daytime television as painful to\u00a0go through. \u00a0For our family, that’s not the case, and my first weekend vacation to the in-laws\u00a0was tons of fun!<\/p>\n

Breakfast time<\/h1>\n

Mental note: when going to your in-laws\u00a0for the first time, assume that they will invite over all of their closest neighborhood friends to show you off. \u00a0Also, assume there might be homemade waffles, eggs, bacon, sausage, and a fruit assortment to accompany\u00a0them! \u00a0Did I mention homemade waffles??!!!<\/p>\n

\"Breakfast<\/p>\n

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Competition\u00a0at its finest<\/h1>\n

After breakfast and everyone was full, we needed something to pass the time. \u00a0Something fun yet challenging, something creative yet competitive…the great idea sprung as from the well of amazing ideas itself! Let’s judge who has the prettiest feet (on the left one of our In-Laws neighbors, in the middle my wife, and on the right our 10-year-old!). \u00a0No shortage of competition in the contestants here.<\/p>\n

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On to the neighbors<\/h1>\n

After the group is fed and our bellies are no longer flush with our jeans, it’s time to exercise off some of that morning goodness with a walk up to the neighbors. \u00a0No Pokemon GO for this trip, just the\u00a0open air and family! \u00a0First, you run up the hill, and then you run all the way back down.<\/p>\n

\"Syncing<\/p>\n

Once you get to the top, run back down!<\/h2>\n

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And once you run back down the hill, and your 10-year-old legs are too tired to carry you back up, you get to test out the golf carts and take a ride down the street.<\/p>\n