One of the hardest things about traveling with young ones is making the time away from home feel somewhat "normal." When you're vacationing with a toddler this is especially true. And naptime and bedtime rituals are critical to keeping everyone on the trip happy. My previous post talked about a very un-magical stay where bedtime became a battle that the kids won and the parents lost. Luckily, our Walt Disney World vacation just 8 months earlier was a totally different story.
Once again, we stayed at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek, but this time we were traveling with my parents too and had adjoining rooms. At the time, Brody was 4 and Caleb was 1. Having adjoining rooms was a glorious thing as it gave us a chance to put Caleb down for naps and bed in one room and then play and watch movies in the other while still being connected. The other part of the vacation that made naps and bedtime doable was the fact that we opted to rent a crib from Kingdom Strollers instead of just electing to use a typical pack-n-play.
For a weeklong vacation, we found the portable crib to be a much nicer way to travel. Caleb was comfortable with lots of room to wiggle and roll. It also came with freshly cleaned sheets and blankets so we didn't have to worry about anything. I think this was even more important on our trip as Caleb was sick the first three days were on vacation, so he spent quiet a bit of time resting and that good night sleep was even more essential. The crib was delivered to Bell Services and then we simply broke it down and returned the crib and bedding to Bell Services to be picked up when we checked out. The whole experience was easy and enjoyable for everyone. And at the end of the vacation, we had a completely satisfied toddler - not the easiest customer to always please!
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