Since we are visiting family, one of the things we’ve struggled with is car seats. I honestly don’t want to transport our huge Britex car seats on an airplane cross-country.
I’ve been researching booster seats, since both our boys are over 30 lbs. I love a five-point harness at home, but when traveling, I think we can make do with a booster.
On Target.com I found the Evenflo Big Kid Booster seat for $39.99. Because it has a back it works for kids 30 lbs and up (no back, and the kid should be 40 lbs). I’m going to order it and have it shipped to my in laws. That way we’ll have something for our trip – we can also store it there, and until the kids are 60 lbs I won’t need to worry about car seats when we visit.
By the way, a note to folks designing booster seats -- Why do you have to put in cup holders? It is hard enough to fit six people in a car, but when you add an extra 8 inches for each child for cup holders, it is just impossible.
As it is, I think we’ll be taking 2 cars for all of the family outings. Romantically, I’d like to take the train to NYC, but I’m still working out the New Jersey side trip. My thought is to do a local car rental, and rent car seats at the same time...
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