We were all set on getting an RV, when the kids were still home, to hit the road.
Then, a friend of mine said....don’t....we rented one, for a week, to take to the Grand Canyon....she said....I’ve never done so much sweeping (3 x day) and cooking...and, dishes, on a ‘vacation’.
I didn’t like the sound of the sweeping 3 x day part....so, we didn’t ever go the RV route.
What a great experience for your son and grandkids, though. Treasured memories.
Funny. When we had 4 small children about 1980, we had a 19’ RV.
One week in it and my wife said “NEVER NEVER NEVER EVER AGAIN!” “I cook, I clean, I sweep, I make beds, IT IS NO VACATION!”
When I retired about 10 years ago, I wanted to get a large Class A motorcoach.
My wife went through the roof. Everything short of divorce was possible if I had insisted.
I got the message.
BUT, we traveled separately staying with our son & his 2 little girls last year in their RV, and guess what? We loved it! Will do again ASAP. But all the work is on my daughter-in-law and she seems to love it. She’s young.