So stay home. It will make for a happier day for you and everyone else there.
An inaugural is no place for babies or the elderly. Better to take them to Times Square for New Year’s Eve.
We went to one inadvertenly, Bush in 2001. Never again. I wouldn’t go if my own son was being sworn in!
Keep in mind that was pre-9/11 and not particularly historic. I would not be surprised if 1/2 of DC Metro’s population goes to Obama’s, so you’d have at least double the crowd. It is wall-to-wall people, It took us well over an hour to get from the Mall at about 3rd street to 6th street.
They will get a much better view, and will be more comfortable, just watching on tv if they’re so inclined.