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Hi Lena,

We're in the same boat too. We're in KY and our entire family lives in PA. Last year we were only able to make 1 trip home and that was rough, especially on our 3 y/o.

I liked Red's idea of a webcam. From our experience, our dd acts like she sees our family on a regular basis. She asks about them and says she needs to go see them. I have both of our older kids (2 and 3) talk to any family member that I am talking with on the phone and they love it!

Every July we go on one big family vacation (all 30 of us). We couldn't make the trip last year and I was really sad for our kids. They really miss their cousins and grandparents.

Best of luck. I'm sure you'll get some great suggestions to help them stay attached to your extended family.

Michelle