When my family visits my in-laws, my husband and I don't stay with our kids. It's a win for everyone.

Everyone isn't as lucky with in-laws as I am, and that's what makes this travel arrangement possible.

Kimberly Rex After my in-laws moved to Florida , my family began visiting them every summer.

My husband and I stay with his mom while our daughters stay with their aunt, uncle, and cousins.

The arrangement is fun for our daughters while giving my husband and me some rare no-kid time.

A few years ago, my brother-in-law, his wife, and their kids relocated to Sarasota, Florida.

Not long after, my husband's aunt and mother followed.

So every summer since, my husband, our two daughters, and I visit for a week to catch up and hang out.

On our first trip, though, something unexpected happened.

In the hustle and bustle of our arrival, our daughters' luggage ended up at my brother-in-law's, and my suitcase and my husband's bag were brought to his mother's.

After we settled in and freshened up, we all met for dinner at a local restaurant.

We had dessert and hung out for a bit back at my brother-in-law's, but when the sun set, our kids stayed with their aunt and uncle while my husband and I joined his mother at her house.

My mother-in-law changed into her house dress, and I put on my pajamas, then the three of us watched TV in her quiet living room and climbed into bed early.

Nearby, our kids stayed up late with their cousins, eating junk food, laughing, and playing.

We all went to sleep happy — so much so that we kept the arrangement going for the rest of that trip and have repeated it almost every visit since.