Sounds like a wonderful weekend, we do the staycations all the time and love them! We don’t travel more than a hundred miles really, most of the time. There’s always stuff to explore, parks to see, beaches to visit and things of that nature.
I kind of want an animal as well, but know that it’s not the time for it. I wanted a big dog before but we live in a small place so the poor thing would not do well. If we get a bigger house a dog would be a nice companion not only for me but for the little man. He enjoys his time with my wife and I for sure but I think it would be special for him to have his own companion since we aren’t having any additional kids (unless by accident lol but that also requires a particular activity to occur..) so I think a dog would be a good substitute.
Staycations are good, though it has been 7 years for us without getting very far and Finland isn't exactly full of diversity :)
Ina few years, your son will be a bit older and would likely be able to do some of the care himself, which is a great learning tool for kids and, it is awesome to have a partner in crime :)