Prior to Rowan, we would at least go on 4-5 trips yearly, and really try to enjoy the crap out of life. We would often do things on a whim, and I loved it.
Then we had Rowan.
Haha, sounds like I made her a buzzkill, LOL! Definitely don't mean to, because she is incredible, but life sure came to a skidding halt when our beauty was born. For a good 3 months, we hardly did anything and that was very hard for me. At that point, we would have at least had two trips and our annual Vegas trip done (sigh, I miss Vegas).
Towards the end of July, we decided that we would road trip somewhere as a family.
We decided to go to Santa Cruz beach and stay one night, just in case it got ugly.
Oh how I regret on staying longer! Turns out, Rowan is a decent traveler! We had so much fun and she did so incredibly well, especially in the 3 hour car ride!
We started our trip by making a pit stop for breakfast
The day we got there we checked in to our hotel, and then went straight to the beach. We showed Rowan the water and the boardwalk. We spent a good chunk of time there, and had dinner. Rowan was a rock star! We then headed back to the hotel got her and ourselves ready for bed. We let Rowan cosleep with us, which we normally don't do. Rowan had a harder time settling down, but once she did, she actually slept through the night and we woke up completely refreshed!
Day 2, we got up, packed up our stuff and had breakfast. Rowan was a little more squeaky and I held her while I ate, which was kind of a drag, lol!
We ventured to downtown Santa Cruz, which was actually pretty fun! We stopped at a winery, did some window shopping and enjoyed the gorgeous day! She had one small meltdown, but then she conked out. After, we headed over to Capitola, one of my other most favorite beach spots. It was super crowded but we took Rowan to the beach and took some pictures. She of course, was asleep the whole time. After, we gorged on some pizza from one of our favorites, Pizza My Heart.
On our way out, we made sure to stop by Gayle's for pastries. It was a good thing we stopped because Rowan had a MAJOR blowout! From that little pit stop, I got some of my most favorite pictures of her:
On the way driving home on hwy 17 (which is known for make people car sick thanks to the winding roads), Rowan had a tough time in the car, because it seemed like she actually got car sick. She got super inconsolable but after 20 minutes, she calmed down and went to sleep. We made it home safe and sound.
We were so excited our trip was a success that we planned a few others. In the next 3 months, we have 3 road trips planned and I am so excited!!! This is the stuff I am so looking forward to. Having our adventures with our amazing daughter :)
On our way out, we made sure to stop by Gayle's for pastries. It was a good thing we stopped because Rowan had a MAJOR blowout! From that little pit stop, I got some of my most favorite pictures of her:
On the way driving home on hwy 17 (which is known for make people car sick thanks to the winding roads), Rowan had a tough time in the car, because it seemed like she actually got car sick. She got super inconsolable but after 20 minutes, she calmed down and went to sleep. We made it home safe and sound.
We were so excited our trip was a success that we planned a few others. In the next 3 months, we have 3 road trips planned and I am so excited!!! This is the stuff I am so looking forward to. Having our adventures with our amazing daughter :)
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