Oh man… the day after Christmas our daughter and I flew to California without Will and it was maybe the most stressful situation I’ve ever been in. I now full-on worship parents who fly alone haha. How do they do it?! I am a pretty big stickler when it comes to her naps so her not napping from 6 am until 3 pm completely threw us (both) for a loop. She was so hyper (over-tired) and would go from being happy to crying every 10 minutes haha. I could NOT wait to get to the hotel to put her down! I was in a full sweat all day.
But we made it! And we both survived haha. We went with my in-laws and it was such a great trip to all be together! Disneyland is also getting more & more fun with our girl since she’s able to appreciate it all more. She straight up sat and waved at people passing by for 10 minutes right here and we could not stop laughing. She is one social butterly!
Obviously she’s really thrilled about sitting still…
And we of course had to get her her first set of ears! I’ve never even owned a pair of ears for myself so this was a happy moment.
As fun as it is, Disneyland is also sometimes hard with a baby! I had to constantly run her back to the hotel to nap (fortunately we stayed close!) and then it’s a lot of stimulation for such a little baby. After our 2nd day she SCREAMED for about 30 minutes straight on the drive to the beach house. So that was fun for everyone in the car… but it is so worth it!
Can you even stand that smile?! It’s Wills new background on his phone and he shows me it about sixty times a day.
The last half of the trip was spent in Newport beach and although it was cold (for California standards) it felt GLORIOUS compared to Utah!
I always love walking around the Lido District. Especially around Serena & Lily! Such a darling store!
Found another new favorite store as well: Eberjey Darling suits and loungewear! Softest sets ever.
We lasted at the beach for hmm 5 minutes (not an exaggeration.. she hated the sand haha) but I had to get a quick picture of her in her dang swimsuit. I live for those rolls!
Overall, it was the best (most needed!) trip with our little family. Now we are working on booking a trip with just the three of us for this year and I have no idea where we want to go! Just SOMEWHERE preferably outside of Utah during this time of year. The air quality is so bad 😩
Love, Liv
Bambi Rag (sold out, similar ones are linked from their website!)
New Balance shoes (only $60!)
Black ruffle sleeve T-shirt (my current favorite!)
Leopard sweatshirt (sold out! but from Anthropologie)
My daughter’s Jammies (sold out! but they are from Shop Plain Jane.. comfiest stuff!)
