https://mommy-diary.com/travel/california/ Motherhood, Identity & Healing—Creative Modern Motherhood Wed, 17 Sep 2025 05:38:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://mommy-diary.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-Mommy-diary-submark-white-pink-32x32.png https://mommy-diary.com/travel/california/ 32 32 111288181 https://mommy-diary.com/ten-reasons-to-visit-jw-marriott-desert-springs/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ten-reasons-to-visit-jw-marriott-desert-springs https://mommy-diary.com/ten-reasons-to-visit-jw-marriott-desert-springs/#respond Wed, 29 May 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=16651 Desert Springs is one of our favorite getaways in Southern California because it’s close enough for a weekend trip but far enough to feel like a vacation. Whenever we feel caught up in the busyness of life and need a little getaway with the family to reconnect, recharge and reset, we load up our trunk...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/ten-reasons-to-visit-jw-marriott-desert-springs/feed/ 0 16651 https://mommy-diary.com/summer-at-the-grand-fairmont-grand-del-mar-san-diego/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=summer-at-the-grand-fairmont-grand-del-mar-san-diego https://mommy-diary.com/summer-at-the-grand-fairmont-grand-del-mar-san-diego/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2024 03:00:00 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=15740 Things To Do At Fairmont Grand Del Mar, San Diego The perfect blend of luxury + family travel at Fairmont Grand Del Mar I’m a huge fan of Fairmont properties because they offer the perfect blend of luxury + family. It’s one of few hotel chains where I can feel comfortable being with my family...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/summer-at-the-grand-fairmont-grand-del-mar-san-diego/feed/ 1 15740 https://mommy-diary.com/visit-california-newport-carlsbad/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=visit-california-newport-carlsbad https://mommy-diary.com/visit-california-newport-carlsbad/#respond Fri, 08 Apr 2022 20:52:41 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=25782 We recently partnered with Visit California to take a 4 day trip around our favorite destinations in Southern California. We love to travel as a family and have been to many destinations such as Dubai, Mexico and Hawaii as a family but some of our favorite family destination are right in our home in Southern...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/visit-california-newport-carlsbad/feed/ 0 25782 https://mommy-diary.com/celebrating-ds-birthday-at-disneyland/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=celebrating-ds-birthday-at-disneyland https://mommy-diary.com/celebrating-ds-birthday-at-disneyland/#respond Wed, 18 Sep 2019 15:50:57 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=16462 Baby D isn’t a baby anymore. We recently celebrated his 3rd birthday at no other place than Disneyland! We celebrated almost every birthday at Disneyland when the girls were younger and I’m happy we get to begin the family tradition again with the youngest member of the family. Disney Flex Passport We renewed our Annual...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/celebrating-ds-birthday-at-disneyland/feed/ 0 16462 https://mommy-diary.com/celebrating-birthday-at-universal-studios-hollywood/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=celebrating-birthday-at-universal-studios-hollywood https://mommy-diary.com/celebrating-birthday-at-universal-studios-hollywood/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2019 03:09:20 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=14266 We are blessed to be living in a place like Southern California, the home to many family-friendly destinations and amusement parks. My daughter Tess recently celebrated her Golden Birthday and requested to go to Universal Studios Hollywood with some of her closest friends instead of a birthday party. In this blog post, I’ll share all...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/celebrating-birthday-at-universal-studios-hollywood/feed/ 5 14266 https://mommy-diary.com/the-most-instagrammable-pumpkin-patch-pumpkin-nights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-most-instagrammable-pumpkin-patch-pumpkin-nights https://mommy-diary.com/the-most-instagrammable-pumpkin-patch-pumpkin-nights/#respond Mon, 22 Oct 2018 21:55:29 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=13625 The Most Instagrammable Pumpkin Nights We recently visited Pumpkin Nights Festival in Pomona, CA and it was so much fun and very Instagrammable. One of the best Pumpkin festivals we’ve been to! Here you can find eight different pumpkin-themed lands, demonstrations by professional pumpkin artists and lots of adventures for the whole family. There are...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/the-most-instagrammable-pumpkin-patch-pumpkin-nights/feed/ 0 13625 https://mommy-diary.com/san-francisco-travel-essentials-walgreens-beauty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=san-francisco-travel-essentials-walgreens-beauty https://mommy-diary.com/san-francisco-travel-essentials-walgreens-beauty/#comments Thu, 21 Jun 2018 01:48:59 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=12999 Like many of you, I love to travel. I find traveling to be one of life’s greatest teachers that teach me to be more tolerant, open-minded, self-aware and understanding of the world around me. Traveling is also a great opportunity to bring the family closer together and teach my children how to open their minds...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/san-francisco-travel-essentials-walgreens-beauty/feed/ 1 12999 https://mommy-diary.com/a-weekend-in-solvang-the-landsby-family-travel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-weekend-in-solvang-the-landsby-family-travel https://mommy-diary.com/a-weekend-in-solvang-the-landsby-family-travel/#comments Fri, 05 Jan 2018 20:27:52 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=12053 For many of us, Solvang brings back fond childhood memories. I remember visiting Solvang as a kid with my parents, walking through the pretty streets and buying souvenirs. I even remember the exact souvenir I chose- a glass slipper ornament with pretty pink details. I must’ve been around my daughters’ age then, so it was...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/a-weekend-in-solvang-the-landsby-family-travel/feed/ 6 12053 https://mommy-diary.com/holiday-fun-dana-point-harbor-boat-parade-of-lights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=holiday-fun-dana-point-harbor-boat-parade-of-lights https://mommy-diary.com/holiday-fun-dana-point-harbor-boat-parade-of-lights/#respond Tue, 12 Dec 2017 21:23:54 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=11808 We love exploring new places to celebrate the holiday season. This year we had a chance to visit the 43rd Annual Dana Point Harbor Parade Of Lights with the family for a fun-filled holiday extravaganza. This event takes place on the Dana Point Harbor for two weekends Dec 11 and 12th as well as Dec...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/holiday-fun-dana-point-harbor-boat-parade-of-lights/feed/ 0 11808 https://mommy-diary.com/family-fun-at-great-wolf-lodge-southern-california/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=family-fun-at-great-wolf-lodge-southern-california https://mommy-diary.com/family-fun-at-great-wolf-lodge-southern-california/#comments Mon, 28 Aug 2017 19:23:25 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=10784 As residents of Southern California, we are fortunate enough to live close to some of the best theme parks and resorts for families. One of the latest addition to the family of So. Cal resorts is the Great Wolf Lodge, North America’s largest indoor waterpark resort. Great Wolf Lodge Southern California has been very popular lately...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/family-fun-at-great-wolf-lodge-southern-california/feed/ 6 10784 https://mommy-diary.com/road-trip-palm-springs-kia-niro/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=road-trip-palm-springs-kia-niro https://mommy-diary.com/road-trip-palm-springs-kia-niro/#comments Mon, 22 May 2017 21:07:04 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=9864 I was recently selected as one of three social influencers to test drive the new Kia Niro for a whole week. I got to drive the car for a whole week in my daily life, taking the girls to school, dropping them off at their after school activities and attending events for work. Overall, I was...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/road-trip-palm-springs-kia-niro/feed/ 13 9864 https://mommy-diary.com/disney-ice-dream-big/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=disney-ice-dream-big https://mommy-diary.com/disney-ice-dream-big/#respond Wed, 12 Apr 2017 20:00:13 +0000 https://mommy-diary.com/?p=9482 I’ve always been a huge fan of Disney movies and princesses no matter how much time passes and how old my daughters get. There’s just something so magical about Disney princesses and their stories that I can never get enough of. Luckily for us, Disney Princesses create their own happily ever after when Disney On Ice...]]> https://mommy-diary.com/disney-ice-dream-big/feed/ 0 9482