San Diego

My parents just bought a house in San Diego, so we stayed with them for the holidays. We flew out for Thanksgiving, and since we planned to spend Christmas there as well, we decided it would be best to just stay the 3 weeks in between the holidays. Flying across the country with two babies is no joke😁 Plus, it was so nice to have my parents help with our kids since we just had a baby and Dallin works a lot.

I sure love this place! Can we all just move here? It was perfect weather everyday, even though it was "winter". We explored lots of places during our 6-week visit and one of my favorites was the Botanic Garden.

There's a pretty bamboo forest, sunflower patch, and even a little playground that Olivia loved.

Almost everyday was 80 degrees and sunny, so we tried to go to the beach almost once a week. My favorite was Moonlight beach. There's a little paved path that leads almost all the way to the water, so you can easily bring your stroller on this beach.

A couple of my friends flew in with their babies to visit for a few days! It was so fun spending time with my friend Annie and her son Beckham. He's 8 months old and almost walking!

We also explored this little park called Queen Califia's Magic Circle.

And did tons of hot tubbing! 

Palm Springs Family Vacation & Christmas in San Diego

The day after Christmas, we drove from San Diego to Palm Springs to spend time with Dallin's family. It was our first time there and perfect weather everyday!

We drove around looking at all of the cute Palm Springs homes and hotels. This house is the winner because of the big pink door! Even in google maps, this house is called "That Pink Door"💕

We also did a hike to a waterfall with our cute nieces and nephews. They are the best!

Sophia was brave and climbed up the boulder.

Jack and Sophia have the same birthday, so we celebrated them with cake and a pool party.

San Diego Safari Park

Dallin and I went on a little safari at the San Deigo Safari Park to celebrate our 6 year anniversary! The highlight of the caravan tour was definitely feeding the giraffes and rhinos😊

It honestly felt like we were on a mini safari in Africa. I couldn't believe the giraffes just walked straight up to us and let us feed them. It was such a cool experience being this close to these animals!

And here's the baby giraffe!

After we feed the giraffes for awhile, we drove over and feed the rhinos some apples. I thought rhinos were dangerous, but they totally let us pet them. I couldn't believe it.