First international trip for our little family of three & the best yet!
If I could recommend a vacation spot to any family who have little ones, it would definitely have to be Mexico or at least anywhere that you can get all inclusive! Because let me tell you the headaches we saved lol. It is a parents paradise with the main reason that you never have to leave your resort if you don't want to because everything from water activities to all you can eat buffets/ sit-down restaurants, nightly shows & even 24hr room service is available to you when booking an all inclusive! It was the first time traveling internationally with our little & we were worried because it was a totally different element than she is use to, but it was so much easier than we expacted! She would sleep anywhere, food was everywhere on the resort & when she needed down time in the room we would watch tv & just order room service. Plus the resort we chose was so family friendly because we could take the stroller anywhere, the pool was perfect to be in with her & there was so many other families so we didn't feel out of place at all. The resort we stayed at was Catalonia Playa Maroma & it exceeded my expectations! From the hospitality to the food, I mean everyone was so nice & welcoming! & never once did we get a bad look because we had a baby & we were going into the sit down restaurants. But Jayleen did great the whole trip, I mean we did have a few times she would start getting grumpy but usually it would be because she is hungry or it was nap time but we quickly would get her a bottle or put her down with her blanket (she needs it to sleep lol) & she was okay. She adjusted well & man was she the best sleeper over there!
Other than the resort we would get a taxi to a place called Quinta Avenida which is in Playa Del Carmen, it's a huge shopping center with anything you could need including top brands like Zara, Old Navy, Forever 21, ect. We went a total of 3 times here just because we loved the stroll & Jayleen loves walks in her stroller. On the second day there we seen that they had boat rides for $10 to Cozumel! So that night we looked up things we could do there & after discovering we could buy day passes to other resorts we made the decision to go because now with a baby we can't be doing crazy excursions yet. So we opted to just get a day pass to popular spot there. The next morning we left early & headed to eat breakfast at Frida's Museum & it was delicious! Also they gave us passes to come back & check out the museum part of it. Which we would have then but we had to catch the boat. Once we got to Cozumel we got a taxi for about $3 to the resort & lounged & ate all day lol. It was only $25 a person but with that they give you access to there resort, towels & credit to eat at their restaurant. Definitely worth the money & more! We got back around 9pm & visited the Frida museum which was amazing. I had no clue about her life story & its very interesting! After that we headed back to the resort & called it day but not before ordering room service lol! Wish we could have that at home lol.
The rest of our trip we just spent it relaxing and hanging out with Jayleen in her fav place, the pool & ocean lol.
It was a very needed vacation & Jayleen definitely gave us moments to relax & just lay back while she napped. It definitely was the best vacation by far! & so much more fun with our little!
We can't wait to continue to share so many new memories with our Gracie girl!
& soon we'll post our vlog from the trip! First one with our little!
| Watching the Lion King show |
Just realized how long this became! Next time I will definitely space them out by days. But until then, thank you for stopping by!
xoxo, Jazmin H
