This past weekend we drove 5 hours up the coast to Monterey for Mother’s Day weekend. We’re pretty lucky to have a child who oddly loves to take car rides, but we do keep a handful of healthy snacks in the car (fruit leather, berries, grapes, sliced cheese, granola bars) as well as a mini-magnetic drawing board. We opted to leave LA on Friday night, getting into the Hyatt Regency Monterey in time for a movie, some Gilroy garlic fries, and a good night’s sleep. That way we could get a full day of activities in on Saturday. Before I break down all of our stops, check out this video of our trip! Here’s the nitty-gritty on what we did and how we did it. Saturday Cannery Row Cannery Row is the perfect place to stroll with family. No matter what you’re into, you’ll find something your group will want to partake in. Ice cream shops, restaurants, wine and beer tasting, arcade games, mini-golf, even a mirror maze! You can also rent a surrey to hit the trails to take in the scenery a different way. We followed the trail for awhile until we hit a fenced off area where […]