Dear Chibi,

On Monday we enjoyed a family picnic at Audley within the Royal National Park. Hubby made onigiri and packed a bunch of snacks, fruit and chai tea for a relaxing afternoon by the lake. There were some swimming duckies! It was much less packed coming on a week day, though there were a couple of families enjoying the school holidays.

Dear Chibi,

It’s been 5 long months since we gathered like this. It was so lovely to see everyone again and P-chan had a great time playing with his little friends :3

We originally planned to meet at Bicentennial Park, but due to the chilly weather, Helen offered to host our afternoon tea at her place instead. Thank you Helen & Fong for having us and being awesome hosts :)

Dear Chibi,

We enjoyed some time outdoors this weekend with P-chan’s Grandparents and Uncle coming for a visit. We’ve been going to a lot of playgrounds and parks since having P-chan (pre-COVID-19) and it’ll be even more fun as he grows older and can play with more equipment. For now, his favourite is the baby swing ^.^

Dear Chibi,

I had my first dine-in experience since isolation 2-3 months ago, with the restrictions easing up and allowing restaurants/cafes 10 seated customers at a time (I’m pretty sure I counted more..but anyway… *ehem* ^^”). It’s funny how we used to take these simple things for granted. I arrived about 10 minutes early and was seated immediately. Things have pretty much returned to normal around here which is nice.

Dear Chibi,

This month Hubby and I both turned a year older. I’ve sort of stopped counting after turning 30. 31..32..33..all the same-same right? XD This year felt a little different… not just because of the pandemic and being in isolation, but we now have a little toddler reminding us just how fast time flies.

Hubby’s Birthday

We celebrated Hubby’s birthday with a lot of burritos…and a lot of pizza (at his request). There was so much burritos we had to do this over 2 days, BECAUSE WHO CAN EAT THAT MANY BURRITOS AND PIZZA IN ONE DAY? That’s okay, lucky Hubby gets to enjoy his birthday for longer 8D

My Birthday

Dear Chibi,

Happy Mother’s Day to all the deserving Mums out there :)

After successfully making P-chan’s smash cake recently (by my standards anyway XD), I was inspired to try my hands on some pink cupcakes for Mother’s Day. I’ve made muffins, brownies, red velvet cake and tiramisu cake… it’s time I got cupcakes added to the list :)

Dear Chibi,

We’ve reached the final monthly milestone post for P-chan’s first year :’D What a bittersweet moment. We captured our little munchkin (and 2 plushies) lying on this bear mat for 52 weeks straight. It’s been fun sharing snapshots of his everyday life and looking back at how much he’s grown from his little 3.14kg self :3

Dear Chibi,

Happy Birthday to our most precious Little Babian <3 Our first year of parenthood has truly been the best experience of my life. I can’t believe it’s over already…my little baby is now a toddler. He makes us so incredibly happy and proud. Maybe I should save this for a Mother’s Day post, but damn I’m feeling so emotional and grateful for having him in our life T_T AH, I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!! *sniff*

Dear Chibi,

Just like that… it’s been 13 years. Happy anniversary to the love of my life <3

I asked Hubby if he had any words. He said “It’s been a long time.. Getting old.” lol Yes yes.. Ojiichan, I love you too ;D

We celebrated with my favourite sukiyaki. It’s a first for P-chan ^.^ We have so many celebrations coming up in April & May.. I guess it will all be done at home.

Dear Chibi,

We did a little something to celebrate P-chan’s first Easter ^.^ It’ll be fun to do all the kid things again with this little one :)