Dear Chibi,

With 2021 coming to an end, we decided to close off the year with one final photoshoot. It was a fun-filled afternoon, and Hubby captured it all so brilliantly <3

Dear Chibi,

Merry Christmas from our family to yours <3

With P-chan being a little older this year, we’re able to get him more involved and excited for Christmas! From helping us set up our tree and hanging the baubles, to singing “Jingle Bells”, he’s been asking to see Santa every morning when he wakes up :D

Here’s a roundup of some of P-chan’s Christmas adventures this month:

Dear Chibi,

It’s been such an exciting month full of fun Christmas activities :D

We had a big day out on Saturday, spending most of the time in the city at Darling Harbour. After filling our bellies with delicious burgers and chips from Ume Burger, we headed to the kids playground where we stayed for the next few hours. The best thing about this playground is all the water features and fountains, which was again, a huge hit for P-chan. He had an absolute blast running around touching every fountain and exploring on the rocky surfaces. I loved seeing the sheer delight on his face as he splashed water with his little hands and feet :3 Hubby did an amazing job capturing all these precious little moments <3

Dear Chibi,

Part 1: Strawberry Picking
Part 2: NSW Rail Museum

We’ve reached our final day of our trip, where we made a couple of stops on our way home. First we had a late breakfast at Common Ground Bakery in Picton. It had a really lovely outdoor area in the garden which P-chan loved to explore. They were mostly doing take-away, so we basically had the whole place to ourselves. Sweet!

Food was amazing. Everything was so delicious, especially the pumpkin soup *_* Possibly the best pumpkin soup we’ve ever had!

Dear Chibi,

Farm Stay Weekend Part 1: Strawberry Picking

The next morning we found chickens at our door step having some breakfast. P-chan watched as he munched on a little sandwich of his own.

Heading down to the cages, we were delighted to find a freshly laid egg on the ground! Score 8D!

Dear Chibi,

15th of November marked our 7 year wedding anniversary! We went away for three days and two nights, relaxing at a farm stay and visiting surrounding areas. Our first event was strawberry picking at Thirlmere and it was such an amazing experience! SO FUN!! The strawberries were so delicious, fresh, juicy and sweet…oh, and massive. These are the biggest strawberries I’ve ever had. Oh my goodness, I didn’t expect us to be this excited but we were! It was all smiles for P-chan as he gobbled up as many strawberries as he could (and so did we!) :D

Dear Chibi,

Yesterday P-chan spent a fun day out with his most favourite people~ both sets of grandparents and of course Mummy and Daddy. After such a long time being in lockdown, it was really nice to go out and spend time with family again. We enjoyed a full day at Symbio Zoo, interacting with animals, having a picnic near the kids playground and water fun at the splash park. All in one location! It was our first time coming here and we were really impressed by the cleanliness and spaciousness. It made for a relaxing, low stress experience. P-chan was so keen to explore, he couldn’t stop walking XD. I followed along and captured as many photos my camera battery could handle (It didn’t make it to the end of the day… aw XD)

Dear Chibi,

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! Although this year we weren’t able to see our families and have a reunion dinner, we tried to continue the tradition at home. Moon Festival was always a really exciting time for me growing up as a kid, and I wanted P-chan to feel that joy and excitement too. This year we did some Moon Festival themed activities and listened to stories and songs. Of course, we played with lanterns and had moon cake!