Dear Chibi,

Lots of sightseeing in the beautiful city of Kyoto <3

We had to visit at least one castle this trip, and we end up checking out Nijo-jo Castle. It was surrounded by stone walls and moats.

Karamon Gate, entrance to the main palace.

Dear Chibi,

My sweet little P-chan is 5! We sure built some fun memories together :)

Every year for his birthday, I like to throw him a themed party that reflects his current interests. Previously we’ve had The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Thomas the Tank Engine and Taiko no Tatsujin. Although he still loves watching Thomas and taiko drumming, he’s grown fond of building with Lego, so a brick party it was :D

Dear Chibi,

Beach, go karts, bouncing pillow, splash park, pool, spa, playground and delicious food. So much fun packed into 3 days :D It was so nice to spend some time away to unwind and relax.

Dear Chibi,

This Easter Sunday we caught a train to Cronulla for a second day of fun this long weekend. The novelty of catching a train has definitely not worn off for P-chan XD. He is full of awe which makes the trip pretty fun for us. We arrived around noon for a picnic at Gunnamatta Park which was right next to the sand and water. The park was peaceful and relaxing.. perfect place for us to spend the day enjoying this lovely warm weather :)

Dear Chibi,

Happy 15 years to us, Hubbiana <3

It’s been a busy couple of months for us, so we were excited to spend the day relaxing and enjoying this beautiful weather! :D We caught a train to St Peters for a fun day out at Sydney Park and P-chan absolutely loved it! The train ride itself was probably a highlight for him as he didn’t want to get off :). I just love love love this toddler stage… I can’t believe he’ll be 3 soon :’)

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,

Happy 2nd birthday to our Hungry Little Caterpillar :3 He’s growing up to be a very kind, gentle boy and I hope he knows how much Mummy and Daddy loves him <3

P-chan has always enjoyed Eric Carle’s illustrations and is particularly fond of the Very Hungry Caterpillar. Maybe it’s because it loves to eat, but most likely because it’s green – his favourite colour. I chose this book as his party’s theme to reflect this innocent time of his life…toddlerhood :)