At the end of September I took Shuma to Kinchakuda, a park in Hidaka City, Saitama that is famed for its flowers. I've been wanting to go for years but never had the time, and now that I often find myself at a loss as to how I'm supposed to fill up the days with a baby I thought this would be ...

After a few weeks visiting my family in Brampton, Ontario, Canada (the first part of the trip was blogged here) my sister arrived, followed a few days later her daughter Zoe. We now had an almost complete family reunion (only my husband and nephew were missing) and to make it extra special we dr...