Summer passed by all too quickly this year, and I have been really awful at keeping this space updated in the past several weeks. I thought I’d do a little compilation post of photos and videos here of some of our favorite cute/humorous moments captured on camera to share… better late than never, right?

…and thus follows the photo dump of all photo dumps.

Mio and Mirei's pooltime on the porch
Pooltime on the porch.

 

Mio and Mirei's pooltime on the porch
“Pool boy! Another margarita, please.”

 

Mio and Mirei's pooltime on the porch
“Just kidding!” 😉

 

M&M as TMNT
Mio’s been obsessed with TMNT lately (or as she calls them, “masked turtles”). Today she’s Raphael and Mirei’s been anointed as Leonardo. (To me, they look more matsuri-ready…)

 

Lunch at Santini's
Mio patiently waiting for lunch at Santini’s. One of those moments where she still looks like a baby to me.

 

Lunch at Santini's
Lunch out with Daddy… one of her favorite moments.

 

Sunday at Sweetberry
Gelato and bingsoo at Sweetberry

 

Stickers from Trader Joe's
Sticker-happy after a visit to Trader Joes.

 

All it takes is a blanket to keep them giggling non-stop!


 

Mio in her new bed!
Mio in her new bed!

 

Mio lined up the animals around Mirei
Mio lined up these little animal dolls around Mirei as she slept on the Boppy.

 

Mirei's playdate with Lily
Mirei’s first playdate with Lily. Mirei’s always tagging along to playdates for big sister, so it was nice to have a playdate for Mirei for once!

 

Mio pretending to kick Mirei
Mio pretending to kick Mirei… tsk tsk. Sisters…

 

Mio and Mirei playing
Not sure what is going on here, but it looks like Mio is attempting to lick Mirei’s back?!

 

Mirei carrying Minion on her back
Mirei carrying big sister’s Minion backpack… which is almost the same size as her.

 

Mirei carrying Minion on her back
Such a funny sight!

 

Sisters. #KTFO #naptime #momentofpeace
Sisters both napping, in similar positions but in different places. (Mio fell asleep where she was playing, as usual…)

 

Mirei being carried by Miwa
Mirei making an interesting fashion statement… (she can thank Auntie Miwa)

 

Crawling everywhere!


 

Sweet Mio
Sweet Mio

 

Mio playing in her bed
Our little angel ♥

 

Mio playing in her bed
She loves to roll herself up in her blankets.

 

Mio playing in her bed
Silly girl ♥

 

Mirei standing by the cooler
Mirei pulling herself up to stand by the cooler.

 

Mio playing frisbee with Daddy and Auntie in the backyard.

 

Mio coming down the slide
Mio coming down the slide at Meadow Lane Park

 

Mirei dozing at the park
Sleeping giant at the park.

 

Mio riding the roundabout at the park:


 

Mirei with Obaachan
Mirei being held by Obaachan

 

7 month old Mirei
7 month old Mirei

7 month old Mirei

 

Mio painting on the porch
Mio painting on the porch

 

Making a mess with diapers
Caught red-handed, getting into the diapers and making a mess!

 

Mirei at 7 months
Looking a lot like Daddy!

 

Labor Day at Lee District RECenter
Going to the Lee District spray park again on Labor Day. 

 

Labor Day at Lee District RECenter
with my sweet M&Ms.

 

Labor Day at Lee District RECenter
Mirei with Daddy

 

Selfies with Mio
Mio is very much into making faces in selfies lately. She looks very fierce here!

 

Selfies with Mio
Kissy-face selfie.

 

Mio wrapped in a towel
Mio likes to be in a “towel burrito,” as she calls it, after bathtime.

 

In the window
M&M in the window.

 

Mirei standing in the crib
Standing in the crib already!

 

Japanese storytime in Annandale
Our first time going to Japanese Storytime – wish I’d known about it sooner! Mirei was actually quite the social butterfly, constantly crawling away to other babies, making new friends. Mio preferred keeping to herself and exploring all the books there.

 

Mio with mango popsicle
An ecstatic Mio with her mango popsicle.

 

Our resident flappy-bird…


 

Mirei playing with a taiko toy
Mirei playing with a taiko toy at a birthday party.

 

Sunday at the park
Spending a Sunday at the park

 

Stay forever Sunday
Stay forever Sunday.

 

Mirei standing in the playroom
Mirei will pull herself up to standing position every opportunity she gets!

 

Mirei in the laundry basket
“Daddy put me in the laundry basket.”