Blooming by the Bay – Page 27 – The Endless Stories of Dan & Misono & Their Beloved Mio

Water Mine with the Girls

July 8, 2014 By Misono in Recreational Fun, Videos Tags: Mio, Mirei, pool, Reston, summer, Water Mine, Water Mine Family Swimmin' Hole, water park

Mio had such a great time at the Water Mine last year that we definitely wanted to take her again this summer. We took the girls on Sunday, July 6th for some great splashin’ fun in the sun!

The girls at the Water Mine — The girls on the turtle.

On the lazy river at the Water Mine — Floating down the lazy river.

Dan with the girls at the Water Mine — Dan holding both girls. ä¸¡æ‰‹ã«èŠ±ï¼

Mio and Mirei at the Water Mine — Mio has been SLOWLY warming up to Mirei lately… She’s still not crazy about her, but occasionally shows glimpses of affection towards her.

Mirei's chubby legs underwater — Mirei’s chubby legs under the water â™¥

Drying off at the Water Mine — Drying off under the shade.

Mirei wrapped up in a towel — Mirei all bundled up!

Fourth of July Weekend

July 6, 2014 By Misono in Family and Friends, Seasonal Celebrations, Videos Tags: 4th of July, family, fireworks, Fourth of July, holiday, Hyo, Independence Day, Mio, Mirei, misono, Miwa, sparklers, summer, video, weekend

Here are some photos from Fourth of July weekend! We spent it quietly at home, but Dan’s sister came down to visit from New York, and Ted & Elisa also came over so we had a lot of great family time together.

M&M on Fourth of July — The girls in their red, white, and blue!

Here is Mirei on all fours, bouncing and rocking back and forth. She’s definitely getting ready to crawl!

Fourth of July fireworks — Mio with a sparkler for the first time (with some help and supervision from Daddy, of course).

Fourth of July — Mirei making more attempts to crawl.

I made sidewalk ice chalk for the first time.

Dan’s sister Hyo took some great photos of the girls too, so I’ll go ahead and share them here as well.

Hanging out on the porch — Painting with Mama on the porch.

Hope everyone had a great Independence Day and holiday weekend! 😀

Outer Banks: Day 8

July 3, 2014 By Misono in Family and Friends, Recreational Fun, Wanderlust Tags: aviation, dan, flight, Kill Devil Hills, memorial, Mio, misono, North Carolina, OBX, Outer Banks, Wright Brothers, Wright Brothers National Memorial, Wright Flyer

On Sunday, we packed our vehicles in the morning and started on the drive home, but stopped in Kill Devil Hills to visit the Wright Brothers National Memorial. Located on the site of the Wright Brothers’ first controlled powered flight in Kill Devil Hills, the Wright Brothers Visitor Center features exhibits and presentations, as well as full-scale reproductions of the 1902 glider and the 1903 flying machine.

The Wright Brothers National Memorial from afar

Hangin' out with Wilbur. — Hangin’ out with Wilbur.

Giving Wilbur some respite from the sun.

After visiting the memorial, we grabbed lunch and continued on our way home. The drive took much longer than we expected thanks to all the traffic of returning vacationers, but we made it back safely albeit exhausted and drained. Our time in Outer Banks was memorable, and it was a nice relaxing getaway with the family. We look forward to returning again someday!

Outer Banks: Day 7

July 3, 2014 By Misono in Family and Friends, Recreational Fun, Wanderlust Tags: beach house, Cape Hatteras, Capt'n Rolos Raw Bar and Grill, crabcake, dan, flying saucer, Graveyard of the Atlantic, Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum, Hatteras, Mio, Mirei, misono, museum, OBX, Outer Banks, oysters, sandwich, sunset, UFO

Saturday was our last full day at Outer Banks, so we drove around Cape Hatteras to explore the little attractions in the area. It was a nice way to end our weeklong stay in Hatteras.

Outer Banks UFO House — We found this abandoned UFO-shaped building on the side of the road and had to stop and take some photos. Here is our family looking like we landed from space.

Next stop was the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum.

colorful cabins at Cape Hatteras — Some cute colorful cabins on Eagle Pass Road.

Lunch at Capt'n Rolos Raw Bar and Grill — Dan and Mirei at Capt’n Rolos Raw Bar and Grill, where we went for lunch.

Oysters at Capt'n Rolos Raw Bar and Grill — Dan got oysters, and Mirei really wanted to dig in too!

Crab cake at Capt'n Rolos Raw Bar and Grill — A crabcake sandwich for moi!

After lunch, we explored some gift stores in the area, and then Dan and Mio hit the beach again one last time while Mirei and I rested at the beach house. In the evening, we drove out to see our last sunset at Outer Banks.

Waiting for the sunset at Outer Banks — Waiting for the sun to set.

Last sunset at Outer Banks — The sun setting on our last evening at Cape Hatteras.

Outer Banks: Day 6

July 2, 2014 By Misono in Family and Friends, Recreational Fun, Wanderlust Tags: beach, beach house, Cape Hatteras, dan, ghost crab, Hatteras, Hatteras Lighthouse, Mio, Mirei, misono, OBX, ocean, Outer Banks, turtle, turtles

On Friday during our week at Cape Hatteras, we went to visit the famous Hatteras Lighthouse, which is the tallest brick lighthouse in the country. Since we had a baby with us, we didn’t climb the lighthouse, but it was still an impressive structure to see.

Mio photobombing Ted & Elisa's photo — Mio photobombing Ted & Elisa’s photo.

Afterwards, we visited the old original site of the lighthouse (it was relocated to its current location some years ago), and found a little river-like area where lots of turtles were swimming.

Turtles approaching Mirei at Hatteras — The turtles seemed really friendly and started coming up to Mirei and I.

Turtle attacks Mirei's sock — Suddenly, the lead turtle stretched its neck out and snapped at Mirei’s sock! I screamed and had to make sure all her toes were still intact before I could calm down.

Old Lighthouse Beach — Mirei seemed to be unfazed and oblivious to the biggest crisis of her 5 month old life.

We headed back to the house and of course squeezed in more beach time before the predicted thunderstorm came in.

Looking at the ghost crab — Dan caught a ghost crab at the beach.

Catching a crab at Outer Banks — Closeup of the ghost crab.

Mirei at the beach at OBX — Mirei lying inside the beach tent.

Frisbee on the beach — My sister Miwa playing frisbee on the beach with my brother Ted.

The rain coming down — The rain started coming down so we had to quickly run back to the house to take refuge from the incoming storm… we still got drenched.

catching crabs at night — Dan, Miwa, and Ted were fascinated by the ghost crabs after catching one on the beach in the afternoon, so they went on an adventure that night catching more crabs on the beach.

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