Mio is quite the talker these days, and has been babbling a lot in her own language. She also tends to make some really loud, dinosaur-like noises (at times guttural, at times screechy), often conveniently while in public, just enough to embarrass us… awesome.
Here she is, rattling off the other afternoon.
Mio was playing with her toy phone. The song was playing. It was too perfect; I couldn’t resist.
A little early for the teen melodrama, isn’t it?
Mio loves being outdoors, especially exploring the front yard. There’s a nice garden of various flowers and plants out front, but it’s landscaped with gravel rather than grass… but that doesn’t stop Mio! Here she is exploring on Sunday afternoon…
Just looking at her tickles us… she is just the sweetest little girl! ♥
The weather was gorgeous last weekend, so on Saturday we went on an impromptu picnic in Tilden Park over in Berkeley. We just laid a blanket out on the grass, sprawled out and snacked on fruits and veggies, and simply relaxed. It’s moments like these when I feel like life couldn’t be more perfect… and I’m certain they are the memories I’ll look back on and cherish decades later, when our sweet little girl is grown and gone.
After the picnic, we strolled over to the Tilden Merry-Go-Round. I love this antique carousel with hand-carved and beautifully painted wooden animals — it looks like something from a movie, a gorgeous reminder of another era. We’d come to the merry-go-round a couple times in the past, but this was Mio’s first time riding it!
Hooray for weekend relaxation and fun! We can’t wait to do it again. π