Now that Mirei is getting more and more active, she and Mio are also interacting more. While Mio still often seems to regards Mirei as a little bit of a nuisance, it’s sweet when we find that she is not just tolerating/ignoring her and letting her join in activities alongside her and even playing together.
Mio and Mirei playing in Mio’s room.
Backyard fun together back on first day of fall
This is from over a month ago, but Mio tickling Mirei with me:
Shopping at Home Depot with Daddy
Sisters napping together
Mio playing with Mirei… and Mirei deciding she’s not going to take it anymore.
Bathtime together. They both love taking baths! (And it’s so much easier now that we can bathe them together.)
Watching a Japanese children’s show (Shimajiro) together
Mio likes to crawl into Mirei’s crib and put a blanket over it, creating a little tent within it. Mirei usually hates being put in the crib, but she’s totally fine with staying in it as long as big sister’s in there with her! π
It seems that Mio’s vocabulary has grown by leaps and bounds the past couple months, and it’s really fun to hear what she’s saying while she’s playing by herself or with us, or even with Mirei. Here are some videos we took of her recently.
“Quack! Quack!”
The other day, I found her chatting with Mirei while I left them alone for a moment. When I started recording, though, Mio clammed up.
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…
Mio loves being outdoors!
Love that gaze.
She's still got the cheeks!
She looks so grown up now!
Occasionally stumbling...
...but quick to get back up on her feet.
Hanging out by the front door.
We thought her hair would turn black, but it's still pretty brownish, especially in the sun...
Just looking at her tickles us… she is just the sweetest little girl! ♥