I’ve been taking everyday videos of the girls here and there this past week, so here’s another slew of videos of M&M!
playtime
Chatting Away
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.
Being playful with blankets:
Building with Daddy
In recent months, Mio’s really taken an interest in building blocks and puzzles. With her blocks, she usually likes to just stack them as high as she can and proudly proclaims, “tower!” when she’s done, before knocking it over and saying, “tower fall down!” She loves playing blocks with Daddy because he helps her build more complex structures — today, Mio called me over to proudly show me their “robot” creation.
Here’s a video of a separate occasion of Mio and Daddy building with her magnetic Tegu blocks:
Pretty in Pink ♥
Mio loves to play dress-up these days, and her favorite thing is to transform into a “ballerina” by wearing her pink dress. (Special thanks to Auntie Jina who gifted it to her — we’ve gotten a lot of wear out of it!) I think she doesn’t really understand what a princess is yet, as I’ve noticed she calls all princesses in pretty dresses in her books, movies, and shows “ballerinas.” As much as we try not to maintain gender neutral toys and activities with Mio, there is a part of me that can’t help but indulge in the full-on girliness of teatime and dress-up, as long as Mio’s the one that initiates it… probably because they’re the kind of things that I admittedly loved doing when I was a little girl, too.
I can’t believe how much our sweet little Mio has grown… I’m kind of in denial that she’s going to turn three in a month!
Playing with Trains with Daddy
Mio loves to read and play with Daddy every evening after dinner, before bedtime. Here are some cute pictures and video of her playing trains with Dan.
Mio is lucky to have such a warm and playful father who spends so much time with her! 🙂