Monday
We learned about Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day). It was quite interesting. It was much better compared to last month’s traditional even which involved an oni. That was scary. This was cute.
It was rainy so we couldn’t go for our walk, but we still worked up a sweat dancing inside.
Tuesday
It was another rainy day so we had a lot of indoor activities. We did a red light green light dancing game where we had to stop when the music stopped. Somehow it turned into a train game where our train stopped when the music stopped. We also had to go to sleep when we heard certain sounds. After all that activity we had some quiet play and did some coloring. I’m getting really good at it, but I really limit my colors. I always use a lot of pink and sometimes a splash of blue, red, or purple.
Wednesday
We had gymnastics class today, but I opted out because I was hungry. My teachers were very accommodating and let me have an early lunch.
The early lunch worked out because Mommy had to pick me up early from school so I could go get a vaccination. I was not thrilled about getting a shot, but I handled it like a trooper. I cried a little bit but that is to be expected. I didn’t fuss or give Mommy and trouble. After, we went to get ice cream as a reward! We also stopped by the game center and I got a couple of new Tomica from the claw game. If this is how it works, then I’m really looking forward to my next vaccination.
Luckily there were no side-effects from the vaccination and I was in a very good mood.
I was watching TV when Daddy came home from work, so I read while he waited for my show to finish. I let him know when it finished and then we played with cars. As always, there was a huge traffic jam in town.
Thursday
We had English class today and we practiced a lot of pronunciation. We went through the entire alphabet. We started at A and went all the way to Z and pronounced all kinds of words that started with those letters. We also talked about our likes. And we did some dancing!
We went for a walk today too, so we were really hungry at lunch time. Itadakimasu!
I’m one of the last kids to get picked up, but that is fine with me. It gives me a lot of alone time with the toys that I want to play with. I don’t have to worry about taking turns or sharing. It really allows my creative juices to flow. Today I made a car carrier with the New Blocks, without instructions of course.
Friday
We went to the park today and had fun running around and playing peekaboo from behind a bench. There were also very pretty plum blossoms to look at.
Today’s New Block creation was a crane truck.
Daddy came home with a treat for me and Mommy. I took the big one.
Daddy made up a waki (armpit) song just as an excuse to tickle me. It is a variation of his number one hit, Kubi, Waki, Piko (Neck, Armpit, Bellybutton).
What a great week! I had so much fun and can’t wait for the next school week. But first, I’m excited about the weekend, so I need a good rest. (Whether Daddy can get a good rest with my feet in his face is up for debate)