Author name: Mason Shoma

I’m communicating more and more every day! I like having a conversation and answering questions. I like to nod “yes” and say “un” which is like a Japanese “yeah”. Mommy and Daddy like asking me all kinds of questions!

Mommy and I were hiding today. I was hiding behind some cabinets and Mommy was hiding behind the couch. It was not quite peekaboo and not quite hide-and-go-seek. Still, I had fun!

I wear that pants in this family! That means that I’m the boss right? That sounds about right. Actually, these are Daddy’s pants I’m just trying them on for size. I bit big, but I’ll grow into them.

I’m just hiding…or am I? I might be trying to eat the food that got caught in my bib. I guess you’ll never know.

When we were in Hawaii, I had a taste of Cheerios cereal and quite liked it! Mommy and Daddy liked it because it was a nice finger food for me and a very convenient snack or small meal. After we came back to Japan they decided that I should keep eating Cheerios. The only ones

More fruits to help fight off my fever. Melons, yum!

I woke up with a fever today. I was still in a pretty good mood, but Mommy and Daddy figured that I should get as much fluids as possible, so I had some extra fruit after eating my breakfast. They got me some nashi, Japanese pear. They were delicious and juicy! This was after I

I can be pretty messy when I eat sometimes. So I thought that I should clean up after myself by wiping down the floor and table after dinner.

Yeah, I’m a weird kid. I was still hungry after eating my dinner so I signed and said “more” but there was no more food to be had. So I decided to rock back and forth, bumping my head up against the back of my chair. The momentum pushed my chair, which had the wheel

I was tapping and pushing my hands on the table and Daddy said it looked like I was making bread. Kneading the dough and then rolling it. He then showed me what rolling dough looks like and was being really goofy about it. He cracks me up!

I finished my dinner and Mommy and Daddy were still eating theirs, when I noticed these little red gelatinous balls on rice and wrapped in nori. Apparently it is ikura, salmon roe, and one of their favorite sushi. I was so curious about it and obviously wanted to try it that they gave me a

Who said microwaves are fast? This is taking FOR-E-VER!!!

Mommy and Daddy always insist on putting my stuff away. And then I have to go through all the work of making a mess of things again. I no longer just grab things in my toy box, but also things on shelves. I’ve gotten pretty good at pulling down boxes, even heavy ones, and getting