Author name: Mason Shoma

Obachan stopped by for a visit today. I was really happy to see her! I haven’t seen her in a few weeks. She needed some tech help so she came to see Mommy (but I think she really just missed me and I was the main reason for the visit.) In addition to helping her

We all got summer haircuts to help beat the heat! Looking pretty cool!

I find my self standing a lot nowadays. It usually happens when I’m not thinking about it. Sometimes I am holding something in both hands or I am focused on something else. Today I was at the park and saw a bus go by in the distance. I wanted to get a better view so

Hey look, we have similar haircuts! I wonder who cuts Daddy’s hair. Okay, I just found out from Daddy that he gets his hair cut by a professional. That’s not fair! Oh, he also said he goes to the cheapest place nearby which is 1200 yen (about $9). Okay, so nothing fancy, but it is

My first haircut was given to me by Daddy, an unlicensed and untrained hairdresser. The result was not bad, but it was not the best experience for me. I couldn’t sit still and I didn’t like the hair sticking to me. I liked having my hair shorter and neatly trimmed, but I was not looking

Just exploring a bit.

Today’s lunch was nice and tasty, and also easy to eat. I like finger foods because I like to feed myself at my own pace, which is really fast face stuffing.

Napping is so much better with a napping buddy.

One of my PandaCrates came with a pullback car. For the most part I play with it like a regular car, pushing it around on the floor. Mommy and Daddy try to help me play with it by pulling it back and letting it go and then zoom off across the room. I have fun

Today at school I was sitting on one of my teacher’s laps and just relaxing, then one of my classmates came over and tried to sit on her lap too. The instant he put his hand on her leg I pushed it away and scolded “Ahhh, ahhh!”, chasing him away from my teacher. Sure, she

I got some new shoes and tried them on today. They fit quite well and were nice and light. It wasn’t cumbersome or anything. Still, after some time breaking them in I couldn’t wait to get them off. Even though they are nice and comfortable shoes, I much rather be barefoot.

During our walks at school we noticed some very loud (and a little annoying) chirping. Apparently it is the cicada which come out during the summer and cause a racket! They are so loud sometimes. Since we were so interested in them, looking up at the trees whenever we heard them, our teachers tried to

I like to push all kinds of buttons. I push all the buttons on my toys and try to push buttons on appliances around the house. I even press the buttons at school. I press the elevator call button and can even press the right floor button when we get inside. Then I press the

I’ve been playing with my magnet drawing board a lot more lately. I’m getting pretty good at drawing things with the stamps and pen. But sometimes it feels like I enjoy the erasing part more and simple draw to have something to erase.

During my exploration of the shelves I found a tiny little package that I knew contained one of my biscuits. I begged and begged Daddy to give it to me as a snack, but he wouldn’t budge. He said that it wasn’t snack time and that I hadn’t even finished my breakfast. That’s true. I