Author name: Mason Shoma

Loving getting to share a Starbucks treat with Mommy. Funny faces may have been a result of the sugar high.

Making silly faces while singing a strange song.

Mommy and I went to a nearby matsuri (festival) today. Daddy had to work late so we went jus the two of us. I got to wear my cool new jimbei! We were lucky to find one that had trains on them. There were a lot of people at the matsuri. But luckily we didn’t

We went to visit the subway station today. We all love the subway. It was too bad that we could only visit and not ride the subway. Still we got really excited when we heard the subway trains coming and going. We couldn’t really see them, but it was still very fun!

We had a birthday party for one of our younger classmates. It was a lot of fun and us older kids helped decorate and celebrate. We also played a new game where we held on to the mat with all our might while our teacher tried to pull us off of it. I know it

Daddy brought home a coworkers omiyage today and it looked pretty yummy. But I don’t eat chocolate yet so I only got to smell it. Wow, did it smell good!

We had a fun time playing at the park today. We had fun looking for all kinds of bugs and we had fun running around playing cops and robbers.

It usually takes me very long to fall asleep. Part of the problem is that I enjoy my bedtime routine a lot and don’t really calm down before bed. Bath time is fun, book time is fun, and even brushing teeth time is fun. So to try and calm things down a bit we started

On our walk today we saw a lot of cool vehicles! We saw an ambulance, huge flatbed truck, and a police car. That was very exciting for us! When we got to the prefectural office, which was our destination, we took a little water break. For some reason I chose to make this expression. Can’t

Today, my friend came over to play and we had plans to play in the wading pool. So, I took it easy in the morning to preserve my energy. We had a ton of fun in the pool! Daddy bought some water balloons for us which made it even more fun! We had a such

We had our Sports Day today, and my first big accomplishment was not crying when we arrived at the gym. In previous years, I burst into tears when we got to the gym and I saw so many people that I didn’t know. This year I was ready for it and didn’t cry. When we

I love Mommy! And I express that love very passionately!

After school, Mommy and I thought we deserved a little treat at the end of a long week. So we stopped by 7-Eleven and picked up some smoothies. It was very cool. You choose your smoothie flavor (which was pretty much just frozen fruits in a cup) from the freezer and then bring it to

We went to the gym for a full Sports Day rehearsal. I did very well and followed all the directions. When it came to the gymnastics portion I performed very well. I jumped over the jumping box without problem and did all the poses and forms on the bar. I think I’m ready. As for

We had our English lesson at school today and as always we had so much fun! We learned about numbers, colors, and fruits! On our walk today we heard a helicopter and when we looked up we saw a Doctor Heli (an EMS helicopter). It was very exciting!

Mommy had a seminar in the city today, so Daddy met us at the station and took me home so that Mommy could attend the seminar. He asked me if I wanted to eat at a restaurant in the city but I said that I wanted to eat at home. The station had so many

Today we walked to the elementary school gym, just so we all knew where we would have our Sports Day this Saturday. It was a short walk, but very hot. We made sure to take a bunch of water breaks. Back at school we had gymnastics class. We will perform some gymnastics at Sports Day,

Some of my MagnaTiles have a mirror on them. Perfect to play and check myself out. Looking good!