Author Archives: Mason Shoma

Today was a holiday so I got to take it easy in the morning. I didn’t really want to do much, but joined Mommy in her stretches. Then I practiced driving a bit. Since it was such a nice day, we decided to go to the park. We went the convenience store to pick upContinue reading “No school day”

Mommy had to work today so I spent the morning with Daddy. We played a lot, practiced driving and chatted with Nana and Papa. Then we went to go visit Mommy so that we could all have lunch together. Jiiji and Baaba were going to meet us there too. The subway would have been easierContinue reading “Into the city”

Daddy’s back home! It was nice to see him, but it was also nice to just get back to our normal routine. I did have a lot to talk to him about though. I told him about school over the past couple of days and showed him the book I borrowed from school. Daddy broughtContinue reading “Daddy’s back home”

In English class we learned about sea life. As always it was a lot of fun and my classmates copied my pronunciation when I said the English words ahead of them. I’m missing Daddy while he is on his business trip, but I am definitely not losing my appetite over it. I found ways toContinue reading “Two days with Daddy on his business trip”

Today at school we did crafts, making paper dolls for Hinamatsuri. We also had our gymnastics class. We started with our greetings, stretches, and then our favorite potato harvesting. We also did some work on the bar. I did really well and held on really tight.

Daddy had to leave for a business trip to Tokyo today. It is only going to be for a couple of days, but I’m really going to miss him. I was really good and didn’t cry or anything. I sent Daddy off with smiles and happy thoughts! In like the first hour he was goneContinue reading “Daddy leaving for a business trip”

On our way to school today it started to snow. I was able to catch a few snowflakes in my hands. They were so pretty and delicate.

It was a very cold day to day. It had snowed a bit overnight, but there wasn’t that much snow left for us to play with. Still, we had a lot of fun running around. But it got cold so we sought warmth and headed into to the prefectural office to warm up and checkContinue reading “Cold park day”

Yesterday was Setsubun so our teachers explained about the day and the tradion. Basically, it is the change of the seasons and a chance to expel all the bad luck and misfortune represented by oni, or ogres, and welcome in the good luck and good fortune. We expel the oni by throwing beans at them.Continue reading “Setsubun”

It was getting late in the evening, but it was still light enough for a quick visit to the park. We played with the ball for a bit. First we played catch and then we played my version of soccer where only I am allowed to use my hands. Then I played on the slide.Continue reading “Evening park”

After Jiiji, Baaba, and Obachan went home I wanted to play outside. So I hopped on my Mercedes and drove a few circuits. Then I practiced driving in the real car. Somehow we got on the subject of flat tires, so Daddy thought he should show me how to change a tire. We didn’t actuallyContinue reading “Mercedes and car maintenance”

Today we had a birthday party for Daddy, whose birthday passed, and Baaba, whose birthday was coming up. I was in a very good mood because I woke up and got to watch a lot of TV since it was a no-school day. And to ensure my good mood, Daddy made me a parfait forContinue reading “Birthday party”

Rainy days. Stuck inside. Not much to do. Even though it was raining today, I made sure to practice driving. I try not to miss a chance to practice driving on the weekend. It was even more fun than usual today because I got to use the wipers. When playing with my cooking set IContinue reading “Practice driving, dump truck, and yakiniku”

My double-decker bus ride to school. Visiting our duck friends at the park. Practicing for our natural disaster drill. Looking at and smelling flower petals. Rhythmic dance. Playing karuta with classmates. We played with vehicle, animal, and country flag cards. Once I got the hang of it, I wanted to play again and again! GettingContinue reading “School week”

People keep telling me how much I’ve grown so I decided to see for myself how much I’ve grown. So I got a measuring tape and tried to measure my height. It was a bit hard so I had Daddy help me.

I was very excited about a playdate with my friend today! I needed a lot of energy so Daddy made me a special parfait for breakfast! When my friend came over I decided to play a little hard to get and hid under the blanket. We made some origami animals and it was a lotContinue reading “Playdate”