Author Archives: Mason Shoma

Whenever Starbucks comes out with a new drink, Daddy likes to treat Mommy to it. Usually that means that I get a taste too. Although when I’m supposed to just have a “sip” a large portion of the drink disappears.

Hawaii has great food, but for the best ramen you can’t find better than Japan. Especially Hakata ramen! Oh so delicious!

A big day starts with a hearty breakfast. On the weekend, that is usually a breakfast that is endless. After I finish eating I just keep asking for more food. Today I topped off my breakfast with untoasted toast…yeah, so just bread. Then it was my turn to cook with my cooking set that IContinue reading “Breakfast and cooking”

I have different ways to put off going to bed. Once of the most effective ways is to use delay tactics whenever possible. Like right before bath when Daddy takes my shirt off, I ask him to make it into a hat. Then of course I have to show Mommy. Then if I have aContinue reading “Pre-bath delay tactics”

We played Karuta at school today. It is a card game often played at new years where you try to find the card that is called out. I had fun and did really well. However, I was not that into it when it was not my turn. Not really a spectator sport for me. AtContinue reading “Karuta, Sandbox, and”

We were getting ready for bed and we were having another one of our conversations where we talk about a lot of random things. We were talking about names and Daddy asked me what his name was. In Hawaii we had a similar conversation where he told me everyone’s first name and explained that our names wereContinue reading ““Uncle””

Surprisingly, I had no trouble getting up for school. I’m sure the jetlag will hit me later on, but I’m actually feeling pretty well-rested and ready for school. I got to school without trouble, but when I got dropped off it kind of hit me that Mommy and Daddy were off to work and thatContinue reading “Back to school”

As usual, I was asleep for the last part of the flight. I woke up when we got off the plane and was in a good mood, but groggy. After we picked up our bags we had a taxi ride home, which I really enjoyed. I was fully awake and very chatty. Once home IContinue reading “Back in Japan”

Boy, did time fly by. I feel like we just got here, but already it is time to go. I was well-behaved and got ready quite quickly. That left me just enough time to get some more playtime with Tata in. But then it was time to say goodbye to everyone. I was sad toContinue reading “Time to leave”

We had our family friends over for our New Year’s Day Party. We went to their house last night and they came over to our house tonight. We started off with some really great food. I ate quite a bit. But then it was time to play. I was more sociable today because this wasContinue reading “New Year’s Day Party”

Daddy was trying to clean up the pool, but I had a different idea. Instead of letting him clean up the pool I kind of forced him into refilling the pool so that Tata and I could play in the bubbles again.

After we got home from our lighthouse visit, we started some of our packing and cleaning up of the house. I pretty much just hung out and played on the iPad to stay out of everyone’s way. Later I had a tantrum again and was being mean to people. I grabbed my milk from the refrigerator butContinue reading “Milk tantrum”

I had so much fun at the party I didn’t realize how late it had gotten. Luckily, I had already taken my bath after playing in the bubble pool. So it was time for some quiet bedtime stories to calm down and then easing into a nice peaceful sleep. Or maybe time to be sillyContinue reading “Bedtime books, falling, eyelashes”

We went for a visit to a nearby lighthouse to take pictures for the new year, which has become a family tradition.

Happy New Year! Apparently there was a lot of midnight fireworks celebration going on, but I slept through all of it. It’s okay. I can start the year off with a bang starting with breakfast. I woke up pretty early and in a good mood and was in a pretty good mood, then I hadContinue reading “Happy New Year!”