Author name: Mason Shoma

It is so nice to be at Nana and Papa’s house. I don’t have to go to a park to have fun outside. I just have to step outside. Oh so nice!

We arrived on Kauai safely, Our flight to Kauai was uneventful. I wanted the window seat but once I sat down I spent the whole flight watching videos on the iPad. We arrived on Kauai and Nana was there to greet us. It was possibly the first time I was still awake when we arrived. I was happy

We are heading to Hawaii today to celebrate Christmas with family. But we figured we should have a mini Christmas in Japan first. I have been patiently waiting for the opportunity to open my Christmas presents that have been sitting under the tree for a while. I got some really cool toys and some awesome

We safely arrived in Honolulu, but boy was the last leg of our trip tough. I got motion sickness on during the approach to Honolulu airport because of the turbulence. I had also eaten too much the night before so my tummy was a bit unsettled. Right after we landed, as the airplane was taxiing I threw up. It

We went to the Advent Market to take some pictures of the illumination, but we did not stay very long because it was quite cold. We went to a nearby udon restaurant for dinner to warm up. That made me quite happy!

I often don’t like my photo taken. I don’t like videos of me taken either. But I do like looking at photos and videos of me. So although I complain, I grudgingly allow photos and videos, just so that I can view them later.

We had a rhythmic session today. We made music, danced around, and did “go”/”stop” with the music. We had a lot of rhythmic fun! It was a rainy day so we played indoors. We had a lot of fun making Christmas cards with cut-outs and glue.

I often wake up in the middle of the night and find myself alone in bed. I seek Mommy out and she puts me back to sleep. Note: It has to be Mommy. Daddy just won’t do.

It was a uncharacteristically snowy day today, so we didn’t go for a walk. Instead we played with clay! It was a lot of fun to make all kinds of interesting creations! I made ice cream of a many flavors.

I no longer sit in my chair for breakfast. I sit on Daddy’s lap and watch Carl’s Carwash while eating breakfast. It is nice cuddly way to start the day.

I’m still not toilet trained, but I have taken an interest in it. I still occasionally announce that I want to sit on the toilet. To give me the time necessary to possibly “go” Mommy and Daddy let me use the iPad, but it still did not happen this time. Maybe next time.

I started off this morning at school missing Mommy fiercely. I was crying and telling my teachers, “I want Mommy.” It never really happened before. I eventually calmed down, but it was an unstable day. Little things like not getting to play with the toy I wanted triggered me to say, “I want Mommy,” and

I always enjoy our English lessons at nursery school. It is my chance to use my English at school. I always have no problem answering Aaron-sensei’s questions. A lot of my classmates end up learning from my answers as well as Aaron-sensei’s lessons. After our lesson we visited the prefectural office and enjoyed the city

Our current morning routine starts off with watching Carl’s Carwash on my Super Simple Songs app. I can watch the same episodes over and over again. I am not really a morning person but when Daddy wakes me up by saying, “Do you want to watch Carl’s Carwash” I rise in a zombie like fashion

Today was quite cold, but we all enjoyed taking a walk in the brisk air. Once we got to the park we started running around only to be distracted by the water puddles and wet leaves. Fascinating. A nice walk really gets our appetite going so when we got back to school we were excited

Sunday mornings are awesome. We can relax and there is no rush to go anywhere. We just hang out on the couch, watch TV, and eat breakfast. All days should start off like this.

We got together with my friend again today and started off with a trip to Costco. We all needed some things and the grownups were picking up sushi for dinner. It was not as entertaining for us kids, but we were okay with the wait because of my Super Simple Songs app. My friend also

I’m getting to be quite independent. I like to do a lot of things on my own. Recently I noticed Daddy using the shoehorn in the morning so I wanted to copy him. I don’t quite get how to use it, but I plan to work on it. I am also quite good and zipping