Author name: Mason Shoma

Firestation visit

Today I got a special treat and got to visit a fire station! As we pulled up I immediately noticed the fire engines and fire trucks and got really excited! I had heard that I would get to see some but I hadn’t realized that I could get right up close. The fire fighters were […]

Early Kauai morning

I woke up early again this morning and sought out Nana and Papa right away. I didn’t even bother looking for Mommy and Daddy. I was fine with Nana and Papa taking care of me in the morning. They played with me, changed my diaper, fed me, and got me dressed. Around that time Mommy

Kauai: Day 2

After a nice long sleep I got up pretty close to my normal weekend time. I climbed out of bed and went in search of Mommy and Daddy. First I went to the master bedroom because that is where I remember Mommy and Daddy sleeping on earlier trips. When I went it I didn’t find

Bedtime on Kauai (Hawaii time)

After dinner I had some time to play so I hung out with Nana and Papa. We explored my new cars a bit and tried figure out all the buttons and levers. Then before we knew it I had to get ready for bed. I had no trouble with my routine at Nana and Papa’s

Ready to go

We’re all checked in and about to go get dinner before our flight, but I’m all ready to go! It has been a long time since I rode an airplane and I am very excited!

Kalbi (Hawaii time)

The kalbi that Papa made for dinner was delicious! I ate quite a bit. Basically, the moment Daddy put the cut pieces of meat on my plate they disappeared into my mouth. I love my fruits, but I’m also a meat eater. I may have eaten more than Nana did. I’m such a big boy

Ojisan and (great) Obachan

Ojisan (Mommy’s brother) and Obachan (Mommy’s aunt) came to visit us today. Ojisan lives in Tokyo but likes to fly, so he flew from Tokyo all the way to Fukuoka just to see me for a one day visit. The more I see him the more I warm up to him. It is hard to

Backyard (Hawaii time)

One the best features of Nana and Papa’s house is the huge back yard. There are so many things to do and see. While Papa was cooking dinner, I started exploring. We went to see the anole lizards, when checked out the different plants, and just wandered around the yard a bit. Then I saw

Arriving on Kauai (Hawaii time)

We arrived safely on Kauai and Nana and Papa were waiting for us. I was still a bit groggy from my sleep on the flight, but by the time we got to the house I was fine. Once we got to the house I was very happy to be there and everything came back to

One more flight (Hawaii time)

After grabbing a quick brunch at the airport, we waited for our next flight. Some people don’t like waiting at the airport, but I thought it was great. There were so many airplanes and airport vehicles to see! It was very entertaining. Our next flight to Kauai was very short, but I still managed to

Holo holo airplane

Yay! It is finally time to get on the airplane and go! I don’t get to do holo holo airplane very often so this is so much fun! I’m two-years old now so I get my own seat. That means I have to put on a seatbelt. Daddy explained the seatbelt sign to me and

Mayton

It seems like my vocabulary is growing every day. I’m speaking a lot more at home and at school. I somehow know what language to use in each place. I use a lot of Japanese at nursery school and am speaking in short sentences now. Mommy and Daddy get updates from school about my day

Beer…18 more years

Since we took the bus to the restaurant, Mommy and Daddy could drink beer at dinner and they were happy to find that the beer was only 190 yen ($1.30). On a hot summer day, that is a very welcoming. Even I thought that it was very enticing. It looked pretty refreshing on a day

Kids’ meal with salad/soup bar

When we went out for dinner, I of course ate up all of my kids’ meal. But I also ate a lot of soup and salad from the soup and salad bar. I had three cups of soup. There was corn soup, which I like a lot, but there was also cold potage which was

Riding the bus

We don’t ride the bus very often. First of all, we have a car and drive to most places we have to go to. And if we have to go to the center of the city we take the subway. We just don’t need to ride the bus. But I’ve been saying to Mommy and

Juice break

I don’t normally get to drink juice. If I do, it is usually as a treat on the weekend. We were our shopping and Daddy got Mommy some Starbucks as a treat and I got some juice as a treat. I really enjoyed it. So much so that I hadn’t realized that Daddy was being

Ramen shopping

I helped with the shopping again today. If you’re wondering why I’m putting so much ramen into our shopping basket, don’t worry it is intentional and under the instruction of Mommy and Daddy. I have to make a ramen delivery to some very special people tomorrow.

Bus driving simulator

As you know, I just can’t get enough of vehicles, especially buses. My favorite toy is still my toy bus. So of course I’m going to want to ride a bus whenever I can. This whole week I’ve been telling Mommy and Daddy that I want to ride the bus. But I never thought that

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