It has been a couple of weeks since I started at my new school and we have got into a nice rhythm and routine.

Mommy does the pick ups.

Daddy gets me ready in the morning and takes care of drop offs.

More and more, I kind of self manage and do what I have to do on my own. I like school and am learning a lot. But I still can’t wait for the weekend.

I like to watch TV, but I pretty much went through all my favorite shows several times through. I know every Paw Patrol episode available on Netflix and every Tayo the Little Bus episode as well. I think I saw every Curious George and Shawn the Sheep too. So I try to branch out and watch new shows. Peppa Pig is pretty funny. It is not as good as Bluey, but for a quick fun show, it will do. Yes, that’ll do pig, that’ll do.

I’ve already gotten used to my new school. There are a lot of things that are different, but nothing that is bad. I am part of a class of 20, and I kind of like it. We are given a lot of responsibility and also freedom. The nice part is that also creates structure, which I like a lot. My previous school was much smaller and we had a lot more one-on-one time with the teachers, which was great for me when I was younger, but now I think I need more space to work things out on my own and with the support of my teachers after I process some things first.

Since the school is much closer, there is not as much of a rush to get to school in the morning, and since Daddy has a flexible schedule, we don’t have to worry about him missing a train or anything. I quite like our mornings now.

Some days I wake up with a lot of energy and just feel like laughing and moving.

Some days it takes me a little longer to fully wake up and get ready, but I still do what I have to do…eventually.

I walk all the way to school on my own two feet, chatting with Mommy and Daddy on the way. When we get to school I change my shoes, put away my things, and then join the other kids in class. There are some kids who are crying and calling for their Mommy. Some kids cling to their parents. Some kids waste time to get a few extra seconds before their parents leave. I don’t do any of those things. I get big hugs from Mommy and Daddy, loving words of encouragement, then I eagerly join the rest of the kids in class. Even though I may be slow to get started some mornings, I pretty much always walk into school with a smile on my face and looking forward to the day ahead.

Recently I have been wanting to go to a car wash. One of my favorite shows is Carl’s Car Wash, but we haven’t been able to find a car wash like that here in Japan. In Carl’s Car Wash the vehicles go on a conveyor belt and go through the car wash. In Japan, you stay still and the car wash goes around you. Since we couldn’t find a big car wash like my show, we just settle for the normal Japanese one. It was pretty cool and I’m glad we tried it. But, a bit anti-climactic compared to my show where there are helicopter brushes, sponge arms, and fans that are so powerful that your car floats. I liked the car wash, but said we don’t have to go again.

Today we went to a new play area near Costco. Before we went, I had to get warmed up a bit with some morning exercises.

We got to the Costco area and I had one of my favorite lunches: omurice. Naturally I ate everything up. I had a full belly and I was in a good mood.

Then it was off to the play area. Even on the way there I was still in a good mood. I was talking about wanting to eat the clouds because they looked like cotton candy.

The old play area that we used to go to got expanded and is much bigger now. We hadn’t been there in a while because in the past I would get upset and throw tantrums when other kids wanted to play with what I was playing with or just play near me or do anything that did not go exactly the way I expected it to go. Yeah, you can see why we were hesitant to go back, even though the play area got upgraded. But I’ve been doing better at playing with others and dealing with different situations, and Mommy and Daddy talked to me about what could happen at the play area and their expectations of me. So we took a chance and went.

I was getting pretty sweaty so we took a water break and I changed into some fresh clothes. Then it was right back into it.

I had a ton of fun at the play area and did not have any tantrums or any trouble at all. I guess I’m growing up!

Mommy had to work today, so it was just Daddy and me in the morning. But we went to meet Mommy at a Nepal Festival that was going on in the city. So we hopped on a bus and had a fun ride into the city. When we got there, we saw that some spring flowers in bloom so we took some cute pictures.

After meeting up with Mommy we had some lunch. There were a few foods that were a little too spicy for me, but there was this very yummy fried rice dish, a kebab wrap, and sweet donut like snack that was delicious! I had my fill and went off to play with Daddy.

We wandered around the festival looking at different things and touching the target color.

One of those colors was yellow and I found a very pretty flower! I took it all the way home.

When we got home, I wasn’t quite ready to go inside yet, so I just played outside on my Mercedes and bicycle. I still can’t “ride” the bicycle, but I am practicing a lot!

Mommy had something tonight so Daddy took off a bit early and picked me up from school. I was thrilled to see him! Although I like school, I got ready to go home very quickly and then we were headed out of the school.

The toy for a Happy Meal is Tomica right now, so we went to McDonald’s for dinner. I didn’t get the car that I wanted, but it was still a cool car. It was a dinosaur truck! Interesting!

I’m growing up so fast. Not only did I let Daddy know when I had to go pee-pee, but I also opted to go pee-pee in the urinal. I was about to burst so I just wanted to do the fastest pee-pee possible.

After dinner we headed home and played a lot with my new car and other cars. Daddy got me bathed, read me several books, then I brushed my teeth, and then it was off to bed. I missed Mommy and said many times, “I want Mommy.” Daddy was very understanding, but had to point out that Mommy wasn’t at home. I accepted that. I didn’t whine or cause any trouble. I just repeated those feelings and before I knew it, I was fast asleep.

I got ready pretty quickly today so I had time to play with my toys. I wanted to replace some stickers on my Tomica, so I got to work on that. I sometimes ask Daddy to help me with putting stickers on my toys, but these were too small for him to see, so I took care of it.

Ever since I started at my new school, I don’t ask to be carried anymore and walk the whole way on my own. Well, the school is much closer than my old one, so it is an easy walk.

Mommy made me an omelette for dinner and I asked her to make it an ambulance. And boy did she deliver. By the way, the tires are cucumbers in chikuwa.

And because I ate all of my delicious dinner I got to have dessert. My first choice: a banana!