Mason Shoma

We had a nice calm walk to the park today. But once we got there we ran around like crazy!

The toy I got with my kids’ meal was a water gun. I think I had one before, but I was so little I didn’t know how to use it. This time I knew exactly how it worked. After finishing lunch I made plans to play with my new water gun in the bath tonight. But in the meantime I was familiarizing myself with the weapon system and testing its trigger pull weight.

In the bath I asked Daddy to fill the water gun up with water. When he handed it to me I immediately took up the shooter’s stance and adopted a shoot and advance posture. No one taught me how to hold a gun or how to shoot it properly. Maybe I’m just a natural. Daddy was surprised and thought I looked like a SWAT member or Navy Seal (both terms that I don’t understand).

I had fun playing with my water gun and knew the rules without anyone telling me. I didn’t point it at anyone and only shot toys, targets, and the wall.

We went to Costco today. First we had lunch at a nearby food court and I wanted to eat omurice. It was so delicious and I ate the whole thing! Then we started shopping at Costco and I was very well behaved. As a treat, Mommy and I shared a soft-serve ice cream.

I’d like to say it was split 50:50, but we all know that that wasn’t the case. We finished it up in the car.

Nothing better than a full tummy and a nice car ride to put you right to sleep.

I woke up when we got home and after dinner still had time to play.

Daddy had some styrofoam that he need to break up to fit into the garbage bag to be thrown away. I was there to help…and have some fun chopping.

I woke up pretty early and in a pretty good mood. Probably the reason for both was that Daddy bought me a special melon bread yesterday and I was saving it for breakfast. It was interesting because it was purple and it had a softer texture than normal melon bread. It was delicious!

After breakfast I played with the frog rocket that I made at school. I can jump really high!

Today I drove a bus in the house and picked up a lot of animal passengers. I had many stops and made sure that everyone got off at their destination. It was a very busy route.

While chatting with Nana and Papa I played with my tool set and used the hammer, wrench, and screwdriver really well. It was easy to use on the tool bench but harder to use to put things together. For that I use my most versatile tool of all: Daddy.

After all that playing I wanted to just relax a bit so we read a few books together.

It was a very fun-filled busy morning.

It was a rainy day today so we stayed indoors. Our teachers showed us how to make frog rockets out of paper cups and rubber bands. It was fun to make and fun to watch the frogs jump.

Update: I showed Mommy and Daddy how the frog rockets worked at a later date.

We noticed on our walks that the leaves on trees has been changing lately. They are turning yellow, orange, or red. And the weather is getting colder. I guess autumn is here for good and we are moving into winter. The weather, while cool, is very comfortable for running around in the park.

Today we got to plant some onion seedlings. In the process of preparing the soil we found a few bug larva which was fascinating. The onion seedling planting went well because we don’t mind getting our hands dirty.

After returning to school we had a fun gymnastics class where we did chair gymnastics and mat work.

At the park we had a lot fun with sand today. First we tried tossing some sand and pebbles into some water puddles that we found. Then we decided to make some huge sand mountains. They were awesome!

In the bath we did some finger painting again. I had Daddy paint a fire truck for me. I decorated the scene with a lot of handprints. One ended up with a cute little heart mark. I mixed a lot of colors to make the handprints and wanted to show Mommy. We called her in and she comment that it looked like a scene from a horror movie. I’ve never seen a horror movie, but I kind of liked the idea that what I made was scary.

We had quite a long walk today.

We walked through the park and checked in on the ducks as usual.

We went to the observatory floor in the prefectural office and looked at all the vehicles far below.

And we checked out the sumo exhibit in the prefectural office as well.

Daddy and I arrived at the museum where Mommy had an event to do today. Jiiji and Baaba were already there and I greeted them with smiles. I instantly started interacting with them and when Daddy had to go to the restroom I opted to stay with Jiiji and Baaba instead of going with Daddy. We found a nice window from which to observe all the traffic below. We spotted a lot of buses and taxis from there.

When Mommy finished work we all headed to a coffee shop for a drink and a snack. I was feeling quite relaxed and laid back.

I chose a melon-pan for my snack. It was really good, but a bit too big for me to finish (especially since I had a big lunch). So we brought the rest home.

At one point I was being a little bossy and stubborn by not letting Jiiji read the sticker that was on the table. But Jiiji turned my potential mood breaker into a game and we had a lot of laughs.

After our afternoon snack we said goodbye to Jiiji and Baaba and headed home. On the way back from the subway station Daddy and I had fun doing silly walks.

When we got home I was still in a playful mood and was goofing around with Mommy a bit.

Even after dinner I was in a very playful mood and ended up working up quite a sweat.

As promised, I made pancakes with Mommy this morning. I woke up very excited about the pancake making and eating. They were delicious!

But for a morning that started off with much excitement and many smiles, it ended up in tears. Mommy had to work today, even though it is Sunday. I was informed of this well in advanced, but that didn’t mean I was happy about it. I burst into tears when Mommy had to leave. We already had plans to meet her in the city when she was done with work and even meet up with Jiiji and Baaba, but it didn’t matter. I was sad now.

After seeing Mommy off, I talked with Daddy and calmed down. Daddy reassured me that there was nothing wrong with feeling sad about Mommy leaving and even crying was good and healthy. I was just overcome by sadness at that moment and that was fine. Not long after we started to play and I was back to my normal self. We had a good lunch and before I knew it we were off on the train to see Mommy. It wasn’t as long as I thought it would be.

On our way out, we checked on our garden and I observed that our tomato looked like a butt. Or a peach. Necessary information and we departed for the subway.

We went to an event that was a bit of a drive away. We ate some food there and checked out some booths. It was surprising hot and I got real tired. On the drive home I fell asleep in the car. When we got home Daddy carried me into the house, but I didn’t wake up. I ended up taking a nice long nap on Daddy on the couch. Little by little I slid off of him and ended up half standing and half lying on his nap. Despite the awkward position, it was a very comfortable and rejuvenating nap.

I woke up in a good mood and had a good dinner. By that time I was overflowing with energy again so we had a lot of fun playing with balloons again.

After such huge breakfast buffet, we needed some relaxing time, so we took it easy at home vegging out a bit. When it came to be lunch time, no one had any urge to eat. The effects of breakfast buffets last half a day.

We went out to a restaurant buffet for breakfast. At first I didn’t like that idea. I wanted to make pancakes with Mommy and had it in my mind that we would do that today. Daddy apologized for not letting me know about our plans and promised that I would be able to make pancakes with Mommy tomorrow. But due to our schedule, we couldn’t go to the buffet tomorrow. He also added that there are times when we don’t get exactly what we want when we want it. There are times where we have to do things we don’t want to do. Then he asked me to just go to the breakfast buffet, which I had enjoyed before, and try to enjoy it. I said I would try.

In the end, I loved it! There were so many choices of foods! When we got there and I saw the selection I was giddy with excitement and could barely control myself. When we sat down I told Mommy and Daddy, “Thank you for taking me here. Thank you for buying me breakfast.” We had a great breakfast! And we had a nice window seat where I could observe cars coming into the parking lot and driving by on the street. I think we will definitely be coming back here again.