Mason Shoma

I’ve actually been able to get dressed by myself for a while now, I just prefer to have Mommy and Daddy dress me. But for some reason I felt a little independent today, so I got dressed on my own.

I needed to get a haircut before we headed to Hawaii. Daddy is getting better and better at cutting my hair so it actually didn’t take very long this time. And I didn’t cry or fuss or anything. Mommy and Daddy made sure to brush off or vacuum up any itchy hair.

Looking good!

What a long day!

We had to go shopping at Costco and ended up staying later than we intended so we just had dinner there. They had these new fried cheese balls that were very yummy. But I also ate a large portion of Daddy’s hot dog. It was a surprisingly good dinner.

I also picked up a new friend at Costco. I got a bag of vegetable chips and started playing with it like a baby doll. I even held it in the car all the way home.

We went to the park this afternoon and I started off with my usual construction vehicle fun in the sandbox. It is getting hard to play there because of all the cat poo we find there. They are really messing up my construction site.

After playing in the sand I played on the slide a bit. Daddy made tunnels for me at my request.

Later on we played monsters, but Daddy’s monster wasn’t scary enough so he ended up running away from me.

After running around I did some funny walking with Mommy.

Then we had some other fun.

Today we had our Christmas recital! We had been practicing for a very long time and the day was finally here. Mommy and Daddy were not sure how I would do. In previous years I cried from the large crowd and did not want to participate. Even at our sports day in the fall, I participated by just standing where I was supposed to and did not dance.

We started the recital with roll call and the younger classes performances. I sat and watched patiently and obediently. There were some younger kids who cried, tore off there costumes, or did not participate. I know how that feels.

But when it was the time for our first song, I didn’t cry, tear off my costume, or not participate. I stood on my mark and sang. I sang really well! Mommy and Daddy were super happy and proud. They know that these kind of events are not easy for me and were so thrilled that I participated and actually enjoyed it!

After our songs it was time for our chair gymnastics. I had been practicing very hard these past few weeks. At sports day in the fall I got stage fright and was not able to show off all the gymnastic things I could do. I was determined to see this gymnastics performance through to the end. And I did! I did really well and was able to perform all the positions and moves!

Finally, we had our closing dance number. In the past I have always disliked costumes, but I am older and more mature now. I dressed in my costume and danced my heart out. Mommy and Daddy were very impressed by how much I have grown. I did an awesome job!

Then before we knew it, the recital was finished. I did really well and showed how far I’ve come in these few years!

It was a great Christmas recital! I worked really hard and performed really well! I was quite happy and proud of myself!

I ate a really good lunch at school.

Mommy and I had a nice dinner at one of my favorite restaurants.

And Daddy brought dessert home for me. Yum! Now I have enough fuel for tomorrow’s recital.

I like riding my double-decker bus on the way to school. But sometimes my bus runs out of gas and needs a rest. After all, it is a 46-year-old bus.

I usually get carried part of the way to school, but today I got a special “double-decker bus” ride! The view was great from up here.

At the park we had so much fun playing in the fallen leaves. We pretended that it was a leaf bath and we showered in all the leaves.

We have been practicing really hard for our recital. I’m doing very good and am doing everything I’m supposed to be doing with my classmates. I sing, I dance, and I do chair gymnastics. I think I can do everything for the recital, but the question is will I do do everything in the recital.

I had a good feeling about today this morning. I went to school with a big smile.

We ran around a lot at the park and had a great time!

Things get quiet at the end of the day, but sometimes that is nice. When Mommy came to pick me up I was quietly doing a puzzle all by myself.

Today’s advent calendar toy was an excavator truck. I have never seen this kind of truck before. I was really happy to get it. I held it close to me for the rest of the day like a new doll.

I am a fruit person and sometimes have fruit cravings. With the options I had for snack, I chose a banana. It is just what I wanted.

Later Mommy and I made cookies together. Mommy did most of the hard work, mixing the cookie dough and everything. I just helped with the cookie cutting and of course the cookie eating!

Mommy had to work today and even though she had told me about it, I didn’t like it. When she was about to leave I burst into tears. I was so sad. I told her not to go. I told her that I wanted to go to work with her. I cried and cried. No matter what she or Daddy said, I wouldn’t calm down. In the end Daddy practically had to peel me off of Mommy so that she could go to work.

After she left I was still very sad, but I started to calm down. I had woken up just before Mommy left so I hadn’t eaten breakfast yet. Maybe my hunger made me hyper-sensitive. Daddy asked me what I wanted for breakfast and I wouldn’t answer him. He asked if I wanted a parfait and I quickly, but still sadly, said yes.

After that I was fine.

But I still wanted to see Mommy so Daddy and I headed into the city to meet her after she finished her work. I was thrilled to see her and was quite clingy. Then we all went to lunch. There weren’t many options in the area, but we found a place that had omurice, so we went there. It wasn’t a kids’ set, but I had no problem finishing the whole thing.

We headed back home on the subway and I had more fun now that we were all together again.

After doing some shopping we stopped for some Starbucks to try their new drink. Even though it is actually Mommy’s drink she generously shares (a lot) with me. It is always so yummy that I often forget to let Mommy have some as well.

For dinner we went out for sushi. As usual I had several plates of ikura sushi, along with a few other sushi.

When we got home I played a bit, but eventually had to go take a bath. That doesn’t mean I stopped playing and having fun.

Here are just some random thoughts and comments I made this week.

12/4: I like stand up pee pee. It is easier. 

12/6: “Sometimes when you pee you go like this.” Shows pee shivers/quivers. 

12/7:
After eating breakfast, I said to Daddy, “I finished dinner. “
Daddy said, “That wasn’t dinner. “
Me: “I finished lunch.”
Daddy: “That wasn’t lunch. “
Me: After a bit of though, “I finished food. “

I went for a drive in my Mercedes today. We went to 7-Eleven so it was a familiar route and I had no problem driving there. Mommy was very impressed with how well I drove and even parked.

It is Friday so Mommy and I had a special dinner. Daddy had to work late again so it was like a date night. I ate a really good dinner. They didn’t have a kids’ menu so I just ate a normal adult portion. Daddy finished work just about when we were finishing up so he met us at the restaurant so we could all walk home together. We stopped by a convenience store on the way home to pick up some dessert. I chose a very sweet strawberry pastry. It was actually so sweet that I couldn’t finish the whole thing, but the part that I could eat was delicious!

I was enjoying the sugar high from the dessert so I felt like dancing!

After bath I wanted Daddy to make me a towel dress, but then I wanted to pretend to be trucks as we walked, I mean “drove”, to the family room. Daddy was a steam roller and I was a cement mixer.

In bed we had to be dead bugs again before we went to sleep.