Mason Shoma

I usually have dinner rolls for breakfast, but today I had a smaller roll and two soft bread sticks. The bread sticks were quite tasty and easy to hold so I really liked them!

Mommy’s work schedule and my evening routine do not allow us much time to play together. Either she is getting ready for work in the morning or I’m being fed, bathed, and put to bed at night. But always manage some playtime somewhere in our busy schedule.

Although I may not look very amused, I was very excited to stick my first sticker. But by the time Mommy caught everything on video the excitement had tapered and I was more interested in eating dinner.

I’ve really into Anpanman lately, and that is probably the word I use the most often during the day. So, of course I was happy to come home and find that my Anpanman stickers were left on the table. I pointed it out and was so happy when they were handed to me.

Nursery school is so awesome! Not only do they let me destroy things on purpose, they actually encourage it! We were given newspaper to tear and rip and I had so much fun. After I ripped the paper, I would look up to my teachers with a big smile!

To be fair, I’ve been given paper to tear and rip at home as well, but for some reason it is much more fun as a group activity at school!

I know that there is food up in there. But how to I get to it? Hmmm. Once I figure this out then it will be a smorgasbord!

Yep, I don’t just eat, I stuff my face. People may mistakenly think that I’m being starved and that the meal I’m eating is the first one in days. But if they see my belly they’ll know I’m well fed. I just love food and love eating! I’m such an eager eater that I want to get the food in my belly as fast as possible and that mean stuffing my face.

We played with balloons at nursery school today! There once was a time when I was afraid of balloons, but not any more. They are so much fun to play with!

I don’t like having my temperature taken. Let me clarify, I don’t like having my temperature taken in my armpit. I don’t mind the thermometer guns that you point at your forehead. Those don’t touch you and are very quick. The armpit one takes some time and can inhibit my playtime. I don’t like that. I understand that we need to take my temperature for nursery school, but that doesn’t mean I have to enjoy it.

I found my old pacifier today. I never really was big into pacifiers. You may not even remember that I used one. It was rare, but when I did, it was a big help, usually on long drives when I was really little. Well, I found it on the table, probably as Mommy and Daddy were going through my old stuff for things to give away or get rid of. I was interested in it and gave it another try. Meh, not my thing. (Especially since the case was still on it.)

I tried tougan (winter melon/wax gourd) today. It was pretty good. It didn’t have much flavor but the texture was nice. It was kind of like flavorless daikon that soaks up whatever flavoring is added to it. Daddy cooked it with some minced chicken and onions and then chilled it. It was a nice cold dish on a hot summer day like today. Daddy made an adult version of the same dish for Mommy and himself. Mommy seemed to appreciate the coldness refreshing dish as well.

It is hard to believe that there was a time when I was afraid of the tunnel at school. Not anymore. I love it!

I found this little nook behind the couch that is the perfect size for me to hide and then peek.

My play date/pool date pushed our schedule back a bit so we didn’t really have time to prepare dinner. We were out shopping for food when we decided to just eat at a restaurant. I was very happy about that! Mommy had pack a dinner for me and I also had some of the food that the restaurant provided. I cleaned my plate! What a great dinner!

After playing outside in the pool, my friend and I continued to play together inside. Even though we had a lot of space, we found ourselves playing right next to each other. I shared my toys with her until I realized that the toys that she was playing with looked like a lot of fun. At which point I would strongly suggest we play with different toys by starting to play with whatever she had in her hands. That was fine with her and she had a ball playing with all my toys which were all new for her.

As we played, we noticed that we had different interests. I love cars and trucks, but she loves stuffed animals. She brought her moncchichi doll with her and would give it big hugs all the time. I’m not that interested in dolls or stuffed animals. She played with my cars a little bit but lost interest very quickly. We just have different tastes.

We played very well together until we started to get tired and fussy. We were having so much fun that we played right past our nap times. Things started to get hostile. I wouldn’t share anything with her. I would try and snatch things back from her, even though there was no way for me to play with everything at once. She was not as forgiving as before and started to fight back and hold onto or pull back on the toys. We knew it was time for our play date to end before we got into a fight. So we went to our respective parents and parted ways, each falling asleep very quickly.

What a great day! I absolutely meant it when I told her that we should do this again sometime. I can’t wait!