Mason Shoma

Everyone noticed my new haircut at school today. I told them that Daddy cut my hair and that I didn’t like the “buinnn buinnn” (hair clipper sound). I like my haircut and think it is funny because it is the same haircut that one of my classmates has.

I made a cool train at school today. My teachers were quite impressed.

It was a bit drizzly on the way home so I wanted to wear my jacket. I think it is getting a bit small. Maybe it is time to get a new one.

Daddy cut my hair again today. I still don’t like haircuts, but I’ll tolerate them. I still won’t wear the haircut smock, so we have improvise and we used one of Daddy’s shirts to keep the hair off of me.

Just being a bit goofy and singing silly made up songs that have the Japanese word for poop a lot.

I like to push the shopping cart when we go shopping. I’ve gotten a lot better and hardly ever crash. I’m much more aware of things and other shoppers around me and do a good job of avoiding collisions.

We went to the park again today and I had fun running around with Daddy. We used the circular pathway as our train tracks or highway and would run, or “drive” along it. It was a lot of fun, but a little bit dizzying.

I played with Mommy on the slides a lot. I was a bit bossy at times, but it was a lot of fun.

We still haven’t decided if the Mercedes is going to be and indoor or outdoor Mercedes. I’ve used it as both and enjoy both. But it is a bit of a hassle to clean every time we bring it indoors. We’ll have to think about this one.

The best thing about getting pizza for dinner is the leftover pizza after that. Yum!

We went out for dinner to celebrate Mommy and Daddy’s anniversary. I like the restaurant and the food, but I was much more interested in the police car I saw parked near the restaurant. After it left I kept watching all kinds of cars go by in between courses. Food came and I would eat, but then back to car watching.

The more I talk, the more language and expressions I pick up. Some of them surprise Mommy and Daddy because of how natural they sound and sometimes because of how adult they sound.

Today, Daddy was working in the garden while I was driving my Mercedes around. I asked Daddy, “Daddy, are you done?” He said that he wasn’t done yet and still weeding and taking care fo the garden. I said, “I thought you were done already.” That surprised Daddy because he didn’t know I knew the word “already”. There are so many words that I’m just picking up and using in conversation.

Sometimes Mommy and Daddy are more impressed with the expressions I come up with on my own. The other day when Daddy picked me up from school I told him, “I like walking with Daddy”, just out of the blue. I can let them know what I’m thinking and feeling. I also can be creative with letting them know how I feel. When eating pizza I said, “Eating pizza makes my tummy say ‘Yay!'”

We went to the park and had fun running around, playing on the playground equipment, and trudging through the high grass jungle.

We spent the morning at home, just playing with toys and stickers. When it was lunch time I requested sandwiches. I followed Daddy into the kitchen and ended up helping him make my sandwiches. They ended up extra yummy!

I had a pretty big breakfast, but I was still hungry so I asked for bananas. I already had some bananas in yogurt, but I wanted a whole banana. So I ate a whole banana to supplement my normal breakfast. It was so yummy!

Daddy picked me up from school again today and once again my dinner request was pizza. This gave me more time to play with Daddy. When the pizza arrived we dug right in. I requested pineapple pizza and was not disappointed. It was delicious! I ate quite a bit. Then we played some more. Mommy came home and found us in very silly playful mood. When it was time for bath, we were scuffled off on our backs across the floor to the bath.

We had a nice long walk in the park today. We made sure to stop by and see the ducks in the pond. I told them good morning. When we saw a flowers and cats as well. We made sure to take frequent water breaks. Even though we visit the park a lot, there is always so many interesting things to see.

When Mommy and I get home from school I often like to check the mailbox for mail. Sometimes I check it from the outside but often I check it from the inside. I also like to ring our doorbell as well, even if I know no one is going to answer. I just like being a bit silly sometimes.

As you can see here, this is me being silly sometimes.

We had fun playing with balls and running around at the park. But the real excitement was on the way to the park where we saw construction vehicles working. I told my teacher excitedly that the excavator was “eating” leaves as it dug a whole.

Before we head out on our walks I’m always watching out for my classmates. I warn them not to get to close to the elevator doors because it could be dangerous, as the post signs tell us so.

Today we got to harvest some onions from our sister-school’s garden. It was hard pulling them out at the beginning and then they just popped out. It was so cool to see what the onions look like before they get to the supermarket.

Today during our gymnastics class I made a lot of progress. I walked up and touched the vault when it was my turn, instead of just hanging back and observing. And I actually gave the bar a try and jumped up on it with my teacher’s help. Baby steps.

On our way to the park we saw some duck in the pond. We like to visit them and look for the little ducklings. I must have been feeling anxious because I was touching my piko (belly button) the whole time.

At the park we had fun racing around, playing with balls, and chasing bubbles. It was a beautiful day to enjoy these park activities.