Mason Shoma

Mommy wanted to send a video of me singing happy birthday to one of her friends, but I got performance jitters and couldn’t quite keep it together to sing the song. I’m usually so good at singing, but I was just a bit bashful.

We went to the park to fly our kites today. They didn’t exactly soar, but we had fun running around with them. With all the running around we ended up playing chase. I would tell my friends, “I’m going to run away” and they would respond by saying, “Okay, I’ll chase you!”

I’m just showing how well I slept. I slept good.

Daddy stopped by the convenience store on his way home today and got us all special drinks. I drank mine eagerly and quickly. Too quickly actually. I was trying to tell Mommy and Daddy that I understood that this drink was special and I wouldn’t get it every day, but in the middle of my sentence I let out a loud unexpected burp. It was very funny. Mommy and Daddy were joking with me about it.

I really enjoy our weekly English lessons at school. Of course the English part comes easy to me, but I like the stories, quizzes and songs too!

There was a lot to explore on our walk today. We had fun playing in the sand but also ran around a lot. We were pretending to be lions and chased our teachers around.

Despite being difficult at school today, I was very happy at home. I ate a good dinner and then even got to eat some dessert (leftovers from the weekend). Then I played with Mommy!

And I had fun playing with Daddy when he came home. I’m just happy at home.

We went to visit the prefectural office and see some nice flowers today. It was a nice walk, but it did not start off well for me. I was being difficult and said that I didn’t want to put my shoes on by myself. But when my teacher offered to help me, I refused her help. Even after the nice walk my mood did not improve. The same thing happened for taking my jacket and hat off. I was being very difficult. But I found a way to change my mood by suggesting we play with clay and then I calmed down. Things are still difficult, but I’m slowly learning how to try and find ways to get myself out of my bad moods.

I came out to show her the pants hat Daddy made for me and showed it to Mommy with a goofy face that cracked her up.

It was a snowy day today, but that didn’t stop us from having a great time flying our kites in the park. In fact, it was so much fun that when our teachers told us that it was time to go back, I said, “No! I’m not going back!” It was just too much fun.

I was snowing even more when Mommy picked me up from school.

Today we had a fire drill. As usual, we listened intently as our teachers explained what to do in case of a fire or earthquake. After the instruction we also practiced how to protect ourselves. We all did very well.

It was a rainy day today so we couldn’t go out for a walk. Instead we stayed in and colored.

I had fun using a lot of different colors, but I also wanted specific drawings so I ask me teacher for help. I asked her to draw an ANA airplane and she did a great job that left me smiling satisfied.

I got ready really quick today so that I could have more morning driving practice.

When my friend came over, one of the first things we did was prepare today’s dessert. We each got our own flavor of Fruiche (fruit yogurt mix) and we did a very good job mixing it. It looked so delicious that it was hard to wait for it to firm up before we ate it. So we both had a lollipop while we waited.

And I showed her how to use our Echo Show.

I showed her how to drive with my Anpanman steering wheel and she showed me how to sing rock songs.

We also got trapped in Daddy’s trap but we also learned how to unlock it to release our selves and each other.

We had a great time together and there were no tears or crying this time. Everyone was all smiles! Of course, this is just a short summary of what we did because we also played a lot of other things. It is always fun to see my friend! It gets more and more fun now that I’m slowly learning how to share more.

Oh, and the Fruiche dessert was delicious!

I’m usually good about cleaning up after I play. But I can be very particular about how I clean up. I can even waver about my position on cleaning up at that time.

Mommy got some old milk cartons and made a bikkuri bako (surprise box) for me. I definitely was surprised, but the first time did not work as well as she wanted. The second time was very surprising. Even Mommy was surprised.

Today we had a crafts activity that I didn’t really want to do. I finished quickly and then found some quiet time with a book. I love reading books. Especially picture encyclopedias. My favorite ones are of cars of course.

My new thing is to practice driving in the car. It all started when I found my baby toy steering wheel and found it fun to practice driving with that. Then I would ask to sit in the car to push some buttons. Recently I have been asking to practice driving where I press buttons, steer, check the mirrors, and do everything but use the pedals. Today I wanted to practice driving again, so Daddy said that if I could get ready quickly, we could practice driving before going to school. I got ready really quickly and I had a few minutes in the car. I was so happy!