Car Conversations

Julian has always been telling Justin what he sees while travelling in the car. However, Justin has recently taken the lead. Here are samples of conversations initiated by Justin while travelling in the car:

Conversation 1
Justin: Teh toh! (Koh koh, meaning elder brother... Justin still can't pronounce the "k" sound)
Julian: (didn't quite hear Justin calling)
Daddy: Julian, Justin is calling you.
Julian: Yes, Justin?
Justin: Baa!
Julian: Yes, bus!

Conversation 2
Justin: Teh toh!
Julian: Yes, Justin?
Justin: Har!
Julian: No... car!

Conversation 3
Justin: Teh toh!
Julian: Yes, Justin?
Justin: Veh! (van)
Julian: (yawns)

Poor Justin... but he's getting there :o).

Doing the Double Horsey and More

Here are some recent photos of the boys.


[Banana Boys]


[If we can only figure out how this works!]


[Doing the Double Horsey]


[The boys celebrating Mummy's birthday]


[The boys at Straits Quay]

Julian at 49 months

Julian turned 49 months old on 28 June 2011.

Here are his updates:

• He likes to help around the house, e.g. helping Mummy do the laundry and put away clothes, help to beat eggs for steaming, etc.
  
• Lately he has problems with his shirt labels, insisting that he wants them removed.
  
• He is fond of identifying the "silent E" in words.
  
• He wants Mummy/Daddy to be "happy". Sometimes when he's naughty, we'd tell him, "Mummy/Daddy is angry" and he'll get upset, insisting we're "happy".
  
• When he does things right, he'll proclaim, "I'm strong!!"
  
• We've been pointing out fruiting trees to Julian such as rambutans, cikus, coconuts, bananas, papayas, and durians, and also that rambutans turn red when ripe, etc. Now, when we're out in the car, we get an earful from him pointing out one tree after another and whether or not the fruit turns red, yellow, orange, or brown!
  
• He's hooked on Angry Birds.
  

[Julian at Stella Maris]


[Julian stacking soft toys]


[Julian stacking containers]


[Julian makes a funny face]


[Julian under a coconut tree at Straits Quay]


[Julian eating with training chopsticks]

Justin at 23 Months

Justin turned 23 months on 25 June 2011.

Here are his updates:

• He can recognise and say numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, and 10; and letters A to D.
  
• He can "sing" or mimic the sounds at the end of the phrases of the songs Through the Years, and Love's Grown Deep.
  
• He's learning how to jump.
  
• He says "four", "teh" (ten), "hik" (six), "poh poh" (meaning grandmother), "teh toh" (for "koh koh" meaning elder brother - he can't say the K sound yet), "bra" (brown), "no" (snow), "nake" (milk), "pi" (pink), and "ah toh" (for "ah kong" meaning grandfather)
  
• He likes to dunk cream crackers in Milo or coffee.
  
• Two bottom molars have erupted.
  
• He loves action songs and nursery rhymes especially Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes, Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, and Row, Row, Row Your Boat.
  
• He sometimes keeps water in his mouth, a habit he learnt from Julian.
  

[Justin]


[Dancing King]


[Justin loves Julian's bag]


[Fun in the sand at Stella Maris]


[Digger Driver: Ways to abuse a used tea bag]