Cha Gio at Christmas

Mom made a wonderfu Vietnamese meal for everyone!

Christmas in California

Joshua has enjoyed visiting his family and his parents' friends in the Bay Area. Being in New England, I worry that Joshua won't develop deep bonds with his grandparents, and I was pleasantly surprised to see how much he enjoys being with yeh-yeh and ah-ma. He likes playing with them and even tries to trick them when he needs a diaper change.

Joshua also got to play with Maki and Hannah, his good friends and daughters of Linda and Stefan. Joshua also had fun with Jackson and Olivia, children of Bob and Sarah. When Joshua is around these kids, he seems like a normal happy boy. Sometimes in the isolation of Boston, it seems like he's so different from the kids I see at work--mainly because they speak Chinese and have different values (parents not engaged in their children's development).

Today at Zachary's red egg party, he surprised yeh-yeh by saying that he wanted a "regular chair!" and not a high chair. Who taught him regular? I don't know.

He's really been into saying that he's "scared" or "sad." Sample monologue Joshua says: "Lamb is sad. Lamb needs a doctor! Oh Gosh! Lamb needs a shot!" We're hoping he doesn't get into a habit of saying he's scared or sad just to get attention. We want to give him positive reinforcement when he says he's happy!

I do throw up again!

Usually Joshua is asleep by 8:30pm, so I was surprised last nite when I came home at 9:30pm to find Joshua sitting alone in the middle of the kitchen wearing only a diaper. I peeked into his bedroom and found the explanation--vomit everywhere! In and on his crib, on the floor, on his stuffed animals, pillows, blanket, you name it (OK not the ceiling). We spent the rest of the night decontaminating the hot zone and finally put him back to bed. While we were cleaning up, Joshua was very happy (now that whatever had been bothering his stomache had been exorcised from his body), and seemed to be enjoying the extra time he was getting to spend with mom and dad. He even said, "I do throw up again!"

Tonite, as I was rushing to cook dinner and get Joshua ready for our small group, I got Joshua into his high chair, his food ready in front of him, and I started digging into my food. Joshua wasn't eating though and he was muttering something quietly. I leaned in and finally understood him saying, "Forgot 'keedo'" "Keedo" means prayer in Korean. I was humbled and amazed at my son's quiet rebuke of his dad who had forgotten to say grace before a meal. So we held hands, and Joshua said, "Thank you God! Amen!" before diving into his noodles.

25 months old

Joshua likes to:
1. jump on the sofa. He says he is a "jumping bean!"
2. likes to read "surprise" books at bedtime. He keeps on patting my shirt to see if I have any more books underneath to pull out. He usually likes to go to bed with 2 books, his lamb and a big comforter.
3. ride his train around the house and dorm
4. still look for easter eggs. He hasn't gotten the concept down of hiding them himself yet.
5. likes to put his treasured items: trains, trick or treat candy, leaves, money, Lego's into the cargo bin of his train
6. kiss momma and dada
7. is looking forward to Christmas and Santa Claus giving him a "green present"
8. still has hair that naturally styles into a mohawk in the morning
9. wants to "go to work also" with dadda in the morning
10. likes to "take Carmen home" at nite and see the "green trains"
11. likes to eat Vietnamese egg rolls ("cha giao!"), Wolfgang veggie pizza at the museum, pasta, blackberries, oranges, pears, blueberries, apples, grapes, and raisins.

I like food!

In the car this morning, Annette asked Joshua if he like trains or trucks more. He responded, "I like both!" And then added, "I like food!"

Baby in a Bag

I want some coffee!

Joshua has been doing well, keeping in touch with Mom while she is in Vietnam via phone calls and webcam. He said this morning--"I want to go to Vietnam also!"

He has also inherited Annette's love for coffee--when I asked him this morning if he wanted some water, he replied, "I want some coffee!"

Joshua's favorite stuffed animal now is "Lamb." It's not exactly a lovey--since he's OK if Lamb doesn't travel with him and he doesn't need it to sleep or for comfort. He just loves to hug stuffed animals. When we go to stores, he'll go down the aisle and hug each one, and then put it back on the shelf. He just likes soft things, even our bathroom mats. While hugging the lamb this morning, he said, "Lamb stinky!" which of course would happen since he's hugging and kissing it all the time, sometimes with food smeared on his face. I handwashed Lamb and threw him into the dryer for some fluffing, and now he's as good as new.

Fast Learner

While reading today, I read a story to Joshua and when we reread, it Joshua already had memorized some of the lines that I just taught him. I was impressed. It's fun to watch him as he's learning--he pauses when he gets to something he doesn't know--and when I tell him the answer, he repeats it, and when I ask him again and he says it correctly, he gets this big grin on his face.

Shake It Baby!

I'm not sure where he picked this up, but Joshua likes to say, "Shake it baby!" for no apparent reason.

I was surprised when he heard a banjo playing in the background of a radio program the other day, and he astutely remarked that it was a "banjo!" I don't think he's ever even seen a banjo played before.

We put up the Christmas decorations this week and Joshua likes to point out "Christmas tree!" whenever we see one.

After Joshua saw some videos of himself at 6 months old babbling, he has started to go into periods where he pretends he's a baby and says, "Gaga!" to everything.

Birthday Cake

Annette spent 5 hours just to decorate the cake!

Voila! Now that's love!
Happy Birthday Joshua!

Joshua's 2nd birthday party

Joshua was the star of his birthday party!

He rode around and greeted his guests.

And loved his two Thomas the Train birthday cakes!

Giving Thanks

Before we eat, Joshua now has us hold hands as he says, "Thank you God, Amen!"

After Annette told him that he came from her belly as a baby, he keeps on lifting up her shirt and says, "I want to go in!" and commands her belly to "Open up!"

He saw Annette's drink at dinner tonite and correctly identified it as "Wine!" I asked him what else mom drinks, and he said, "Coffee!"

2 years old

What Joshua is like now that he's two!

1. Is obsessed with trains. Doesn't drum as much any more.
2. Likes to pretend to pick apples and give them to people, even strangers.
3. Knows all the letters of the alphabet, and loves to sing the ABC song.
4. Typical sentences: "Dadda, hold you now" "I want to do it myself!"
5. Says that the bullet train and Mount Fuji is in "Japan!"
6. Walks up and down stairs on his own.
7. Scoots along on his toy train really fast.
8. Likes to cook, especially pasta.
9. Eats fried rice, dumplings, meatballs, noodles, broccoli, carrots, tomatoes (which he calls "matatoes"), pineapple, grapes, orange--mostly any fruit.
10. Likes to read "Go Dog Go" by Dr. Seus and Curious George books.
11. Weighs 30.5 lbs and wears size 8-9 shoes.
12. Likes to participate at singalong and storytime at the library now

? Barney & trains

Though we have no TV and I think we've seen a Barney episode only 1 or twice in the remote past, Joshua said "Barney!" when he heard me sing the "I love you--you love me song" today. Where does he learn these things?

"I wanna go past the train tracks!" is something we hear everytime we get into the car and drive out of the garage.

He is getting very specific in his train identification, differentiating locomotive, hopper, house car, and the caboose.

My favorite is watching him when he reads the big train book and we get to the bullet trains in Japan. He immediately shouts, "Mount Fuji!" which is in the background.

He is also really into changing the batteries in all his trains/cars. He will grab the box of batteries, a screwdriver, and then manipulates these tiny screws and screwdrivers with great care.

Annette is in California, and so I've been feeding him. Tonite, we had some sphagetti, meatballs, broccoli, carrots, and apple. At first he didn't like the meatballs, which I had cut up into small pieces. So I stuck a fork into a meatball, and he immediately grabbed it, took a bit bite, and said "Delicious!" He also didn't like the broccoli when I broke it up into smaller pieces--he wanted the "big one!"

Joshua is good talking on the phone now, so it makes Annette's being away not as bad. He talks to mom several times a day, loves to see her on the computer, and says that she will be back "Saturday!"

Halloween

Joshua loved being a pumpkin!


We went trick or treating in Brookline, where they closed off the streets for kids.

I was really proud of how Joshua said "Trick or treat!" and "Thank you" at every house.

I love you dadda!

I've been trying to teach Joshua to say this for almost 2 years now, and he finally said it! :) We were driving to Lookout Farm this morning and he said to both Annette and me.

Lookout Farm

Today, we concluded our apple picking season at Lookout Farm. Joshua loves to pick and eat apples--we will definitely be back next year!

Joshua was going about his regular routine of feeding sheep in the petting farm at Lookout, when all of a sudden, a very aggressive goat rammed into one of the sheep next to Joshua, who also got knocked down the the ground. It was a little comical, but Joshua wasn't too happy. I think he was more shocked than anything. Well afterwards, all the parents were holding their kids and not letting them walk around by themselves in the sheep pen after seeing what happened to Joshua!

Hair Up!

When Joshua saw himself in the mirror this morning, he noted, "Hair up!" He then said "Down" and tried unsuccessful to pat his mohawk down. Annette asked him if he wanted to wet his hair down, and he did. We actually like his funky hair. It's funny to see him be so conscious of his looks--from refusing sometimes to wear those red pants, and picking out a "maching shirt", or wanting to wear his yellow or green bib.

Sometimes when we are changing him and he's still topless, Joshua will caress his skin and say, "Nice!"

Momma sick!

Annette was reading to Joshua while coughing and Joshua said to her, "Momma sick!"

We read through Joshua's dim sum book tonite, and I taught him to say, "Char Siu Bao" "Har Gow" "Siu Mai" and "Dan Tat" which we will hopefully eat sometime this week! :)

"Hold you!" Joshua says whenever he wants us to hold him, because we ask him, "Do you want me to hold you?"

New York!

We lost Joshua's backhoe in New York, and whenever we ask him where is something that we are missing, he says, "New York!"

Budding Botanist

Joshua goes on walks around the neighborhood and selects choice leaves to bring back home in his wagon.

Crazy Alphabet Dance

Joshua made up this crazy dance all by himself.

Time Out

I had to put Joshua in a time out yesterday because Annette told him not to touch something and he disobeyed. I set up his foot stool against the wall which he initially tried to climb ontop of. Then I held him sitting down as he cried through the last minute of his 2 minute time out.

This morning, he saw the stool, sat on it by himself, and said "time out, messy" and then got up.

I think, but am not positive he got the message.

Playtime at the housing project

Our Bible Study group's monthly activity is go hang out at the local housing project once a month and help out with their weekly arts and games nite with kids from 6:30-8pm. My first reaction wasn't so enthusiastic, as I thought about who I wanted Joshua to learn from, and how tired Annette and I would be at the end of the day to go play with more kids!

But our first nite this week was fun, and Joshua had a blast. Joshua was a hit with the other kids, impressing them by naming letters they would make out of small building sticks. Joshua really likes playing with older kids and wasn't intimidated or shy at all. He really liked playing with this one older 8yr old black girl named Regina, who really liked carrying him around the room. Joshua helped me play Connect Four, randomly inserting red and black chips into the grid; lining up the chess pieces, dominoes, and Jenga pieces; putting together magnetic balls and sticks, drumming on boxes, and eating potato chips. He probably just thinks it's a fun party!

Quick Recovery

Joshua got a bad case of food poisoning yesterday. We were coming home from grocery shopping in the afternoon, and he vomitted his lunch all over the dorm hallway, and then continuously for the next 2 hours. He was tired, wanted us to hold him, but so brave. When the wretching would start, he would just bend over and puke, even when there was nothing left. No cries. But just as soon as it came, it went away. He fell asleep at the regular time without dinner, and woke up this morning a happy camper, and ate like a horse today.

What's that noise?

I was watching Joshua as he was falling asleep the other nite, when he heard a noise, and suddenly stood up and asked sleepily: "What's that noise, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmm?" and then fell back asleep.

He seems to be enjoying playing with his new friend Evan at Bible Study every Wednesday nite. Carmen also says he sat through all of story time at the library today, and even danced at music group earlier this week. It seems he is starting to blossom socially this week.

We went to Wingaersheek Beach again this Wednesday. It was a surprise because I thought summer was over, but the temps hit the 90's so we hit the beach! The showers were closed, so I ended up washing Josh in the beach bathroom sink. Joshua ate sandwiches after climbing up the rock like a big boy. He wants to do a lot of things, "by self!" these days. He walked in the water all the way up to his chin, and gulped the salty water a couple of times, but it didn't phase him. When he's done at the beach, he tells me he is ready to go "home."

Kissing mommy

Josh likes to give his mommy big wet kisses!

Cooking with Josh

Josh likes to help out in the kitchen!

Reading with Josh

It's a lot of fun to read with Josh!

22 months old

Things Josua is doing these days now:
1. put three words together, like "Two people talking."
2. assemble his Thomas train tracks into a big circle.
3. tell us what he had for dinner: "rice, tubu (tofu), mango"
4. says his clothing preferences: "red shirt" "yellow fish bib"
5. sits on his tricycle, but no pedaling yet.
6. counts spontaneously to 10, sometimes 11
7. knows ending to many sentences in his books (Little Miss ____)
8. likes to bat balloons with his fan
9. recognizes many letters "B, O, H, M, E, A, X, C, T, J, S"
10. skipping his milk, more finicky eater, and getting skinnier
11. pretends to pick apples and gives them to us
12. says, "umm" when he pauses before he answers a tough question

Chee-Its!

Joshua loves playing with his train set, but he loves Cheezits even more. Tonite, he practically jumped up and danced when he saw Annette luring him into the bedroom with Cheezits. He spells out all the letters on the box except for "Z."

Annette has been trying to get Joshau to eat pasta with tomato sauce without luck. But tonite, I had Joshua cook with me, and he happily dunked his rotellis into the sauce saying "Dip sauce." I felt very proud.

We made our probably final trip to Wingershaek Beach for the year today. It was an awesome beach day--80 degrees, sunny. Food at the vendors was great. Water was a little chilly, but Joshua loved it, and kept on asking for "More waves!"

"Pangu Dadda!"

Joshua loves to say "Pangu Dadda!" Pangu means "fart" in Korean. Enough said!

Our conversation tonite at dinner:
"Joshua--where are you going tomorrow?"
"Beach!"
"And what are you doing to play with at the beach?"
"Sand!"
"And what are you going to put into your bucket?"
"Sand!"

Eleven and Kim Bop!

Today, Joshua counted up to "eleven", and said both my and momma's name for the first time.

He also saw his first jaguar and sleeping snow leopard, but what he loved most at the Stone Zoo was transferring little pebbles from one pile to another.

I was feeding Joshua dinner and he kept asking for "Kim Bop" which I didn't understand until Annette came home and told me that it means "sushi" in Korean.

While driving at rush hour to the Esplanade Concert, Joshua kept on commanding, "Go! Go!" whenever we were stopped in traffic. We explained to him that when the stoplight is red, we have to wait, and that when the light is green, we can go. So then whenever we were stuck in heavy traffic at a green light, he would say, "Green Go! Green Go!"

Inza!

Annette has taught Joshua to "inza" which is the Korean custom of bending down and bowing the head as a way to say goodbye. When I leave for work, Joshua inzas and then says, "Bye Dadda!" He is still working on various forms of inza--sometimes he just nods his head, but sometime he will dip almost all the way to the ground.

Cooking Salmon

We were at the market the other day and Joshua kept asking for "Salmon!" Annette cooks up a nice teriyaki salmon that Joshua loves. He has expensive tastes.

Annette's friend Nancy came to visit with her husband Armand, and Joshua really took to them, flashing his coy smile and trying to show off, counting the lights in the dining room: "1,2,3,4,5,7,9,10!"

His favorite games these days:
1) Dancing and falling down. He likes us to join in: "Dance Dadda!" "Dance Momma!" And then he points to the floor and commands us to "Fall down!"
2) He likes to sit at the dining room table and arrange the placemats into a big "choo-choo."

Annette noticed yesterday that he has started to jump with both feet off the ground when he is dancing.

While changing his diaper the other day, I was surprised when he named not only "Elmo" on his diaper, but also "Ernie" and (Big) "Bird!"

I can't count how many words he knows now. It seems to be growing by the minute.

The Zoo

Joshua and I went to the Boston Zoo for the second time this week. It was the first time this summer I decided not to go to the beach even though I had the chance--beach burnout?

Joshua asked to see the monkeys first. Maybe because of his book, "Goodnite Gorilla?" When he thinks about the zoo--he thinks about monkeys?

But what he liked most was the lion, and in particular, the jeep driven into the lion cage such that you can sit in the driver's seat and feel like you are in the lion cage! The lion was sleeping at first, but then he got pretty active and started to walk around and growl, or as Joshua explained, "Lion talking!" At one point, the lion came so close to Joshua that he flipped out, spilled his Cheerio bowl, and jumped into my lap!

We also sat on the carousel, but Joshua wasn't interested in riding the horses, giraffes, and camels going up and down. He just wanted to sit on the bench and just go around and around. He did seem to enjoy it nevertheless--at the end, he wanted to do it, "Again!"

He also got a big kick out of visiting the chicken coop, noting that the rooster was "sitting!" And he also liked seeing the newly hatched flamingos in the nursery--"Baby!"

It is fun exploring with Joshua. We take our time and notice things like bees in the trash and rocks on the ground.

Back Seat Driver

Joshua and I were driving back from Nantasket Beach when we ran into a traffic jam at a draw bridge. I tried to entertain Joshua by raising and lowering the windows, but eventually he got tired of that and issued the command "Dadda go!" OK, OK. Must take after his mother.

Swim Lessons (part 2)

Apres swim wear

Swim Lessons

Joshua has progressed well in his swim lessons. He loves the beach and standing in water. But he's not totally crazy about the pool yet. He has gone from clinging to us like a monkey to now being able to do more water play.

Swimming with a kick board!

Swimming with a dumbell!

Chewing on a dumbell!

"Dad! How am I going to swim if you're always kissing me!"

Race Cars

We had a hard time peeling Joshua away from the spectator railings at the go-cart raceway yesterday. He was so fascinated watching the race cars go around and around. Annette got a little worried that car racing may be Joshua's passion in life. After we left the racetrack, Joshua was intently studying how to embark on a career in F1 racing.

More Money!

I'm not sure if this is a disturbing new trend, but Joshua has discovered and really likes money! We were at the Children's Hospital and and when Joshua spotted the empty fountain with tons of coins at the bottom, he pointed and said "Money!"

When we were sitting in the Subaru waiting for Annette to return with take out food, Joshua kept asking uncle Ryan and me for "More money!" to put into our parking meter coin stash. Precocious or greedy?

Summer Lovin'

We love summer and the beach

and hanging around Hannah and Maki!

Let's dance!
(aka, Joshua making his move on Maki)

Maki and Hannah

visited Joshua this week and he loved playing with them. One day, he spontaneously went up to Maki and gave her a hug. They also held hands one nite and danced around in a circle. We ask Joshua now where Hannah and Maki are, and he says, "Hannah home" and "Maki home."

At dinner last nite, he wanted to eat Grandma Dottie's oatmeal muffins--he called it a "cake!"

His favorite book these days is a multicultural very colorful counting book in which a white haired woman travels around the world on a flying carpet to collect items. He likes to point out the sun, moon, boats, drums, ducks, dogs, and other things she encounters along the way. This is his "ah-ma" book, because the woman looks like a grandma.

Pee-Pee!

Joshua peed in the toilet for the first time 2 days ago. We were very proud of him! But yesterday when he didn't pee, he pretended to grab poop out of the toilet and eat it. I shouldn't have laughed, but I did.

Tonite while reading "Goodnight Moon," Joshua surprised me by filling in the blanks when I read "The cow jumping over the ____" and "three little bears sitting on _____".

His favorite book these days is Good Nite Gorilla. He likes it when mom reads it to him, and he likes to pretend to be the gorilla opening up the cages with his keys.

I also heard Joshua speak Korean yesterday when he said "Pang!" and ran into his room.

Annette's friend came over for dinner tonite, so Annette prepared him ahead of time for our guest, saying "Wendy is coming to dinner tonight." When she arrived, he called out her name "Wendy!"

Baby...Dadda

While we were reading the Jungle Book and Goodnite Gorilla today, whenever Joshua saw two of any type of animal, he would point to the smaller one and say "Baby!", and then "Dadda!" to the bigger one.

When it comes to picking food, Joshua will always reach for the largest pieces and says, "Big!" He may then point at the little piece he skipped over, and disparagingly say, "Small."

At dinner tonite, he reached over and grabbed me very tenderly. He stayed very still for a few seconds, and then I realized he just pooped. He later proclaimed, "Poo-poo!" while he pointed at his pants.

"Mink!"

It has been a glorious summer. Joshua loves the beach. We visited Crane's beach, Old Silver Beach, and Sandy Neck Beach where Joshua enjoys scooping sand, throwing sand, and sitting in water holes.

At Trader Joe's yesterday, Annette asked Joshua what color balloon he wanted, "Blue? Red? White?" Joshua said, "Mink!", which means pink. He's a boy who is confident in his masculinity. He also likes accessories, going up to Dottie to borrow her bracelets, or to carry around a purse, try on shoes, and wear all types of jewelry!

We also had a great visit with Grandma and Grandpa Tang, and Auntie Jenny and family. Joshua missed them a lot once they left, always running out to the living room to see if they were still there. "Yeh-yeh?" "Ah-ma?" "Guh-guh?" "Jeh-jeh?" "Aunt?" "Cheese?" he would ask.

His favorite books these days: Millie goes driving.
His favorite toy: drums.

Joshua's vocab has grown so much--I can't keep track of the words he can say. When he wants something, he says, "Iwandat!" He asks for "milk" now instead of just "wa-wa." He asks for "Elmo"--and likes to tickle him, as well as dad. He goes to town eating corn on the cob, and is a big fruit fan: plums, grapes, peach, and watermelon.

He's not quite ready for potty training yet, but he knows what poo-poo is and that it goes into the toilet, which he likes to flush.

We've realized that frequent diaper changes are the key to keeping him from itching his balls.

Joshua ready to go sailing

We got Joshua all suited up for sailing with Papa at Cape Cod.

Dedication photos

Dedication

Joshua was dedicated at this morning's church service. Annette, Josh, and I all wore matching outfits for the occassion. I don't think Annette and I have both worn white shirts since our engagment photos.

Everything is no longer "blue." Our friend Eric taught him the color "white" today! Joshua seems to be learning at a phenomenal pace. Today, he picked up the words: "pump", "spoon", and "pit" as well.

Joshua had another meltdown today when he saw me picking up our friend's son Jackson. Full out crying to the point vomitting--it took me a good while to calm him down again. Annette tells everybody that I love it--that Joshua is such daddy's boy--it's true. I cherish these days, because I sense they won't last.

I was telling Annette yesterday how amazing it is that Joshua just gets more delightful as he ages. I guess there will come a point when that stops happening--? adolescence? Uhh--I don't look forward to that teen rebellion stage.

19 months

Joshua before his Flowbee haircut.

Joshua's new favorite book: Things That Go

Run!

Joshua's newest word is "Run!" He loves to hold our hands, one of us on each side of him, and then run down the hallway together. He's a fast runner! I am very impressed by his speed.

I bought him a plastic tractor from Shaw's the other day for $3, which he loves. He makes a "do-do-do" sound when he moves the shovel part up and down, just like the way I showed him. I like it when he runs over to me and wants to play together with the tractor.

We also play the "scare" game. He pretends something is scary, and he starts to pant and runs over to hug us. He also pretends to be scared of strangers sometimes, but usually he likes to wave hi and bye to people, hand them his sippee cup, and shake their hands.

"Bye-bye Da-da"

was Joshua's first 2 word phrase. Whenever we ask him what color something is--he always says "Blue!" And when we ask him how many of something, his response is always, "Two!"

We were delighted to see Joshua playing with some older kids for the first time today. He loved especially imitating the older boy, lying down next to him on the ground, dog piling on him, and running after him.

Running and trains

As soon as I got home and opened the front door, I heard Joshua's voice: "Dadda!" It is music to my ears. These days, Joshua runs so exuberantly, whipping his left arm back and forth, while keeping his right arm still. He also loves to ride this toy train that Annette ordered from him online. His favorite book is Charlie Parker Played Be Bop. I'm not even sure who Charlie Parker was? But Joshua loves to read that book before bedtime, and especially the part where they BBQ the chicken bone. He pretends to pick at it and feeds himself and us. Yum!

Itchy Balls

The hardest part of caring for Joshua right now is keeping him from tearing up his itchy red scrotum! We've have switched from Huggies to Pampers, changing more frequently, antifungal creams, and powders. And yet, he still grabs and scratches away, leaving bloody balls. I'll spare you the photos.

Dog or Duck? and drumming

Joshua ends his "dog" with a hard "K" sound, so whenever he looks out the window and he sees a dog, he says, "Daughk!" Tonite, I was making dinner and heard him yelling "duck" again, when lo and behold, he surprised me by running up to me holding the litle rubber duckie that has been missing from the bathtub and that he had just found!

He is also really into drumming these days. He is always looking for his drumsticks and trying to assemble his various cans and bowls into his customized drum set. He wiggles his elbows up and down as he drums, and loves to perform for an audience. He will occassionally use the real drum set downstairs in the music room, but his real passion is kitchenware drumming! He has a lot of creative energy like his mom.

Joshua the Builder

This one of Joshua's first lego scuptures, which he just started doing a few days ago. He carefully puts one piece on top of the other, and pauses to clap vigorously in celebration in between.

I don't want a haircut