"I Can't Hear It"

Our weekly car trips to town and back again involve listening to and singing songs of all sorts.  The CD's are mixes of musical styles and genres that reflect our individual tastes in music so that all in the car can enjoy the trip.  For a few months since the previous summer the first request out of JK's mouth had been "7 8 9" by BNL, but lately he has moved beyond his love of that song and now just askes for any music to be played.  I still think "7 8 9" is his favourite song (when quietly counting to 10, he will suddenly burst out with the phrase "What about 9?" in homage to the song), but it's wonderful that he is learning to appreciate a diversity of music.  Now, when in the car, we quietly hear from the back seat, "I can't hear it", JK's subtle way of telling us to turn up the volume already. 

Yesterday's trip included JK singing along to children's songs by the likes of Fred Penner and Jack Grunsky, especially giggling along with "Down by the Bay" ("a bear combing his hair!"), but also belting out phrases from other songs like "If I Had a Million Dollars" (BNL) and "I Hope" (Dixie Chicks).  JK picks up on the repeated phrases and sings them, which not only helps develop his pitch, but strengthens his vocabulary as well.  We need to just continue to help him learn to better pronounce his "l" sounds, for "If I Had a Million Dollars" comes out as "If I Had a Miwwion Dowwars".