I tease J. about being the poster child for “all things Apple” all of the time, so I’m a little surprised to realize that this is the first glimpse you have all seen of the newest member of our techie-loving family.

I give you -  J.’s iPad.

There she is, in all her glory. Well, her “backside” at least.

Em and Daddy are probably farming here. They are a little obsessed with the You Rule app and are always busy building their kingdom. I think they are constructing a tavern right now, which will be very useful for Mama to visit since Emma has also discovered the Glee app. Where you sing. Loudly. And off-key. And, hey! You can plug in headphones so the iPad can record you singing! Which doesn’t even give the rest of us the added benefit of hearing the music, you know, the real song. You can totally see where I’m going here…

Addie pretty much likes watching cats, dogs, hamsters…any sort of featured animal video of the day on YouTube. Our favorite around here right now is the Standing Cat. And if you like that one you have to see the Standing Cat (Now in Boots!). Why can’t our dumb cat ever do anything funny like that?

But, back to the iPad. She has even replaced J.’s plain ol’ boring book in our Sunday-reading-in-the-hammock routine. Hmmm…note how I instinctively called it a “she”? Designating gender to a piece of technology isn’t very odd at all. I guess that just proves that she has found a very happy place in our family. And doesn’t fear getting kicked out or disowned any time soon. She has become “one of the girls.”