Rai's First Computer

Each week leading up to Rai's first day of school, I've surprised him with a "big boy" school supply. We started with writing notepads, a special set of Hello Kitty pencils wit LOTS of erasers, and we'll eventually get to the letters and numbers flash cards. This past weekend was a "Mommy weekend", so we celebrated with setting up the BIG surprise: a computer.

Rai lives playing the educational games at school that teach reading, math, and other subjects and he's at the age where he understands that not everything is a toy. So, what better way to bring an old laptop out of retirement while giving Rai a new big boy responsibility/privilege?

Tony and I took Rai to IKEA to pick out a desk and chair, and Tony helped Rai pick out the finishing touches of his highly stimulated learning area.

After a weekend of furniture set up, disk reformatting, and parental control setup, Rai now knows how to turn on/off the computer and wireless mouse and can fully navigate his 4 programs: Minesweeper, Diego Dinosaur, Paint, and Word Pad.

Our plan for next week? Scan his favorite pictures and school work so he can have them on his computer.

The Star Wars Clone Trooper's New Log Cabin that Pororo Helped Build

Play time before school :-)

Happy Birthday Tony

We went out to Texas de Brazil to celebrate Tony's birthday this week. Rai loved the restaurant and tried every type of meat they served. I think he ate more than me. :-)