Gamer.....

So I had to go to the Verizon Wireless store yesterday because my phone died...AGAIN! This is my 3rd phone in 6 months. Don't ever get a LG Touch screen phone. It's great, when it's working, but just spend the extra money and get an iPhone. You get so much more for your money...including a phone that works...like ALL THE TIME. :D And you get all the fabulous Applications (aka-Apps)! Which brings me to the point of my post.

Apps/Games

Every time I go to the "phone store", as Little Man calls it, he's with me. So the sales guy always finds him a game to play while I get the phone situation...situated. This is how we became acquainted with "Plants vs. Zombies". The kid LOVED (notice I typed LOVED) this game, had to play it, didn't want to leave the store, had to find it online to download to our desktop when we got home and became addicted to it. UNTIL we beat the highest level and ZOMBOSS, the giant robot zombie controlled by a goofy looking scientist zombie guy with a giant head. Now Little Man is like, "Meh, I'll just play something on NickJr.com".

Well, yesterday, the sales guy put him on an iPad with the game "Angry Birds". I've heard of this game, heard it's addictive but I.HAD.NO.IDEA. When it was time to go, I ended up "helping" Little Man play...who am I kidding, I took over the iPad and played for 10 minutes. Little Man didn't mind. In the 10 minutes it took for me to get my phone situation situated, he mastered the game! So he was showing me how to play! Crazy how fast a 3yr old can pick up this stuff.

I made the mistake of mentioning to the sales guy that we were thinking of replacing Little Man's jumbo DVD player with an iPod Touch. He said they dropped the price of the iPad, so it's only $50 more than the iPod Touch and you get a much bigger screen! Thanks...thanks a lot man. Now our 4 yr old thinks he's getting this $299 iPad with the "Angry Birds" game.

Anywho, tried to leave the store, Little Man had a meltdown, finally got in the car, he demanded that we find the game on the computer when we got home, I put him in his room for quiet time and THEN checked the online Apple Store for the game...thank goodness I couldn't find a desktop compatible download. Can you imagine the HOURS wasted playing this game at home!!!

This morning on the way to school, I hear from the backseat:

Little Man: "I know what we can do after school today! Go to the phone store and play the chicken game!" (big smile on his face...he actually believed I'd take him)

Me: "Um, No".

Little Man: "I like that chicken game..." (defeated and gazing out the window).

I think we have a little "gamer" on our hands. :D

(check out the videos on this blog if you're not familiar with Plants vs. Zombies or Angry Birds. But it's not my fault if you become addicted to playing.) :D