Hale's iphone interest

Since before he turned one, Hale has been amusing us with his interest in Landon's iphone. Well, ok, maybe if I'm a little more honest, we've been amusing Hale with the iphone. He's a busy little guy and sometimes we just want him to be still while riding in the car!

In any case, we were a little shocked when we realized that, at fifteen months, he was not "accidentally" unlocking the phone but sliding his little finger across the bottom of the screen with a determined purpose. He quickly developed the skills to navigate the phone's programs - and that's when the real fun began!

Hale is regularly changing Landon's ringtones and other phone settings. So, to distract him, Landon downloaded some toddler apps for him - little games that teach him shapes, colors and counting. He enjoys the toddler games but has also learned how to play the other games Landon has on his phone. He is amazingly good at playing pinball (well, better than me anyway). Landon downloaded "Oregon Trail" for his iphone, just for old times sake, so I occasionally look over Hale's shoulder and see him fording the river or hunting squirrels.

I think Landon is pleased that Hale shows so much interest in electronics. And imagine my joy when we were flipping through the camera roll on the phone and discovered that Hale is also experimenting with photography. Or, at least, we're pretty sure he took these. What do you think?





In his jammies...



You could call this one "Family Roadtrip" since it has his two feet and Landon and my elbows.



He does seem to be improving somewhat - recording events! I believe this is Hale's view of Rocklyn's birthday party.



And I kind of like the composition here- plus he managed to capture a person - his dad driving the car!