What we're in to ~ Tween edition

Sassy has been on my case since I wrote about what her brother and sister are in to right now.  She has not let me forget that I need to write about a few of her current favorite things.  So, here we go, these are a few of the "things"  my 11 year old Sassy is in to.

Like her brother, #1 is the same:

1. iPod Touch
Sassy definitely likes her iPod.  Like her brother, she also saved her money to purchase this herself.  She doesn't have a cell phone, nor is there one in her near future, but she does use this to text a handful of friends as well as for games and music.

(iPod Touch ~ 4th Generation via Apple)

2. Vevo

Speaking of her iPod, Vevo is one of her favorite apps.  Here she is able to find some of her favorite songs, listen to them and watch the music videos.

(vevo ~ screen shot via iTunes)

3. Cut the Rope

Still on the iPod subject, Sassy likes to play the game "cut the rope". She likes that it's kind of a puzzle that makes you think.

(Cut the Rope via iTunes)

4. Fuzzy/Fleece comfy pants

The girl is beginning to LOVE "comfy" clothes.  Changing clothes is about the first thing she does when she gets home from school. And these pants from Wet Seal are an absolute favorite. 

(they don't carry these exact ones anymore, but here is a link to a similar pair at Wet Seal)

5. Rick Riordan ~ Author

Sassy likes to read.  And like me, she likes to read lots of different types of books.  But one of her favorite authors has to be Rick Riordan.  He is the author of The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series (starts with the book "The Lightening Thief"), The Kane Chronicles series ("The Red Pyramid" ," The Throne of Fire", and "The Serpent's Shadow") and The Hero's of Olympus series (which includes 3 books and  begins with book, "The Lost Hero").  

Sassy has 

"The Serpent's Shadow"

And

"Mark of Athena"  from the Hero's of Olympus series

on her Christmas list this year.

What We're In To ~ 8 year old boy version

Today I'm continuing my "what we're in to" posts.  Yesterday I wrote about the things Smiley is in to.  Today, it's all about Action.

1. Ipod Touch
Action really enjoys his Ipod.  He listens to music, watches videos and plays games.  He saved his own money to purchase it and in his eyes, it has been worth every penny.

Ipod Touch ~ via Apple

And a sneaky little addition ~ one of my favorite things ~ the Otter Box iPod Protector case we purchased for him.  After having his iPod for about 3 weeks, he missed his pocket and it fell onto the driveway, shattering the front.  We got that fixed (told the kids we would pay for one iPod repair each) and purchased a better, heavy duty case (he had a cheap one from somewhere) for him.  We ended up getting this one:

Otterbox Defender Series Case via Amazon

I can tell you that thing has been dropped since and you would not know it!  Love this case!

2. Ipod games
Two that his is currently in to playing are:

Zombie Tsunami

and

Doodle Jump

3. Titanic ~ anything
The boy LOVES anything to do with the Titanic.

(via Wikipedia)

He searches for Titanic documentaries on his Ipod Touch.  He draws pictures of the Titanic
And creates lego Titanic replicas (Seriously Lego people..... my son would LOVE an actual Titanic Lego Kit)

(the one above and the one below greet you as you enter Action's room)

4. Legos

Besides using his Legos to create his own version of the Titanic, he also loves playing with them to build other boats, planes and vehicles.  He likes to make little objects for his little sister to play with too :)

5. Kendama

(via Amazon.com)

This little wooden toy is fantastic for hand eye coordination.  He has a black one,  but now has put another one on his Christmas list.  And I know a few boys his age on my Christmas list who will be getting one of these.

Come back tomorrow for Sassy's list :)

It's BACK!

Both Sassy and Action each saved up their own money to purchase themselves an iPod Touch.

A month into having them, Action dropped his on the driveway (we think he was attempting to put it in his pants pocked and missed).  Tears were shed, then, more tears were shed.  $200 shattered in 1 second.  We got a recommendation from a friend as to who we could call to fix it.  Turns out it wasn't only the screen that was broken but the external speaker as well.  We explained to both kids that we would pay for the first repair.  After that, they are on their own to fix them.

Action was without his beloved iPod for about 2 weeks and he is all smiles now that he has it back :)

And then I watched him play a racing game

~ notice his excitement and my dismay when he crashed ~ Boys......