thanks everyone!!! I am so looking forward to checking out all these apps! Anyone else with an iPad want to share apps?

Bostonian, I don't know the answer about Mac vs PC for kids software. however, since you brought it up, I think you should get one! The children need one! smile We are a long time Mac family. We make the argument to family members that the Mac may cost more than a similar PC, but it will last at least 3x as long, won't be dragged down by viruses, and pretty much every thing you load onto it or connect to it will work right the first time you try to use it. The grandmother in our family who has the Mac is always able to use her computer and camera to video chat with DS5, for example, whereas the grandmother who has the the PC has computer problems making her unavailable for 50% of chat times.