Talking and Technology

Kids have been pretending to talk on the phone since phones became a household item, so it came as no suprise to me today when John picked up a battery-operated clock and pretended to be talking to Uncle Mark on the phone. 

However, for some reason I was not expecting the following: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsmmBaHDSqQ

Apparently, my kids are growing up in a world in which talking to someone on video is just as normal as talking to someone with just audio. Since then, he has been using this clock to "talk" to grandma, Aunty Anna, his cousins, his tios, and more. When we are eating, he will set it in the middle of the table and talk to it, turning it towards Audrey when she is deserving attention. Occasionally, it converts to a regular phone and he'll walk around with it on his ear. Every now and then, he'll say "Ear-go, mommy" (here you go mommy) and allow me to put it back in its place, but in general, it has become very obvious that this clock is now John's imaginary communication device. 

Oh, and AJ's "talking" is pretty cute too :)