The family that Xooms together…

In the comments of my last post about the sweet Motorola Xoom I’ve been test driving as part of the Verizon Wireless #MidwestMoms group, Katrina asked to see how big the Xoom is. So, since Katrina and I are old college buddies, and because it was, you know, a really good question, here ya go! (Also Katrina is very funny and you should check out her blog,   The Low Ryder.) The Xoom next to a Reader’s Digest for size comparison:

So, as you can see, it’s slightly larger than the magazine my grandmother orders me every year for Christmas. Very portable! It fits just great in my purse.

Now, I am not a HUGE fan of the kids taking over my devices – I don’t let the kids play on my phone at all. BUT, there is a time and a place!  And sometimes that time is when you’re climbing the walls waiting for some backup (aka the Husband to get home) and that place is the couch!  So, I am glad there are some great Android apps for kids available for the Xoom.  Here’s Sophie practicing writing her lowercase letters on a free app:

At night before bed, Bobby and Joshua play games on the Xoom. It’s a tradition! Both kids also love the kids’ books apps you can get for it. Their favorite is “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish” by Dr. Seuss. It looks AWESOME on the Xoom!

Our family is really enjoying the Xoom in a lot of ways.  This past weekend when Bobby took the big kids to his family’s Cabin in the Middle of Nowhere That Has No Phone or Internet, he took the Xoom with him so he and I could chat on instant messenger and stay connected.  It was great and ever-so-convenient.  And while I was waiting on Sophie at her gymnastics lesson, I used the Xoom to make a dinner date, write emails, and get some online work done!

The Xoom is working for us, and we are loving it!  Oh, and as I write this, I’m using it as a Wi-Fi hotspot because our home internet is being DUMB at the moment. Lifesaver!

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Verizon Wireless hooked us up with a Xoom and six months of service because we sold them our firstborns as part of the Midwest Moms program.