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Violet's and Stella's Grampy came to visit them last week. Stella had never met him before, and neither Violet nor Stella had met his girlfriend, Bonnie. They got along famously, though.

 

Sadly, these are the only pictures I took while they were here. I didn't even think to get a picture of Violet with them.

In other news, Violet has discovered the internet is not just Nick Jr. She somehow discovered that there are movies of her favorite game on YouTube. She will actually pause the movie to read the story, which leaves a little to be desired.

Here's another thing she figured out. Google.

Do you wonder what she is Googling?

Miss Coates is her kindergarten teacher.  She's not the only victim, though. Violet Googles everything. So much so that I am tempted to take her computer offline. At least until we figure out this 'parental controls' thing. Who knew this would happen so fast? She's barely 6.

We had a talk about the internet the other day. I explained that it was like a big, big mall where there are lots of  stores, and some playgrounds, but there were also things like people's houses, and restaurants and jail and places that it might not be good for her to be. And in this mall, there are all sorts of people. Good people, fun people, but also people who are tricky and people who are mean, and even bad guys. I asked her if I would let her walk around by herself in a mall like that, and with big eyes she said "No Way!". So I told her that for the same reason, she can't wander around the internet by herself. I'm not sure my analogy was clear to her, though. She's pretty concrete.