She finally convinced me and my wife to let her get one. We ordered it on Amazon to save her $20 plus tax (that's right, they normally cost $199 but you can pick one up on Amazon for less than $180)

It came in the mail the other day. Just watching her discover all the amazing apps available (mostly games) reminds me of my first computer. When I was a kid I got a hold of an Apple ][+ and was sucked into a whole new world. I played these amazing games, traded games with my friends, and learned how to program it. It was absolutely awesome.

And now I see my daughter experiencing the same thing, but with a way more powerful device that fits in the palm of her hand. 

Like Steve Jobs said:

"What a computer is to me is it's the most remarkable tool that we've ever come up with, and it's the equivalent of a bicycle for our minds."