It’s a Mario!

Originally uploaded by Omar G!.

Gabriel is a HUGE Mario fan. No doubt. He’s down with other characters but nothing has captured his imagination like Mario. If it’s not the games it is the TV show, the DVDs, the toys, the stickers, the posters, the shirts, the backpacks and whatever else pops up.

Some might argue that a fixation might be a bad thing or hinder growth in some way but we do our best to meter the exposure. We even go to lengths to turn it all into a learning experience. From Mario we have led Gabriel to learn about colors, numbers as well as exposed him to reading. Yes you can learn from these things. You can learn from anything if you put your mind to it.

I’m sure when he looks back on these shots Mario might be a fond memory but we’ll be sure to remind him of how it was. The dedication to being a fan of Mario and Nintendo will be a good memory for our family.