R.M.
If you are looking for something easy to use and inexpensive the Kodak Easy Share is a great camera. Get the printer/dock too. If you are interested in investing a little more and getting really good pictures the Cannon Digital Rebel XT is fantastic. On program mode its super easy to use, if you're more advanced you can go manual on it and have a blast. We love it.
In fact, we just invested more and bought the next step up...the Cannon 40D. Good Luck!