Adventures with Flat Stanley

Before we left Florida, Kevin volunteered to do "Flat Stanley" for one of his grad school friends son. Now, I had no idea what Flat Stanley was.  Turns out, I'm one of the few people that didn't know.  Flat Stanley is a book about a kid named Stanley that gets flattened in a mishap.  His parents then mail him to California and wackiness ensues.  Teachers are using Flat Stanley as a geography lesson.  Basically, the child sends Flat Stanley to someone in a state other than their own.  You show Flat Stanley what it's like to live where you live and you send him back with a letter, pics or souvenirs showing off you town.  Pretty fun, right?!

We got Flat Stanley and took him to the Florida Oceanographic Coastal Center in Stuart.  We wanted to go anyway and Flat Stanley gave us the perfect excuse.  We got to pet stingrays, learn about sea turles, see some sharks and Gunnar made friends with a puffer fish.  It was a great day.  

We still had Flat Stanley for our move home, so we showed him the RV and all the states along I-75.  I think he got a lot out of his trip with the Kendi Haus!  And he recovered well after his little accident with Gunnar...

Cheers!

Gunnar doesn't look that thrilled to be showing Flat Stanley around...

"See the fishy?"

"Of course I see the fishy, Daddy.  He's staring right at me!"

Flat Stanley almost got to touch a sting ray!

Kevin was really good at getting them to come to him

Nice catch!

I took Stanley to the beach really quick.  I think he liked it.

Ready for the RV trip!

Looking at the horses in Kentucky