Trip to Laz Vegas.

Hi Eveyone I wanted to tell you about my trip to Las Vegas. I traveled by car to Las Vegas. The new brigde over the Hoover Dam is completed. It thought I would be scared but you could not see down to the water. I was worried for no reason. Las Vegas is down in a valley and coming into the city the lights are spectacular. So many casinos and lights everywhere. I watched the fountains at the Bellagio. We stayed at the Monte Carlo. My favorite place to eat was at the Burger Bar. You could get anykind of burger you want. People were every where. The casinos have a theme New York, New York, MGM (like the studio where they make picture) and Paris ( and has the Eiffel Tower). I had such a good time. I was so glad to get home and rest. I hope you are all having a great day.

Flat Stanley (Newt) says Hi from Sunny Florida!

Hello all from Orlando, Florida!  Flat Stanley (Newt) arrived on November 15th and was amazed at the nice weather.  It was completely different from South Dakota.  On November 20th through the 21st, Flat Stanley went to St. Petersburg to run the Women's Half Marathon (13.1 miles)!  He even got his own jogging gear and running bib!  It was tough, but he had a lot of fun.

Afterwards, he walked around St. Petersburg to see what it was like and found this big tree to climb in.  This tree may have been a mangrove or in the same family as it puts down extra roots from its branches.  This helps to stabilize the tree when it gets very windy, like during a hurricane.

Then, for Thanksgiving, Flat Stanley ran in a 5K called a Turkey Trot that benefited Seniors First.  Seniors First works like Meals on Wheels for elderly people.  This was a lot of fun, because it went around Lake Eola in downtown Orlando.  That afternoon he had his share of turkey and stuffing.  Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!  Now I'm off for more adventures!



First few days in Tempe AZ

Hi Everyone, My travels to AZ was uneventful. I arrived just before Thanksgiving. What a different temperature change. The weather was in the 50-60's a little different than what I came from. Thanksgiving Day we had the usual Turkey dinner with all the trimmings. We were joined with family and friends. The next day I was awaken at 3:00 am to go shopping on Black Friday. I could not believe people had been camping out since the day before, some at 10 AM. After early shopping and drinking hot cocoa to give me energy, I only had a short nap before we were off again to do more shopping at the outdoor mall. Saturday was another busy day with Christmas decorating both inside and outside. We went to get a real tree at the local tree place. Tempe AZ does not have snow but the weather was cold, so it felt a little like Christmas. I thought I would get to rest but after attending church, we were off to Las Vegas. I will be writing more later about my adventures to Las Vegas NV. Take Care Deer

Bull's Flat Stanley Goes to Work

Flat Stanley sends his greetings from Minnesota and wanted you to know that he got to go to work with me today and was the hit of the office! Then...after lunch he got to attend a meeting with me at our central office in St. Paul. I am an office manager in a division with the State of MN and he learned how our call centers and computer systems integrate to assist people who contact us for help. On the way to St. Paul he saw big buildings and even had to go through the metal detector at our central office building so we could get clearance to get into the conference area. He had a very busy day!!

He will bring the camera on our next adventure so we can send you a picture.

Love you Bull!!

Aunt Jan

Hello again to Cow and his classmates! Flat Stanley and I had a good, productive last 2 weeks. Stanley was so excited he got to come to work with me and see what it was like to be a cardiac nurse. The word "cardiac" refers to the heart. I take care of patients who are having heart problems. Have any of your family members ever had any "cardiac" problems? The picture shows Flat Stanley in front of a heart monitor. We can watch the patients heart beat all day and all night long to make sure nothing happens to them. In this picture, the patients heart is beating 55 beats per minute. Flat Stanley and I sure did have fun exploring the hospital together!

It's almost time for Christmas and I can't wait to see you Cow!!!

Love,
Leigh

Stanley in Hawaii

Aloha Giraffe and classmates!! This weekend, Stanley hiked up one of the oldest and tallest craters on the island of Oahu. This crater was created more than 10,000 years ago by a volcano and is 1,207 feet high! Stanley enjoyed the views of the Pacific Ocean and downtown Honolulu. He is hoping to do a few more exciting things in Hawaii before he moves to San Diego, California next week and misses Giraffe very much!

Love,

Dave, Kelly & Stanley

Bull's Cousins Birthday

Howdy Bull...it is so exciting to be a part of the Flat Stanley project and the adventures we will be having. Flat Stanley was at your cousin Trevor's first birthday party on November 21 and got to watch him eat birthday cake all by himself. He had a great time!!

Signing off for now but will write soon about our next adventure.

Aunt Jan