Flat Stanley cheers for the Bulls!!!!

Flat Stanley had a wonderful time at the Chicago Bulls game on October 18th 2008 and enjoyed his sight seeing outing with Judith and Jose Lopez. Stanley also visited the Rock n Roll McDonald's and the Hard Rock Cafe and enjoyed floating in a tub of giant popcorn. Lately, Stanley has been hanging out with Emma and Diego Lopez, two terrier mixed dogs who choose to live with Judith and Jose.

Stanley plans to mail Marin Navarrete a Bulls Calender he received at the Bulls game which Marin should receive in January 2009. He hopes that Santa brought everyone in room 212 everything they wanted for Christmas as he knows they have been good boys and girls.

Sincerely,
Stanley

Flat Stanley, what a good friend!!!

Nicholas-
My cat, Simon had serious health issues, but he is much better due to a visit he had from Flat Stanley. So this is what happened...
A couple of weeks ago Simon accidentally cut his paw. I took him to the vet who sutured his cut, but when I brought him home, Simon seemed to have lost his appetite because he would not eat.
I was very worried until about 4 days later. As you will see from the sequence of photos, Flat Stanley slipped into our house, and found Simon laying down, not wanting to eat. So Flat Stanley stayed with Simon,and I think talked to him and comforted him. I could sense Simon was feeling better because he gave Flat Stanley a ride on his back and then, with Flat Stanley standing closely by, Simon began eating again!
And just as soon as he came into our lives, Flat Stanley slipped out through the door, certainly looking for another adventure or friend to help out. Simon says, "Thank you Flat Stanley!"

Flat Stanley loves New Jersey!!!

Jason,

Flat Stanley and I have been very busy. In early December we went to Cape May. Cape May is the last town in the South of New Jersey. It is a very beautiful town near the beach and they decorate all for Christmas. We had a lot of fun. One very funny fact is that we live in the last town in the North of New Jersey and had to travel the entire length of the New Jersey Parkway, a whole three hours to get to the last town in New Jersey, Cape May. I have attached some pictures of Flat Stanley for you to enjoy. I think he had a great time! I know I did!

Flat Stanley loves Jamaica!!!!

Dear Edelene,

Hello from Jamaica! My journey has been long and wonderful. I apologize for not writing you earlier, but I am very far away right now, in another country, where the Internet connection is not very good. I started out in the Chicago neighborhood of Bucktown on the north side with a fun girl who has become a good friend. Her name is Michelle and she introduced me to some of her friends. You can see us all hanging out having some soda in the first couple of pictures below.

After a few days in Chicago the weather started to get cold and we decided to go on vacation to Jamaica. So Michelle mailed me to Jamaica and then met me there. Jamaica is a tropical island in the Caribbean Sea where it is warm all year long. There are beautiful beaches and palm trees, and the water is warm. You can see that I have spent some time in the water, just floating, relaxing and enjoying the sun. The people are really nice too. We had some fun on a boat ride, and also riding horses. It is great to try new things!

I don’t know what my next adventure will be, but I am happy and excited to see what happens next! Thank you so much for mailing me and giving me this wonderful opportunity. I hope you are doing well in Chicago. J

Your friend,

Flat Stanley

What fun at Disney World!!!!

Flat Stanley enjoyed his weekend in Orlando, Florida visiting Walt Disney World. Flat Stanley spent the day at Disney's Hollywood Studios. He really enjoyed it because he loves movies so much. He got to see WALL-E and Mickey Mouse. He was excited to see the movie Bolt. At the end of a long day, he hung out by the pool to relax.

Flat Stanley goes to D.C.

Over Thanksgiving, Evelyn's Flat Stanley went to Washington, DC.

He took the Metro train to the National Mall.

The train arrives underground. When he got up to the Mall, he said, "Look! I'm
taller than the Washington Monument!"

Then he went to the World War II Memorial.
Further adventures in Washington.

From the Washington Monument, you can look across the Reflecting Pool to the
Lincoln Memorial. You can see why they call it the Reflecting Pool!

Stanley went to the Lincoln Memorial and got up close to the huge statue of
Abraham Lincoln.

After all that walking, Stanley was pretty tired. He was glad when he found a
little park with a cat he could ride.

Flat Stanley enjoys Chirstmas in Chicago!!!!

Hi kids! Sorry I have been out of touch. I got all wrapped up with the presidential election excitement...next thing I knew it was Thanksgiving....and now it's almost time for the winter holidays! I've been having a great time in Chicago. What a beautiful place in the winter time. But, boy, is it COLD. Brrrrrr. I need to buy myself a nice, warm coat!


Recently I took a train downtown to the Daley Center to see the lighting of the Christmas tree. WHOA....that tree is really BIG! Can you see how tiny I look next to the tree? Mayor Daley was there that day to do the tree lighting ceremony. I couldn't get a picture with him because it was too crowded to get near him. But I did make some nice friends while I was there. I was taking a picture by the tree when someone called out my name "Flat Stanley! Can we take a picture with you?" Wow...I was recognized in downtown Chicago! How cool is that? The family who called my name had a little baby and asked me if I could take a picture with him. Right as the picture was about to be snapped the baby got distracted by a loud noise and looked away...oh well. Isn't he cute in that blue hood with the little ears?

Then I walked around Daley Plaza a bit more and spotted a group of kids on a field trip. I asked them if we could take a picture together by the giant Christmas tree. One little girl in the group got super-excited and yelled out, "Flat Stanley...Flat Stanley!! Let me be in a photo with you!!". I guess he recognized me too!! You can see the girl holding me in the picture. I'm in the bottom right-hand side of the photo. Those kids sure were nice.

Tonight it snowed so much! Isn't it beautiful? I am going to go out and play in the snow. I hope you kids have a great winter break! Keep warm and have lots of fun!

Flat Stanley