Flat Stanley arrived in a nice brown envelope on Friday, October 11th. He was
immediately welcomed by our three dogs, who wanted to play with him. We told
them that he might tear if they did, so they licked him instead.
The next day, the Stieglers and Flat Stanley went on an adventure to another
town.
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First, Stanley found some friends to sit with. That's Mortimer
the Bear, and Shea. Mortimer said he'd come along and help, since Stanley
was a little too flat to buckle up safely. Shea stayed in the back seat
with them and they talked the whole way. |
We stopped at a gas station on the way, and Flat Stanley made another
friend, who insisted on having his picture taken with Stanley. Actually,
there are three of Stanley's friends in the picture. There's Shea, and
the big bear, and...can you find the other one?
By the way, Mortimer decided those bears were too big for him, so he
stayed in the back seat and asked us to bring him some honey and water. |
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The whole point of the trip was to see some colored fall leaves, and
Stanley, while he was happy to go with his new friends, wasn't all that
thrilled about looking at some trees. Then he was allowed to climb up
into one, and that made him happier.
Everybody got home safe, tired and happy about ten o'clock. |
For our next adventure, Stanley, Shea and I went horseback riding at
our ranch in northern Arizona. The ranch we live on is part of an old
cattle ranch, 26000 acres (our part is only 160 acres), that was first
used in the 1860s. There are old corrals and cabins, called "line
shacks" everywhere on the ranch that were built in those days and
mended and used up until recently.
Anyway, here are Shea and Stanley on Brandy |
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After we finished riding, Stanley and Shea whizzed off on our ATV for
some more riding fun. |
Oops! We just realized that you don't have a picture of the house that
Stanley is staying in! Let's show you the house and introduce the family...
Here are Stanley and me in front of the house. This kind of house is
called adobe, and in the old days it would have been made out of bricks
made with clay, straw and chicken droppings, then whitewashed (or brown-washed)
and every year they would add another layer of mud over it to help keep
it waterproof.
The walls of this kind of house got to be over 3 feet think (that's wider
than your arm is long!). |
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Stanley is getting ready to set the dinner table |
| Stanley helps Shea get something out of the Fridge. He also helps her
with the dishes, but he has to be careful not to get wet. |
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Stanley and our dogs Neo and Sinjin get along, even
if it looks here like they're going to eat him! |
| Stanley likes to climb around on the stream and the waterfalls in our
yard. |
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Stanley's taking a nap with Marc and Tater. Actually, Stanley doesn't
want to take a nap, but we made him lie down anyway. |
| Stanley is helping me while I post this website! |
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Stanley
In California (January 18-21, 2003 |
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Stanley went with us on a trip to California, and he saw the Golden Gate
Bridge |
| He we are driving over it |
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And here we are on the other side |
| We also went to the Museum of Fine Arts. This is a very famous
statue. Can you guess what its name is? |
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| We also went to Chinatown to eat. Here we are walking through
Chinatown |
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Stanley was too young to buy firecrackers for Chinese New Year, but it
was sure bright at this store |
| And he is Stanley eating dimsum, little dumplings of meat
and vegetables. He got pretty good with chopsticks |
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Last , we went into a big hotel called the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco.
The ceiling is a hundred feet above the floor. Stanley was a bit freaked
out, as there was a slight breeze and he thought he might blow up to the
ceiling. |
