Flat Stanley went to Singapore!

Rika invited Flat to Singapore for a visit and he absolutely loved it!! She was such a amazing host and he has SO much fun. 

He went to the Red Dot Museum and had a ton of fun! It's all in red and used to be a fire station, how cool is that?

Singaore has an amazing shop life and the buildings were so colorful.

Rika works at Universal Studios so Stanley got to go there for free, he had a blast!

Stanley attended a Photo Exihibition, he had fun viewing all the exhibits!

Flat Stanley had an amazing time in Singapore, it was his first vacation in another country! Hopefully many more to come!!

Sunny California!

Flat Stanley had a fantastic time in California and Elizabeth was a lovely host! Flat Stanley got the grand tour of the United State Post Office in Santa Maria. He jumped into a big pile of letters like they were a pile of leaves! He loves mail as much as us!

The Amgen Tour Of California professional bicycle race was happening. Lots of towns in California were celebrating including beautiful Santa Barbara aka The West Coast Riviera.

 

Hopped onto the Amtrak in Santa Barbara for a quick trip to Palm Springs. Winter home to movie stars!! Stanley loved riding the train!!

Stanley got to witness the solar eclipse. The camera couldn't get a good picture of it but it was AWESOME!!

Stanley got a personal invitation to go across seas, so international travel will be happening soon!! Thanks Elizabeth for a wonderful time in CA!!

God Bless Texas!

The last place on Flat Stanley's vacation extravaganza was good ole Texas with the wonderful Keylee! Texas is getting pretty hot so he stopped for a chilly treat. The best ice cream shop in Austin! They had Belgian Chocolate with walnuts! Yummy!

Stanley had an awesome tour at the capital building.

Stanley's mouth was watering at this place! This is the Raines's favorite place to eat. They have great burgers!

Stanley was all over the place at Pinballz Arcade, he was SO exhausted when he left.

Stanley helped Keyee's son with a research project.   He was blown away by 78.5 mph winds!

 

After the busy week he has had Stanley relaxed a the library in Cedar Park. Did a little reading and role playing.

Flat Stanley had an amazing time with Keylee and her family.  She was a wonderful host and tanley has so many nice things to say.  Stanley came back home, he was a little home sick.  But he will soon be off to California to see Elizabeth!

Meet Mayor Stanley...

...I mean Flat Stanley met Mayor Steve DeBenedittis on his trip to Virginia! Since Herndon is so close to Washington DC, it's a politically savvy community. Flat Stanley went to Herndon's Town Council public meeting. Herndon is a small town oasis in the busy Northern Virginia community.

Flat Stanley helped his host, Origami Grace (AKA Grace Wolf) with her re-election campaign to the Herndon Town Council! She is one of the 7 Councilmembers (Mayor plus six Councilmembers) that help make important decisions for the town. She is running for re-election on May 1 with her colleagues - you can see all of their political signs in her yard!

Flat Stanley got to visit the local art gallery, Artspaceherndon, for the new show and artisans gallery display. He wanted to buy a few things but forgot his wallet!

Flat Stanley went to work with OrigamiGrace to her pottery studio, Clay Cafe Studios of Chantilly, and loved all the colorful things to paint. He really like hanging out with the skittles inspired coffee mugs! He didn't want to go anywhere near the kiln room, where temperatures reached 1800 degrees!

Finallly Flat Stanley came back to relax and supervise a little gardening. It's been an early spring in Virginia and all the trees and plants are blooming. Stanley was a little bummed to miss out on the cherry blossoms but had fun checking out the massive, un-pruned azaleas at Origami Grace's house. He didn't get to weed, even though it was sorely needed!

Grace was an extremely fabulous host and he was sad to leave, but now he is on his way to Texas, I think he wants to see if everything is bigger there...

Hola, oh wait wrong Mexico...

Stanley had an amazing time with Kaci while in New Mexico. Stanley was very proud getting to hang out with Kaci and her family. He had a fun time at Kirkland Airforce Base Confinement. Kaci's husband is the boss here.


Stanley got a taste of what is was like working at the base, took him awhile to give Kaci her chair back...

Stanley forgot to pack warm clothes, look at what he awakened to! Cold her not he enjoyed it very much!

Stanley got to participate in a very emotional event. This is Harding Field at the AFB. He participated in a 24 hour run for a fallen soldier. SSgt Travis Griffin from 377th Security Forces Squadron deployed to Baghdad in 2008. His mission was to train Iraqi soldiers. Training was off base in downtown. His convoy hit an improvised explosive device while performing training and he was killed. The run in his honor provides his family with all the names of those who participated.
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Stanley had fun with Alex, and thought it was sweet when he was invited to watch his gymnastics competition.

Stanley was sad to leave, Kaci and her family were such kind hosts. But after his goodbyes he will soon get to say hello to his new host in Virginia!

Aloha Stanley!

Stanley had an awesome time in Hawaii, I am so jealous. I would love to be soakin up the sun like he was able to do. Noelle was a wonderful host and even dressed Stanley for the occasion, he looked spiffy. Here is Stanley soakin up some sunshine at Magic Island. He was a good boy and wore sun screen but he got a little burned, he told me it was totally worth it!

Next Stanley hit up Shirokiya, his mouth watered the whole time, he had a hard time picking just one thing to try, he sampled a little of everything. He did not go hungry on this trip!


Stanley got to see many temples while visiting Noelle. His favorite was Byodo-in Temple. He learned that it was built without nails and is a replica of the temple in Uji Japan.

Stanley enjoyed the natural wildlife there, swans and all.

At Stanley's favorite temple he got his picture taken with Amida! (Golden Buddha)

He left a little burned, but had so much fun with Noelle. Stanley totally rubbed it in my face that he was at the beach and I was stuck here in Utah. His next destination...New Mexico!

Vacation with Susan!

Flat Stanley had an amazing time in Ohio and wanted me to personally mention how much of a great host Susan was!! He even got to visit the week she got married....what an honor that was! He personally attended the wedding luncheon, the food was amazing!

Flat Stanley is a kid at heart and loves the playground, Susan took him there to let out some energy. He had lots of fun!

While Susan was busy with the wedding and all the festivities, he was kept company.

Stanley got to swim with turtles, how cool is that?!

Stanley was sad to leave Susan, but he is super excited for his next stop......HAWAII!!

...and he's off!

All his bags are packed, he's ready to go! Flat Stanley is ready to take off, his first destination is New Albany, OH. I can't wait to see the fun things he is about to encounter.

Vacation planning...

Flat Stanley is in the process of planning his vacation. He is going to see 10 places in the US! He is so excited! I hope that his friends show great hospitality and capture Stanley's travels.