Flat Stanley Comes for a Visit!

Guess What?  We got to hang out with Flat Stanley for awhile.   Here is our letter describing our time with him....

Greetings Mrs. Poplin's Second Grade Class!

My name is Missy and my husband, our son, and I live in Lewisville, Texas.  I am lucky to be called Aunt Missy by my very sweet and smart niece Allison.  We are very close to Dallas, which is about 200 miles south of Oklahoma City.  (That takes about 3 hours of driving in the car.)  Although Dallas is the 9th largest city in the United States, it is not the capital of Texas.  Do you know the capital of Texas?  That's right… it's Austin!

Since we are so close to "The Big D," I want to tell you a little about it.   If you are a sports fan, then Dallas is the city for you! We have five professional sports teams - The Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Stars, Dallas Mavericks, FC Dallas, and the Texas Rangers.  Or, if you don't enjoy watching sports, you might like shopping at one of our many malls, spending time at the lake, or going to the zoo and aquarium.  People love living in the Dallas area because the climate is warm, people are friendly and there are lots of fun things to do! 

Another fun activity is visiting the Dallas Arboretum.  An arboretum is just a fancy schmancy way of saying a large outdoor garden.  It's beautiful, don’t you agree?  Flat Stanley thought so too!  Can you find him in the flowers?

Sorry, Flat.  Beckett thought you were very flexible!

Speaking of flowers, do you know what the state flower of Texas is?  It’s the Bluebonnet.  They are gorgeous bright blue wild flowers that grow all along the sides of roads and buildings.  Right now they are in bloom.  Here is a picture of them growing along Grapevine Lake (about 20 minutes from our house). 

It can get pretty hot in Dallas.  We thought Flat might enjoy some air conditioning and shopping at Northpark Mall.  When it opened in 1965 it was the largest air conditioned mall in the WORLD.  Wow! 

Watch out, Flat!  We don’t want you to have an accident!

We were so excited that Flat Stanley came to visit us in Lewisville.  We had fun showing him around.  Good luck with your project in school!

Love,

Guy, Missy, and Beckett Mayo

P.S.

Please tell Allison that we miss her and can’t wait to see her soon.  Beckett can’t wait to come over and play!