Em’s become obsessed with Flat Stanley. Our friend Deb was over the other night, and she asked us if we would help her out this weekend. We’ll be taking pictures of a Flat Stanley that her little brother had crafted and mailed out to her. Easy enough, and it seemed like a cute idea – like the old Garden Gnome prank, but for kids. Plus the kids each make their very own Flat Stanley, so it’s extra-cool for them. And it’s a whole lot easier to mail a paper doll than a garden gnome. But we had NO IDEA just how huge the whole Flat Stanley project is – the public Picture Gallery is fantastic. Check out Flat Stanley’s visit to the White House. It’s hilarious to see all the places on Earth where a particular style of paper doll has been photographed.

I’ll put our Flat Stanley pictures up in the gallery once they’re done. The majority will be kid-safe, since the whole idea is to send prints back to Deb’s brother’s school, but I suspect we’ll keep back a few select pictures of Flat Stanley’s “lost weekend” in San Francisco. Don’t tell the kids.