Let me tell you a little story by way of introduction. Most of you are probably familiar with Boxing Buddies. And most of you have probably seen the commercial where the dad takes his little daughter's monkey on a business trip with him. If you combine those two ideas you will have a pretty good understanding of how Sam the Lion was created. My recent trip to Sacramento (sans children) caused a little bit of sadness (understandably) on the part of the 6yo. Her solution (which I thought was brilliant) was to send Sam with me on the trip, with a promise from me that he would go everywhere I went and get his picture taken.
So...
What is a trip to CA without stopping at In-N-Out?
Sam wanted to pick oranges from the neighbor's tree...
... got cootied at the Meet n Greet (another post on that later)
...Ate at
Ludy's BBQ in Woodland. If you are ever in the area, this place is a must. Yummy!
...wrangled Crocodiles...
... helped fly the plane home...(ps-I Love you, Southwest!)
...and finally tired himself out.
There are several obvious advantages to vacationing with a stuffed animal. You don't have to feed them, they never whine and you can stuff them in your backpack when they are a nuisance. They also represent a little piece of home that you can take with you everywhere and they remind you of your children when you miss them terribly. Thanks for coming along, Sam!
What is a trip to CA without stopping at In-N-Out?
Sam wanted to pick oranges from the neighbor's tree...
... got cootied at the Meet n Greet (another post on that later)
...wrangled Crocodiles...
... helped fly the plane home...(ps-I Love you, Southwest!)
...and finally tired himself out.
Love it!!! If you haven't seen it, you should watch the movie Amelie, that's where Travelocity got their idea for the roaming gnome. It's a really sweet movie. :)
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