Someone snuck up on Waldo!

See, I told you he didn't like his picture taken when he's dirty. Here Erin musta snuck up on him as he was dozing in the sunshine...he's gonna be VERY unhappy the next time he sees her!

Waldo with a beard?

One thing I've learned about Waldo is kinda hard for me to admit. I guess a parent should be honest about their child, but most are either delusional, or just don't realize the faults of their child. Now, I'm not saying that Waldo has any faults...it's just that...well...OK, I'll say it. He's vain. He REALLY does not like others to see him unless he's REALLY clean! And that's kinda hard to do in central Illinois in the wintertime!

But, I caught him snoozing in the afternoon sun today and was able to get a shot of him (he's gonna be VERY angry at me!) As you can see, I guess he's trying a new look in the winter...he's growing whiskers!

Waldo goes to DisneyWorld!

I took him all the way to Disney and only got two pics of him! Trouble with DisneyWorld proved to be the idea of getting him near a recognizable landmark. For those Disney-philes out there, you can just make out either the Swan or Dolphin hotel in the background.

He was VERY disappointed as he was not able to meet either of his two idols: Herbie or Lightning McQueen. Maybe next trip!

Here at least he was kept company in those huge, scary parking lots with a red-headed cousin! Can you pick him out?

Interesting tidbit about the way Disney has their parking lots angled...it REALLY seems to be the perfect angle to greatly reduce the chance of a door banging into his body! And, since Waldo is so compact ((whatever you do, do NOT call him small! He HATES that!) he could often be parked near even large SUVs and there was NO WAY their doors could harm him.

His doctor's office is very upscale!

Complimentary bottled water and snacks in the waiting room, a Dyson AirBlade with which to dry your hands (have you ever used one...it literaly BLOWS all the water off your hands with high-speed air jets), and complimentary products for the ladies! (don't ask how I got this last pic!)

A true "Where's Waldo"!

Courtesy of the doctor's waiting room...can you spot him?

Gotta Love It!

This is on my way to Chicago when I took Waldo to the doctor a few weeks ago...45.0 mpg according to the trip computer! He made it up to 46.4 mpg before I hit traffic. I had driven over 100 miles at this point and it's saying I can go an additional 537 before refueling! The actual hand-calculated mpg for the trip, with all the in-town driving, and the fact that they let Waldo idle for quite awhile in the shop while they were working on him, he averaged over 40.4 mpg for the entire 320+ miles!

His range will really be put to the test in two weeks, when I take Waldo on his first trip to WALT DISNEY WORLD! (yes, he's a little young, and probably won't remember it, but it'll be so cool to see how he reacts the first time he drives through the gates!) He's hoping to meet his movie star idols, Herbie and Lightning McQueen, but I told him to not get his hopes up too high!

Wherever he goes, he draws a crowd!

As we've discussed before, I believe Waldo has an anti-social streak in him, as he never wants to be next to other car..er, I mean kids! Anyway, as you know he usually parks far away from others...but inevitably, when I return, others have congregated around him! I guess they just are hoping some of his Waldo-ness will rub off onto them! (And this one was obvious...see how it's hugging the line NEXT to Waldo?!? Arrgh!)