Eliot Attends the 2018 APS National Stamp Show in Columbus

Trudy here. This has been such an exciting month here. Not only did Nanea and Benny get to go to "Nanea Day", but Eliot actually got to go to Columbus, too! He went with Mom, Aunty, Grammy and Grampy to the APS National Stamp Show at the Convention Center in Columbus. This is a really cool event, because the last time this show was in Ohio was eight years ago! Eliot wasn't even born yet! He's not much of a writer, so he kept photographic notes for me to use in the Gazette.

The reason everyone was going to the show was to meet Aunty's friend, Vance. He's from Texas and was a dealer at the show. It was pretty cloudy that morning, but the sun came out soon, so they had a nice trip.

Here is Eliot looking out the window of the backseat --

Grammy is a lot of fun! She let Eliot try driving . . . I really need to go somewhere one of these days.

Eliot was a careful driver, so he made sure to look in the rear view mirror to check the traffic.

Next, Eliot decided to try playing around with the music player . . .

. . . and look through the Moon Roof.

By then, he was getting a little hungry and dug into the lunch bag.

Everybody else wanted a snack by this time, too, so they all stopped at Panera for some bagels and a cup of coffee. Well, they didn't really need the coffee, but they thought Eliot would look cute getting it! They took a lot of pictures, so here they are!

While they were getting bagels, Eliot had his eye on a cinnamon roll --- but Mom told him that it was too sticky.

Eliot had so much fun getting that coffee that he studied the "Now Hiring" poster. He didn't qualify, though, because he's too young. So, he and Aunty posed outside of the store for a quick picture!

Back in the car and a bit more driving, and they all arrived in the parking garage at the Convention Center. Eliot sat down on the trunk for a snapshot.

The Convention Center was huge, so there was a lot of walking before they arrived at the stamp show. Good thing Eliot got to ride in Mom's nifty bag (with his head sticking out, of course, so that he could breathe) and didn't have to walk.

Inside the stamp show, there was a lot of cool stuff to do! Eliot looked through all kinds of stamps for postage, because we dollies write a lot of mail and need more stamps. He also got to look at some International and Foreign stamps, and some very old and expensive ones. I think that stamp collecting might have gotten into his blood . . .

So, it was a really cool day for Eliot. This is sure one of the most exciting things that any of us have ever gotten to do . . . yet. Stay tuned for more fun and Islandshire adventures!