Ben the Kindergartner and his companion Bear, Alien Force a.k.a. "Al." 
Al was made by Aunt Marge Sonnenburg and is Ben's favorite. Aunt Marge knits a bear a day but most of her bears travel to Africa for children who need them there. Al just hangs out in northern Illinois keeping the galaxy free of evil aliens and escorting Ben to school.
Al was made by Aunt Marge Sonnenburg and is Ben's favorite. Aunt Marge knits a bear a day but most of her bears travel to Africa for children who need them there. Al just hangs out in northern Illinois keeping the galaxy free of evil aliens and escorting Ben to school.
The playground was so crowded with photo hungry parents that I didn't get any good shots there.
And Ben enters into his formal education without even a backwards glance toward his parents. I want to note that he didn't actually have a police escort- the officer pictured is a parent.
