The Beaver State

Tyler has a cool electronic puzzle of the US that says the name of the state, the state's nickname, and the state capital each time you put in a piece. Tyler likes to put Texas in first since we live there. He likes to save Oregon for last since he was born there. Tyler has his stuffed beaver Vinny put in Oregon since it is the Beaver State. We bought Vinny years ago when Tyler was about 1-1/2 years old at the Crater Lake gift shop after seeing a beaver at Vidae Falls. We also talk about states where our relatives are from or live, especially California, Louisiana, Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky.