Pedro?

A conversation between my cousin and her mom about
Pedro in this picture (taken on our latest trip to Spokane)...

Me to my mom: "There is Pedro, on Richae.."
Mom "He's the .. worm..??"
Me "Um, well, no?"

Spokanada.

Pedro insisted that he come with me to Spokane this time around.
He also insisted on riding on the front of the car, but I didn't let that one fly.

Travel Buddy

Driving for the first time to Spokane alone and unattended, clearly
I needed a travel buddy. My garden gnome quickly volunteered to
tag along. As you can see, he traveled safely buckled up in the seat
next to me. Yes, I did buckle a gnome up in my car for 400 miles.