Telling a joke ...

Driving along over the weekend, I saw a joke on a sign and decided to tell it to Jake, whose own comedic tendencies currently lingering around saying the words "Bananapants" and "Butterflies" and then telling us to laugh.

Me: Hey Jake! Where do you put the dog when you go shopping?
Jake: (Confused silence.)
Me: The 'barking lot!'
Jake: (After a full 25 seconds of silence.) My dog?!?

At Sea World, Pt. 3: Feeding sea lions (or seals ... whichever)

Step 1: Get your Seal-feedin' Game Face On ... Check.



Step 2: Find hungry seal/sea lions to feed ... Check.



Step 3: Position fish above said hungry critters ... Check.



Step 4: Let the fish fall where they may ... Check.



Step 5: Sit back and enjoy the feeding frenzy ... Most Definitely, Check.

At Sea World, Pt. 2: BEHOLD ... SHAMU!

The tension is palpable as we await the appearance of the one, the only ... Shamu!

Cooper seems particularly excited:



Just a few moments later ... Shamu (and friend) appear!



Jake seems, well, almost overcome:



Still a bit awestruck (note plastic Shamu already in hand ... he sleeps with that thing):



Cooper, meanwhile, wakes up to see what all the fuss is about:



More to come ...

At Sea World, Pt. 1: LET ... ME ... IN!

We'll have much more about our first trip to Sea World Saturday, but I think these two photos of Cooper help sum up his experience.

Watching fish:

Watching otters: