Some Journey

My favorite picture ever

Since I was up anyway, I decided to scan in some photos. I've been trying to scan a bunch of the photos taken before we went digital so that I can get them on DVD, which I find easier to keep up with, and so on and so forth.

Anyway, among them was the photo below, which is my favorite picture of all time. We were visiting my brother-in-law, Dan, and his wife, Courtney, who were at that time living in Tampa, Florida. We decided to visit the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, where we had hoped to see Sunset Sam, the famous painting dolphin. Unfortunately, Sunset Sam was off exhibit while they repaired his tank, which led to the quotation which has since become a familiar part of our family's lingo, "I'm just so, so sad about Sunset Sam." The alliteration involved sounded delightful coming out of the mouth of 4 year old Sam.

However, all was not lost, as we came away from the day with the prized photo. I was attempting to photograph Ethan as he petted a stingray in the touch tank. He leaned too far, lost his balance and fell in the tank just as I clicked the photo. Ethan felt appropriately traumatized at the time, but since then has come to appreciate the photo as much as I do.