What's that Dinosaur Doin'?

When Jeff was almost two, we drove to southern Indiana to visit family. All of my brothers and sisters were in town for Christmas. One evening, we were all sitting in my parents' living room, just talking and catching up. My sister Jill was recording much of it on her new camcorder. And Jeff was sitting next to my brother Alan, looking at a book. At one point, he says, "What's that dinosaur doin'?"

Because everyone was talking and laughing, no one heard him...but it's on tape. Eventually, he repeats, "What's that dinosaur doin'?"

While panning the room with the camera, Jill notices that Jeff is trying to get someone's attention. So, she keeps recording him pointing at a picture in his book and asking, "What's that dinosaur doin'?" Every time he asks the question, he gets a little more insistent.

Eventually, Jill raises her voice to say, "Will someone answer him?"

My brother Alan, looks at Jeff and says, "What?"

So, Jeff says again, "What's that DINOSAUR doin'?"

To which Alan replies, "That's not a dinosaur!"

Maybe you had to be there, but it was so funny, we all laughed for like ten minutes.

Jeff was looking at a Disney book where Mickey Mouse is dressed like the Sorcerer and is making the brooms dance. Apparently, something about it reminded Jeff of a dinosaur. He was just sure it was a dinosaur, though he couldn't figure out what that silly dinosaur was doing.

I honestly can't remember if Jeff thought Mickey in the Sorcerer's hat looked like a dinosaur or if it was the dancing brooms that looked like the dinosaur. All I know is that Jeff asked the question several times in hopes of getting an answer and all he got was, "That's not a dinosaur!"

It was hilarious. We still talk about that and laugh.