MEMENTO OF A GREAT DAY

Wilson rolled around in his Zorb ball, he jumped up and down, he pretended to be walking on water — he really seemed to be having a great time, in spite of his very close proximity to the water.

I mentioned to the attendant that W hated water, so this was quite a big deal; he smiled and said, 'He'll be wet enough when he comes out — it gets very humid in there!'

I asked him how long W could stay in the ball before he ran out of oxygen, and he assured me that he would be exhausted long before he suffocated.

This indeed proved to be the case, as it was not long until Wilson 'walked' the ball over to the side of the pool and shouted, 'Can you help me out of this? I'm totes Jacob's'

When he emerged from the plastic cocoon he was drained but happy, telling me, 'I did it, New Dad, I did it! I went on the water by myself!'

I congratulated him sincerely, but unable to control my curiosity, asked him, 'Jacob's? What does that even mean?'

After a moment's thought he replied, 'Oh, I probably meant "Cream Crackered"…'

As soon as he'd cooled off and stopped panting, we went to the Souvenir Shop to find a fitting memento of the day Wilson Conquered His Fear Of Water…