Tightrope for all! Week 2 Day 1 Calico Haunt

Week two Day one of the Halloween Haunt at Calico Ghost Town...our 15th year! Even though our first show wasn't until 5:30 we got to the town around noon and as the big boys set things up the little ones and I walked around the town. We visited Janet, the pottery shop owner. She is the one that gave us Belle...or more correctly she was the go between. Belle got to see her old friend the black toy poodle, Big Boy. She chased him around the shop a bit. Big Boy originally knew Belle as the meek nervous puppy. But she has come back as a more confident, unafraid dog. She does get a little rough with him. Still she loves to see him so much.

After setting things up all the kids practiced the tightrope for a couple of hours. Even Olivia and Amelia got into it. (next video blog)
Then Jim and Nick hung around back stage a while.
In preparation for trapeze school the boys did pull ups and chin ups. Miles topped everyone with 20. Jim pulled off 8 and Nick did 6. The average person can do 1-3. I can do one!


Before the start of the first show I notice two kids with "top hats" so up they came for a three person shot. We are pretending to hold tea cups.


Even though it wasn't on the schedule we did a night show tonight. It was a decent sized crowd but they weren't an overly rambunctious group. Still no one walked away and the crowd just continued to grow until it ended. Sales were good and compliments were plentiful So good night!
And with that...Good night!