The kids have really taken to getting ready for the 2011 season with some really intense practice sessions. Not only the kids but the animals too.
We have the tightwire set up out back and the kids spend no less than an hour a day on it regardless the weather and almost everyone can cross without a fall. (we have it set a 36" off the ground). I even got the nerve to do it and I made it across seven times. Granted I fell about 20 to get to seven. The hard part is to train oneself to fall to the wire and not the ground.
The three boys have been working ontheir form on the pull up bar for the trapeze and wehave hung a real professional fullsize catcher's trapeze in the garage to further help the kids work on form and strength.
Amelia wins every hula hoop contest she has ever been in for endurance and number of hoops she can do. So it's a natuaral for her do develop that into a routine. Right now she is working on the corkscrew. That is where you take the hoop as it spins around your hips with your hand and then move it above your head then spinning it on your hand then back down again. She is also working on spinning the hoop on her arms and neck while keeping the hip hoop going. She's ccatching on fast.
Olivia is working on hand stands and head stands.
Belle the Wonder dog has learned to jump from one platform to another through a hoop in two days. We've even started to raise the hoop high up and she makes it every time. She was scared of the hoop three days ago, and now today! Wow. What a smart dog.
Bobbi the cockatoo practices her "dancing routine" daily. Working on some new ideas for her too.
Victor Jr. besides the trapeze, headstands, high wire, etc. he has been working on taking CC's place in the "Shoot" illusion where he shoots a ribbon tied to a dart propelled by a gun-powder shell from a rifle through a card and through me trying to hit the bulls eye on the target behind me.
Mami does her daily juggling practice of a doll, a spatula and a plunger so she doesn't loose her edge and won't drop in the new season.
The zip line for Miles to swing or fly onto the stage to add drama to his bullwhip routine has been ordered.
Jim heads off to convention in Iowa. There he will be joined with our Regional Representative Vaughn Ver Steegt to promote the show and fill in some of the blanks in our 2011 tour schedule. he leaves next Thursday. Vaughn is the newest member of the KFMC family (By our relationship with the Lord he is my Brother). He will be testing the waters with marketing, sales, and sponsorships. He and his whole family are wonderful people.
We are hitting eight conventions over all. And we are moving from California to Kentucky, which puts us in the middle of our markets. The next few months will be insane.
And any hour now the artwork, our new artwork for 2011, by that awesome artist Phillip Powers will be finished. It's so exciting. he always does fantastic work and I have been thrilled with the preliminary stuff so far. I will post the picture when it is done....in fact, I will be posting the picture everywhere and getting banners made, etc so you will be seeing it everywhere.
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