Y'all Hush: Joey's Visit

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Joey's Visit

Hey y'all -

Your dad's little brother Joey came and stayed with us all last week; he's the Head Electrician with a touring production of Flashdance, The Musical and the show had a down week after a run in Montana, so he got to spend some time with us. I know: His job sounds like one of those bogus stories a character in a sitcom would make up, like, "You can't meet my new boyfriend, because...uhh...he's on tour!...yea, that's it...with who?...um...Flashdance!...I know, right?...why?...uh....'cause he's a maniac on the floor, and he's dancing like he's never danced before?"

Anyway, it's all true.

He got along great with you guys, because in a house with small children, the guy who can operate all the video games is king.

And, having toured around the country with a bus full of musical theatre types, he's able to tune out some things that other people can't:

For the Presidents' Day weekend, we took the family - including Joey - up to Seeley Lake for a stay at the Double Arrow Lodge, which was even more fun than we thought it would be. Your dad thought it would be zero fun, so he definitely came out ahead. We met my friend Julie and her family up there, and we all cross-country skied on the frozen lake and around the resort, went swimming in their indoor pool, and ate pizza and played board games.

Your dad took his huge kite and practiced letting it pull him around on his skis. Every time he got it up and running, Laney was very excited.

Hagen maintained his usual antipathy for the great outdoors, so I raided the back of our Subaru for materials and found two umbrellas, a blanket and a bathroom rug to make him a "so cozy" fort, which he shared with Ms. Julie's daughter, Calia.

And now, the video...

On our last cross-country ski outing, Laney said she didn't want to ski. Instead, she said "I want to GoPro this thing." So enjoy the footage from our budding filmmaker (you'll know it when you see it).