That's What It's All About!

You put your foot in,

You put your foot out,

You put your foot in,

And you shake it all about.

You do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around,

That's what it's all about!

Fin.

Today, Geneva and Goya decided to stage a performance of The Hokey Pokey on the patio of our chicken coop. Remarkably, the performance lasted for several minutes without anyone falling off of the small platform. Even more remarkable was the fact that the girls sang the words and executed the dance moves all by themselves. I almost cried. Seriously. Was it the toddler choreography? I think it was probably the fact that these girls were sharing something entirely theirs, and we as parents were simply being allowed a glimpse. I was having flash-forwards of homemade costumes, handwritten scripts and of course the inevitable disputes regarding casting decisions. You know, the things I did when I was a kid.

In the meantime, The Hokey Pokey is perfect. And after all, what is a friend if not someone to whom you can say "Ah, so we're going to be silly? And in this specific way? Excellent! Count me in." My lucky, lucky daughter has just such a friend already.

And that's what it's all about!