Micah's Commercial

I can't believe that they got this out so fast, but here's the commercial. It turned out so cute! You can see most of Alvin's face too. It looks like they'll be playing this during the MLB all-star game. It will be neat to see it on TV. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2-VCloX7pQ

Micah's Shoot

Micah (and Alvin) did so well on his first commercial shoot. We were so impressed by the size of the production. It's amazing how much work, and how many people go into the making of something like this. There were huge trucks, trailers, catering carts, tons of people and equipment everywhere. It seemed like every few minutes, someone with a walkie-talkie and headphones were coming up to us to give us direction, ask if we were OK, give us an update, etc. And everyone was so nice. It was a really great experience, and we can't wait to see the commercial, but I'm sure it will be a few months.




Here we are in the holding area, playing with the other little stars.


This adorable little red-head was Micah's back-up.


Micah had fun making friends. He only pulled that little girl's hair once!

We weren't allowed to take pictures during filming, so here is one when they were done. Alvin was able to be his dad and hold him during filming. It was really neat.

Sorry this is out of focus - but this is the other dad and baby in the shot. They swapped out one twin for another when he got fussy. This family was super nice and fun to work with.

You can be sure I'll post the commercial here when it airs!

Well it's a good thing...

Alvin was the one who was taking Micah to those auditions. Not only did Micah book the commercial (whoo-hoo!), but they want to use Alvin as an extra!!! How funny is that? I am so excited for Friday and for being able to watch the filming process. I am still so stunned that he was actually picked, but I am also feeling very thankful to God for blessing us in this way.

"on avail"

We were so excited last week when Micah was called for an audition for a national commercial with State Farm. National commercials are a big deal for a small -time baby model. This is why you go to all of the low paying auditions, just so that you can have the chance at a high paying gig like this. The odds are really slim. Alvin took Micah up to LA for the audition, where he said there were a lot of other babies. We didn't hear anything for days, and we knew the callback was that Friday. I was surprised to see an e-mail on Thursday evening saying that they wanted to see him for the callback the next day.

Alvin again took him to the callback (sweet Alvin doesn't mind the LA traffic so much), and this time Micah got to audition with his potential commercial dad. Like the first audition, Micah did fine. Alvin said he was very calm, and focused a lot on the camera. He said that some of the other babies were hyper, and almost all of them had a ton of hair, but that Micah was really the only bald one. It's frustrating, because you have no idea what the casting director is looking for.

Today we got a call that Micah is "on avail" for the commercial. I assumed incorrectly that this meant he got the commercial, and I was so excited for a few hours, counting our money already! Then I found out what it meant: he's on hold, in limbo. He passed the audition, but they haven't made their final decision yet. We should know by Thursday, which is one day before filming. So right now he MAY have the commercial... or not. Either way we still love our little money-maker (maybe more than our other two) - Just kidding! :)

VACATION!!!

Last weekend we were able to get away for our first vacation as a family of 5. I was a little apprehensive, because our last family vacation when Malia was little, was really hard. But thankfully, my parents went with us, and helped out a lot. We had so much fun. We stayed at Shadowridge in Palm Desert, and even though the temps were in the 100's, the pools were wonderful. We were even able to go to the local children's museum, and the kids had a lot of fun there too.

I'm feeling pretty good about this vacation thing now. I'm ready to go on more!




The kids' goggles were hopelessly fogged the whole time, but they didn't care.

Josh was able to golf with Alvin. He's been to the driving range a few times, but this was the first time that he got out on the course. He did great!!! He loved the whole thing and can't wait to do it again.

Look at that form! Way to keep your head down Josh.

Here's daddy showing us how its' done.

Papa took some great pictures of Micah while we were there. I'm loving this one!

Child Labor

My parents watch Josh and Malia for us on Thursday nights while we are at Life Group. Last night my mom sent these pics of the kids helping wash Papa's truck. So basically they put my kids to work while they are over there! I see how it is. Look at Papa just sitting down watching Josh work! Ha, ha. No, really you should look at the look on Josh's face, because he's loving every minute of it. Those kids love anything to do with water... and their Grandma and Papa!

Thanks Mom and Dad for taking such good care of my babies!

A Week of Firsts

Micah's first time in the big-boy high chair, eating rice cereal



Emma's mommy let us babysit her - and she survived.


But the most exciting first is that Malia finally let me do her hair!!!

This girl will barely let me brush her hair, let alone put any clips or pony tails in it. But big cousin Regan was able to put pony tails in her hair last night, and Malia actually let me do it for church today. I was sooo excited. I mean, isn't this why we have girls???




Don't judge me on the execution. It was my first attempt, and she doesn't have much to work with.

Can you tell how happy she is to have those ponies? She certainly loved all the attention at church today. Too much fun.