the Week leading up to Christmas-My Boys

The last week has been busy. TJ had a Christmas promotional shoot for Family Values. They made cards for seniors to be delivered to retirement homes and read to the residents

 Karrick had his annual Christmas sing at school. For the 5th year in a row Karrick is front and center...the peanut row

We made gingerbread houses and decorated our tree. Our amazing Concord fir fills our house with the smell of citrus and pine....just amazing!

I even cut off some branches and sent them home with Katie for her mom. She loved them and brought some to work. Crazy tree..love it

My Cal and katie. Cals been out with his buddies a lot...sledding and attending an all nighter game night. 
He took the SAT last weekend

 Karrick's dance classes are in full swing...7 a week all hip hop. He loves to freestyle around the house. We have our first competition in March in Madison WI

 The TJ got new head shots with Socko this week, he looked adorable and Im hoping the picture are just as adorable. After the shoot we stopped in at Lily's Talent Agency to pick up TJ's paycheck and the print agent says "Oh my. you're so tall I love it" Do you want to do live (runway) shows?" A giant YES! came out of TJ's mouth. That is exactly what you want to hear from your agent. This was the first time we met this agent as TJ does mostly on camera stuff

 A cute picture of all the hip Hop boys

We are all looking forward to the next 2 weeks of Christmas break

Karrick hip hopping

just a snippet of one of Karricks hip hop classes. This is a new dance as of today or part of it

Doing the "Dance Mom" thing

Karrick is officially a member of the ADC Fierce Competitive Hip Hop Team.

He starts a 2 week dance intensive technique camp in July. His teacher  Miss Kelly (the owner of the studio) suggested Karrick also take the all boys hip hop/break dancing class. Which I probably will sign him up for that too

Karrick really wants to do this, so we are giving it a try. I hear it is expensive as hell to compete...Ugh!

The kid is a natural performer so he should fit right in. 

This ought to be interesting

Happy one year anniversary Cal and Katie- Karrick's Recital

Quite possibly the worlds cutest couple celebrated their 1 year anniversary. 

No small feat for a couple of newly turned 14 year olds.

I must say they are both extremely mature for their ages.

I love watching them together, Cal is very tender nad loving towards Katie

We started the day watching Karrick's dance recital. When Karrick's was done with his dance, Tim, the boys and Katie left. I stayed another 2.5 hrs so Karrick could bow at the end. Tim dropped Cal and Katie at Stoney River for a nice dinner. Then they all stayed in Long Grove overnight. Katie upstairs with all my nieces and Cal downstairs with Tim.

I was so impressed with Karrick's dancing. Not even 3 months ago he started and he went straight to the intermediate class and held his own with the kids that have been in there for years

Hip hop, singing and audtioning

This has been a huge week for Karrick.

He took his 1st two private singing lessons to audition for a professional theater role.

Then audtioned for that role at the Equity Actors Building downtown where he went into a room with 7 adults, sang then did dialogue.

Gutsy kid!

Karrick had his ADC Fierce Hip hop competition team audition and tonight he has dress rehearsal for his hip hop recital at Downers Grove south HS.

The recital's theme is "In loving Memory" Karrick's group is doing a tribute to Left Eye from TLC