Family values welcomes new cast members

                                    Shannon Brown

So we had some cast changes/additions. We all got to meet Shannon and Kendyl on Sunday. TJ filmed from 9 am - 6 or 7pm? The cast is really comfortable with each other so its fun all day long.

Small world- Kendyls mom and I met at the Divergent fitting. We sat together while the kids were being dressed.

I don't really have anything new to blog about.

TJ did book a MTV video for a famous singers new album...that should be fun! Keep you posted on that

brother and sister

just playing with textures

Family Values comes to Chateau McGinty

Family Values needed a teen boys bedroom to film a scene in. Well, I happen to have a teen boy with a new teen boy bedroom. The cast and crew came Saturday and set up shop. It was great for TJ! Instead of getting up at the crack of dawn to drive to location he slept until 9, showered and pretty much spent the next 4 hrs in bed. It did get quite warm in there with the lights

It was nice having everyone at our house. Tim was able to meet everyone and get a glimpse into the Peterson family.

I spent Friday repairing a hole and painting parts of TJ's room. The paint dates back to 2005. Menards did great on matching the color. The only problem with the room was it was too clean...not a "teen room" So they messed it up a little. Had they come a day earlier I would of passed out gas masks

The director needed a picture of TJ to block the TV logo on the TV. This shot from when TJ was 3 at our little house in Oak Park was a perfect fit.

Could he be any cuter?!

Just having some fun - Crew above

 TJ trying to stay in character (moody teen)

I really hope this series takes off, It is so funny and messed up. When you film a comedy, you hire funny people so a day with this group is non-stop laughs.

I am so thrilled TJ gets to be a part of it.

Halloween

While Halloween was fun, I still feel cheated. I decorated the house in the rain on Halloween with ghosts that flapped and howled in the wind. I forgot to take pictures of our jack o lanterns and Katie and Cal together in their costumes. I have been so off my game lately, I spent the majority of the week dying  from muscle spasms in my neck, shoulders and skull. I over did it at bootcamp. Ever have a muscle spasm in your neck? So creepy

Callahan went as Dr Who (Eleventh Doctor) and Katie went as Amy Pond, Dr Who's sidekick. She looked just like the picture below. They were totally cute and wore their costumes to school Friday.

Such a Callahan thing to be

Every year I end up making a costume for Karrick, not because I'm crafty, but because he comes up with costumes that you cant buy. This years started with the mask, a really creepy bird mask.

I bought a brown curtain panel on clearance and many bags of feathers that I glued on with spray adhesive. I sewed the panel onto a black long sleeve shirt. It was really kind of scary.

Due to the rain, trick or treating with friends was put om hold. When it finally stopped and 2 of Karrick's girlfriends (friends that are girls) stopped by so he joined them.

We usually have a chairs and fire pit in the driveway and hang outside all night

We went to Stades farm a few weeks ago for pumpkins, it was pretty cool. I had an engagement photo shoot scheduled there so we made it a family event sans TJ...always working

Some of the shots, they really turned out cute and I can't wait to shoot their wedding next year

Chicago Couture Fashion Week-joy Mitra

TJ walked his very first runway show, and not just any runway show. He walked for Joy Mitra during Chicago Couture fashion Week. His agent sent him on an audition and he booked the job. It was  held on

Friday Oct 25, at the Meadow Club in Rolling Meadows . He had to be there at noon for practice and they practiced all day. By the time the show started at 9:30 pm  TJ was a pro.

The Consulate Generals from India and Pakistan were there. The audience was made up of the who's who of the Indian world. I am so proud of TJ, he took on this challenge and nailed it. 

It's crazy how TJ has been busting his but for years auditioning and POW! within the last year the kid has been booking job after job. I'm not going to lie, it is really a fun and exciting world

 

Look how long that runway is

Working out with his personal trainer 3-5 times a week is paying off. TJ has his bone structure back and is totally looking like a model again

lights camera action

My boy on a normal day in 2013

TJ had one busy weekend. Saturday he had to read with actors/actresses auditioning for roles in an upcoming episode he was filming. Sunday he filmed on location in Hammond IN all day. I came a little early to pick him up so I could watch a little.

Look below at what they did to my TJ!

It was a flashback scene and yep it was smack dab in the 80's

My boy when they throw him back to the 80's

The writer sent me this picture during a break . 

Needless to say TJ's new name on set is "dream teen" as he was very popular with the female extra's

TJ and Grace his co-star, they play brother and sister. Great thing is Grace lives just a suburb away, so we car pool every weekend.

tid bit on Grace: she played Annie in the Broadway musical of Annie and traveled the US for 9 months at age 9. She has quite the resume

OMG!

Monday was spent at Navy Pier doing a 3 hr promotional photo shoot. It was a beautiful day and everyone involved in the project is just a blast to hang with.  Above, TJ is getting direction from the photographer. I'm pretty excited to see the shots since the show is a comedy and they are all insane.

Thats all I can say