THANK YOU ALL!

Today was a day meant to wrap up loose ends. We got pictures of things that we hadn't gotten pictures of, and made a few calls and started packing things up. I don't know HOW we got all of these things here in 2 small suitcases!! It will definitely be a challenge getting it all back in there. I have groceries and odds and ends that we didn't use to give to my cousin. Just lots of loose ends. We are soooo ready to get back home to Rocky and the boys that we can't stand it!! We actually considered trying to get home a day earlier, but thinking that that isn't going to be possible. I suppose, we have waited 6 weeks, so we can probably hold on one more day! It will just crawl on, knowing that we have no auditions to look forward to. This will be our last post until the next time we come to LA. We are discussing that now. His manager is going to have us put his auditions on tape in Dallas and email them to LA as often as possible, but they assured us that we needed to look into a frequent flyer program of some sort because they will have things for him and NEED him back out here if at all possible. They explained that with his voice and his face, he will be busy in the future. This pilot season was VERY SUCCESSFUL for Keeton. We have all the brick work laid out now with an awesome team of agents and managers and an acting coach that were very impressed by him. Patrick Malone (actor/coach) was very excited to see what the future holds for Keeton and shared his thoughts on him with his managers. We know that when we get home we will look into some hip hop style dance classes, just to get him more comfortable with that and that will make him a little more well rounded. We have had a wonderful time and have really gotten our feet wet out here. We will go back to Dallas and hit those auditions hard, with a different outlook on how to audition. His, "out of the box," thinking will really come in handy in all tapings and auditions. We want to thank any and all of you who have cared so much and supported Keeton through Pilot season and this adventure. We couldn't have done it without your phone calls, prayers, texts, IM's and comments!!! We realized how blessed we are to have such amazing people in our lives. Thank you all for everything!!! XOXOXO

HOLLYWOOD!

Today was another fun-filled day! Of course there were no auditions, but we did more last minute sightseeing and souvenir buying for our guys back home. We went down Hollywood Blvd and to Grauman's Chinese Theatre and took tons of photos there. We stepped in movie stars footprints and touched where their hands once were. It was really neat to see!! After spending several hours there, we met friends from Keeton's acting class for dinner and Fuddrucker's. Priscilla and Brock were so sweet to put the party together. They had prizes and games such as charades for us to compete against! We all took more pictures there, because with the end of pilot season nearing, many of the kids, including Brock (Colorado) will be heading back home. We will have one more chance to see them at Monday night's class to get email addresses and phone numbers so that we can keep in touch. Everyone in the class calls Keeton "TEXAS." He really eats that up!! We are sooo tired after 3 hours of fun and games there so we are heading off to bed. Love to all! XOXOXO

A Full Day of FUN!

This morning we had a hard time getting up and getting moving. We had brunch and headed to the Grove. For those of you that haven't been there, it is a beautiful outdoor mall. Keeton and I really wanted to make certain that Candy and JT got to see it before going back to Texas. We spent several hours riding the trolley and buying souvenirs in the Farmer's Market. After leaving there, we headed to the LAPD Academy. It was so pretty. It was really old, but well kept and beautiful. It had a rock garden, a tribute to fallen officers, and best of all, it had a gift shop! I got all kinds of goodies for everyone!! From there, we met some officers who let the boys play in their cars and with their batons and and tactical helmets and things...great photo opportunity for us!!! After that, we went to Diddy Reise's for some yummy cookies and brownies and started back towards home. We stopped in Beverly Hills to show Candy and JT a few more things and took even more pictures...Candy is like the papparazzi!!! Anyway, after that, we had had about all that we could take and the kiddos were pooped!! We headed home and the boys swam a little bit while Candy and I visited. Looks like we won't be having anymore auditions while we are here. Already planning our next trip!!! Had a long talk with Keeton's manager's and they are really excited about Keeton's future. They said that when he gets a little older, with his looks and his singing ability, he will really do wonderful things here!!! Thanks again for all of your support!! Can't wait to see you all again!!! XOXOXO

So today, like most everyday here, we awoke early. Keeton had coaching at 10am at his manager's office. At 11:15 he had an appointment at Paramount studios for an audition. This was for a TV pilot starring the comedian Anita Renfroe. She would be playing his mom. His character is a cocky, pre-teen boy that is very mischievious. He really did great with it, but we will have to wait to see if we hear anything on it. After we left there, we went to the Santa Monica pier. We had already visited it once and had a wonderful time, so we wanted to take Candy and JT there so they could see it too. Everything was open today, unlike when we went the first time. We met a man that has been paralized since birth and paints the most beautiful cards with oil paint with his nose!! It was AMAZING and very inspiring. The boys rode the Bumper Cars and the Ferris Wheel We all had a wonderful time!! Candy took some great pictures!! After we left there, we took them to the HOLLYWOOD sign and got sooo close!! Got more great pictures there! The boys did pose after pose! From there we headed to North Hollywood to take Keeton to acting class and Patrick told us to let JT come and participate in class! JT thought this was so much fun, even though he has no real interest in acting. They played acting games and things. We ended our full day with an enormous slice of Big Mamma's pizza and a yogurt from Pinkberry. The kids swam for about an hour and we all crashed for the night! Hope everyone is doing well, we miss you all very much! Thank you all for the prayers and support. XOXOXO

Feelin' Froggy at the WB

Hey everyone!! Today was a fast paced and exciting day! We got up with the sun and got dressed for the day and worked more on a script that came in late last night. We had to be at private coaching with his manager's at 10:15am to prepare him for his TV pilot audition at Warner Brothers. This was the biggest studio that we have been to and it was really an experience in itself. We had to go through security, just like the airport and the place was enormous like a college campus. The pilot was for a TV show that is starring Adam Carolla. He would be Keeton's father. Not a great match if you ask me, LOL...I am not seeing any resemblance at all. Anyway, as soon as that was over, we raced to LAX (ON OUR DONUT) to get Candy and JT (from Texas). We are both so excited to have them here. It will help with us being so homesick!! It is like bringing a little bit of home here, now if only they could have brought the rest of the family too, :( After that, we had to go and exchange our rental car with another rental because of the tire issue. They were out of smaller compacts so we were able to get a brand new larger SUV! AHHH! Much better!!! Later we had 7:30 pm reservations for Ketchup where we saw Jon Lovitz, the comedian. It took all we had not to bother him, since he was eating dinner, LOL...it wasn't easy!! That about wrapped up our day. Looking forward to tomorrow!!! Thanks for all of the continued love and support!! We pray that you and your family are doing well! XOXOXO

St. Patrick's Day fell FLAT!

Today, we did our usual, wake up and get ready routine...just in case. Yesterday afternoon, we received a call about an audition for today, so we knew we had that one. It wasn't until 3:30 pm. It was an infomercial for Air Hogs motorized toys. Keeton had to hold the remote control and act as if he was flying an airplane and then driving a car, something similar to the picture. Just about any commercial audition, at this point, will be pointless for us, because the callback will be after we are already gone and we wouldn't come back strictly for a callback...a booking, depending on circumstances, possibly, but not a callback. So at this point we are hoping for more theatrical auditions to come our way. We had a little car trouble late in the afternoon when we were heading off for a private lesson with Keeton's acting coach, Patrick, when I realized that we had a flat tire!! UGH! Just what we needed...THANK GOD TRIPLE A COMES WITH OUR RENTAL!!! We were stranded for about an hour and missed our private, but Keeton was able to go to the St. Patrick's Day party at Oakwood and they were having karaoke there! Right up Keeton's alley!! He sang, "Do I make you proud?" -by Taylor Hicks. Everyone loved him and had a fit over his voice! Makes a mom so proud!!! Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!! XOXOXO

Kidz Bop FLOP!

Well, today we woke up and went about our day as usual, just thinking maybe just maybe, Keeton may get a second audition for Kidz Bop...Unfortuanately that didn't happen. It didn't happen for Keeton or any of his friends at our apartment. I knew that Keeton's singing was absolutely strong enough, but his dancing wasn't quite there and I am certain that that is what got him. That's ok, we weren't expecting a call, and if it had happend, it would have just been a nice surprise. Anyway, we did quite a bit of school today, then Keeter took a break with one of his friends, Tre', who is also from Texas, but we didn't meet until we came here. Then we ran to Big Mamma's for a heavenly slice of pizza just in time for Patrick's class. Keeton had to do 2 scenes tonight with two different girls and got great feedback on both. He has been working on these for quite sometime, but having them finally work together was great. One of the girls that he was paired with was just cast in a movie and has worked with the Jonas Brothers. Anyway, that pretty much filled our day. We each had a pomegranite frozen yogurt and did a few more lessons to finish off the evening and then flopped into bed. Keeton has an audition tomorrow. I will wait until then to tell you about it just in case I don't have anything else exciting to write about... :)