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Day 5

Tue, 20 May 2008 15:43:49 -0400

Tuesday was the day we were shooting the special feature. We got to the location at 10 and they were just finishing up shooting Elizabeth Berrett’s mom. Elizabeth is the little girl who was featured on the Today Show because she can read at 17-months. This tiny little darling is so cute and can really read. I was in the kitchen with Rachel, Elizabeth and her mom and Rachel wrote down on a piece of paper, ‘Salt Lake City’ and in her tiny voice Elizabeth read off ‘Salt Lake City’ clear as a bell. Elizabeth’s mom credits sign language and shows like Signing Time for helping Elizabeth develop her unique abilities.

While we were waiting for them to set up for our special feature, Damien decided to get some outdoor shots of the girls. He had Elizabeth and Fireese sit on a bench together and sign ‘friends’. He also had them take turns playing with a teddy bear and had them sign the word ‘share’. The girls were too cute together!

Day 4

Mon, 19 May 2008 15:43:24 -0400

Fireese woke up very excited because she was going to ‘help Rachel teach the babies sign language’. Fireese loves teaching sign language and always wants to help me with my classes. She will often stay for the first few minutes of a class and quiz the moms to make sure they are signing correctly.

Day 3

Sun, 18 May 2008 21:08:12 -0400

Sunday was our free day where we didn’t have anything Signing Time related to do. Everyone we spoke to about Salt Lake City suggested that we go up to Park City for a day trip. Park City is a ski town in the mountains. It was off-season, so not too busy which was rather nice for us. There is a free trolley that you can take around Park City, which is a terrific way to see the sights without having to walk up and down the hill. We took the trolley around once and then rode it back to the top of the hill. We walked down Main Street checking out the local stores, all the stores are a-typical of your average ski town.

Day 2

Sat, 17 May 2008 21:17:00 -0400

We woke up relatively early because of the time change. Then we figured we’d take advantage of the deluxe breakfast the hotel offered every morning. Of great interest to us and especially to Fireese were fresh, hot waffles with syrup. After breakfast we headed for the park where about 20 of the Signing Time kids and their families had already arrived. Fireese and the other kids had a great time playing in the playground and got to meet the people they’d be working with on set over the next few days. Soon, Rachel arrived with Hopkins. When they first saw her, many of the kids were amazed because here was this person that they watch on TV standing in front of them in real life. As you can see in the picture Fireese stood back for a moment taking Rachel in before going over and giving her a big hug.

Day 1

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:17:28 -0400

Our flight left at 3:45 so we decided to be at the airport at 1:45, in plenty of time to park the car, check in and make the flight without having to rush. Daddy had to stay at home to work but we were lucky to have Grandma join us on our trip. Unfortunately, Grandma had a pinched sciatic nerve, which left her with limited mobility so we decided to rent a wheelchair so she could more easily get around. Good thing we did because, when we got to the airport parking lot we had to park a good 15 minute walk away from the shuttle train and there were no carts to put our bags on! We had to load up Grandma’s wheelchair with her bag, the car seat and both our carry-on bags. I had Fireese on my back and was pulling two huge suitcases. It was a funny sight to see, this poor little woman who can barely walk pushing her fully loaded wheelchair and me with a toddler on my back pulling two huge bags.