Hollywood TV Tapings Trip

The weekend of Abby's birthday we had Uncle Paul, Aunt Robin and Jazmin come and stay with us.  The girls loved have an endless party with Jazmin.  They left Sunday morning and Sunday afternoon Grandma and Grandpa Newbold and Aunt Holly came to stay with us.  My Mom had gotten VIP tickets to see Dr.Phil on Monday morning so we I took them to Hollywood for a couple of days for some TV  tapings.  The first day we went to Dr. Phil and the second day we went to The Price is Right and were also on Extra.  We stayed down in Hollywood near the Grove so we weren't driving back and forth.  It was a nice little break from the daily carpooling and homework routine.

 The producers gave us the mics and let us take some pics.  My Dad really hammed it up with all the ladies!

 We got to chat with Maria Menounos who is a host and also on Dancing with the Stars.  She was really nice.

 We also taped with Mario Lopez.  You was pretty dang cute!

As we were getting ready to leave for The Price is Right, Renee Bargh came out.

 We sat for a very long time to see the Price is Right.  It was way more upbeat then Dr. Phil and Drew Carey was really fun with the audience.  I think the behind the scene stuff is the most fascinating.

 Before heading back home I took them over to Hollywood Boulevard to see the stars on the street and the Kodak and Chinese Theatre.  When we drove past they had the stars walking the red carpet for the premiere of Jump Street.  By the time we parked they had it almost all cleaned up.  Those crews have it down to a science.

My Dad get the award for being the most patient man to sit through a taping a Dr.Phil.  He had watched on TV episode of a 23 year old man who acts like a baby and wears diapers.  He kept saying it better not be the show he has to watched be taped.  The first show was of 9/11 survivors who were lied too and the the Zanny Nannny from the Casey Anthony case.  The second show has the 700+ lb boy on who had to be wheeled onto the start on a flat bed wagon with four EMTs.  The second part was a follow up on the 23 year old man who wears diapers and pretends to be a baby.  We couldn't believe what are chances were.  We were trying very hard not to laugh because we knew my Dad had to have been dying.  Dr. Phil warned everyone not to react too.  It was pretty funny and disturbing!