Our Movie Star...

Just when we thought football season was over, Matt got a call to play a role as a SEC referee in the movie, It's Time, telling the story of Chucky Mullins.  The movie is expected to be released Fall 2017.  He spent 4 days the week before Thanksgiving at Memorial Stadium filming the college football scenes for the movie.

They had to go to "wardrobe" but not hair and make-up.  Chucky was injured during a game against Vanderbilt in 1989, hence the white knickers and stir-ups.

They started bright and early...like had to be there at 5:30 AM and most days didn't leave before 5:30 PM.  

They were all smiles and excited this first morning...as the week went on, they quickly realized the days were SUPER long and there was lots of hurry up and wait...

Football actors warming up to begin filming scenes from Ole Miss versus Vanderbilt...

You will be able to pick Matt out in the movie...he got picked to be the white hat.  All the other referees wear a black hat.

Hard at work...or should we say...hey referee...you stand there and don't move may be more like it...ha ha!

They did take a lunch break each day and obviously we are ALL way too addicted to our phones.  

More waiting, more waiting, and more waiting as they set up the scene, move the camera, move the actors, etc.

Matt would be the one taking pictures of the camera...he was impressed!

Getting ready to film scenes of Vanderbilt versus Florida...

#44 is Brad Gaines, who is the Vanderbilt player Chucky hit that caused his injury...

 Getting setup to begin day two of filming...

Billy Brewer was the Ole Miss football coach when Chucky was injured and came to film a few scenes.  Billy will be an assistant Ole Miss coach in the movie.  The guy in all black is the director.

Still smiling the morning of day 2...it was a great experience but this smile faded as the week went along.  It was a LONG week!!!

Matt thought the cars from "1989" were funny...sadly, we rode in them.  As a matter of fact, my Nanny had one just like that blue one.

Here they go with day 3...this is the real actor playing Chucky Mullins.  Matt said he was a super nice guy.

And this is the actor playing Brad Gaines.  He is on the Bold and the Beautiful.  He had a bit of "I'm better than you" attitude, and he hurt his toe.  Matt found that quite comical and was like really...a hurt toe, dude?

Just another day of getting it all setup...

Walking through scenes...

Filming the actual hit...this is played by "stunt doubles" not the actors...

Matt said it wasn't so emotional during filming because you watch it over and over and over again...however, when the movie comes out he said this part will be extremely emotional.

Just a little peak into wardrobe...

Homecoming King and Queen...

Filming a scene running out of the locker room...

  

Their last day of filming...

Re-shooting the hit...

Group shot of the football actors.  Many of them actually played college football and now do filming of football scenes on the side.

The helicopter to film the scene of Chucky being airlifted...

You know...just a little hair and make-up for actor playing Brad Gaines...

It was definitely not a normal work week for Matt, but I think he would say it was an experience he will always remember.  Now we will anxiously await for the movie to come out and hopefully see our "star" on the big screen!!!  

Cooper's Brown Bag Breakfast...

The Friday before Thanksgiving week, kindergarten had their brown bag breakfast.  Each grade has a brown bag breakfast at some point throughout the year and they do a little program directed by their music teacher and then have breakfast with their family.  Kindergarten does Thanksgiving...

Walking in...he had waited for weeks for this day...he was SO excited!!!

Yes, he is mine, but I still think he is just the cutest little turkey!!!

He spotted me and Anna Lauren...Matt was filming his movie (blog post for another day) and couldn't go to the program.

Yes, picture overload...but...they are all so cute!!!

Sleeping turkeys...

Getting ready to do his special part...they turkey pokey...

 Put your wing in...put your wing out...

Put your drumstick in...put your drumstick out...

That's what it's all about!!!

This smile...goes without saying...he was having the best time!

Cooper NEVER wanted to go to school...now he LOVES school...so thankful for this awesome teacher of his that has made this the best experience for him!!!

Cooper's "VIB" Week...

The week before Thanksgiving, Cooper got to be the "VIB" in his classroom, which is the "Very Important Bee" because his class is the busy bees.

Monday he got to share his "all about me" page...

Tuesday he got to take two things that best describe him...he picked (1) a baseball...because he loves baseball and (2) and nerf bullet because nerf guns are his favorite.

Wednesday he got to take his favorite book to be read to his class...he picked one of his Cooper books and thought Cooper bear needed to go to school too.

Thursday just happened to be kindergarten crazy hair day...

He was beyond proud of his purple hair!!!

Thursday he got to share his adventures with Buzz, the class bee.  I have no clue why I only took a picture of one page, but Buzz also went to his soccer game and watched the Ipad with him.

On Friday, your parents could visit your classroom and you could take a special treat (he picked popsicles).  We took his star from K4, which has all his favorites, and told his friends all about Cooper...his family, what he likes, etc. And Anna Lauren finished off his special week by reading a book to his class...

Friday was crazy hair day for Anna Lauren...she doesn't always wear cupcakes to school.

He had a super fun week being the "VIB"...and this little boy, well, if we end up with another kid...it may be him.  He is SO cute!!!