30
Sep, 2011

Hey, you forgot your pearl necklace, Courtney!

Aubrey and I attended a special event at the Jim Henson Studios in Los Angeles with Courtney Watkins from Disney’s Family.com webisode show, The Possibility Shop. 


Courtney Watkins is a teacher, crafter, writer, hostess and super mom with the mostest. From what I can tell she’s kind of the Martha Stewart of family activities (aka the polar opposite of me). She even writes, creates and executive produces this webisode which leads kids and parents through creative activities, projects, games and more all fueled by your child’s imagination. No gimmicks, no game consoles or apps involved. Amazing, huh? 

Aubrey and her flaming flashlight!

Aubrey really enjoyed the activities that evening which included making shadow puppets and putting on a show, creativity exercises that were as simple as coming up with different uses for a lemon and playing the “Get To Know Me” game. She also got to make a flashlight into a pretend campfire with tissue papers, cellophane and rubberbands and then the kids set up a pretend camp ground! (Today at preschool, she brought her special flashlight for “share day”.)

Jar O S’mores

I think her favorite part of the night was getting to make a take-home S’mores snack jar, which I’m doling out to her in small portions at a time. Anything involving marshmallows is a hit with Aubrey.


You can check out The Possibility Shop webisodes on www.Family.com/PossibilityShop and follow the show on Twitter.com/PossibilityShop too!

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Tags: Amy Anderson • Aubrey Anderson-Emmons • Courtney Watkins • Disney Interactive Media Group • Family.com • Jim Henson Studios • The Possibility Shop

21
Sep, 2011

It’s already old news that:


1) Modern Family swept the Emmys on Sunday night. Like rolled it with a Hoover and then dust bustered the crumbs people. Amazing.
2) My super awesome and snuggly Aubrey is the new “Lily” on said hit show:





Most moms/parents would be proud of their kid scoring the sweetest job for a 4-yr old in prime time television and I’m no different. I’m so proud that I can hardly contain myself from telling complete strangers at the gas station, the grocery store, public restrooms… but I’m also aware that there is a stereotype of the Hollywood-Showbiz mom and it’s not a pretty one so I wanted to take a few minutes to tell you my feelings about this recent life changer and dispel any celebrity gossip. HA!


I have been in this business for over 14 years as a stand up and improv comedian, an actress and writer (…and waitress, dog walker, temp worker…) and I know the ups and downs of this business, the pitfalls and the pleasures. Show business is not for the faint of heart and it is not for most, but there is a special breed of freak who just can’t resist the spotlight. I truly believe you are born with this freak gene and my kid seems to have inherited it from me. 


Am I proud? Yes. Am I excited? Yes. Am I a little scared? Of course. But I feel equipped to guide and coach her in her career and be a real mom to her as well. 


So before the rumor mill begins swirling after this initial night of worldwide exposure, here are some tidbits that I have already been asked about a lot already:


1) Aubrey wanted to try out for the show and she was NOT a child actress before this. This was her first time memorizing lines and acting. I had no desire to get her into this business, mainly because I’m pretty busy driving myself to auditions and feeding myself snacks in the car.


2) We are not rich now. As soon as I posted the news that Aubrey had booked the role back in July (?) FB “friends” started making comments about us going on vacations and buying expensive rides, etc. We are still living in our rented town home, driving a 10 yr old mid-sized luxury sedan with lots of scrapes on the bumper (previous owner, thank you very much), clipping coupons and accepting clothing hand-me-downs. Aubrey is making decent money for a four year old, but Ed O’Neill’s salary it is not. We are VERY fortunate to be able to plan for her future and right now we are focusing on her well-being, happiness and education. She does attend regular pre-school on days she’s not on set.


3) Aubrey’s dad and I are not together. We were a couple for several years, but never married and split when she was an infant. We are both involved in her daily life and share responsibility of raising her. We are both very happy about her success but mostly both love being her parents. She’s an amazing girl.


4) I am a Korean born adoptee which means Aubrey is half Korean and half caucasian. The Hiller twins (they played Lily seasons 1 & 2) are Filipino and caucasian. So, no one is actually Vietnamese… get over it and there are tons of Asian adoptees who are mixed race. So get over that too.  🙂


5) Most importantly, Aubrey loves her work with Modern Family. She truly enjoys the time she spends with the cast and crew and even begs to go see her “tv friends” on days she’s not scheduled to work. We have hit the jack pot, not just in the monetary sense (see #2) but with this show. My boyfriend, Lee, and I were devoted fans long before Aubrey booked this role. The show is brilliantly funny with the best writers and I can honestly say that every person we have worked with on the show – cast, crew, admin, execs – kind and wonderful people with good hearts. I think it shows in the product they put out each week, does it not?


We are thrilled to be a part of this amazing show. BEYOND THRILLED and I am so touched by our friends and family who have gotten excited for us, telling everyone they know to tune in! Tonight is the night and life will never be the same for us. I’m not sure that we are ready, but we are grateful. Thanks for coming along on the ride!


MODERN FAMILY
1-Hour Season 3 Premiere
ABC 9/8c
September 21, 2011

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Tags: ABC • Amy Anderson • Aubrey Anderson-Emmons • Emmys • Lily • Modern Family

12
Sep, 2011

Remember I told you I would have a special discount deal for Disney’s Phineas and Ferb: BEST Live Show Ever? Well here it is. For all my SoCal friends, there are two venues for the show and you can use the discount at either one: 

Here is the flyer! Hope to see you at the show and have a GREAT week!

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Tags: Disney Live • MOM Discount • Phineas and Ferb Live