BYU Broadcasting Building

On Friday the kids didn't have school, so I let them decide if we would all take a special trip to Provo to deliver the Darth Vader costume to Studio C, or if I'd just do it Monday with Ethan when he went to Utah county for his Jazz band practice. The kids all voted to go, but I did say "We might just take it in and drop it off - I can't promise that we'll see anyone from the cast, so I don't want you guys to be let down or anything..." I had called the BYU Broadcasting building earlier in the day about doing a tour, and the guy called me back, but said their schedule was all tied up today but might be able to get someone to guide us around and said he'd call me back. I said we were on our way anyway, so no problems either way. All the kids still wanted to go and get as close as they could to their favorite show. So we all went. We gave it to the nice receptionist and that was that. She said we could walk around if we wanted, so we did. Lily and Sophi quickly entered a trance when they saw pbs kids playing on one of their tvs. 

There were three tvs which showed all the shows they broadcast - kbyu 11, byutv, and byutv international.
We got the girls to move and walked around, admiring all their broadcasting awards and advertisements for their productions.

Lily said "Look mom! American Ride!" We thought that was funny that the history show was the one she reconginzed. Yes, I watch a lot of tv these days, as it's one of the things I can do while I nurse Natalie. We walked by Studio C where Studio C does their sketches. Here's Ethan saying "We were this close!"

Then we went up the elevator just for fun to keep looking around. We saw a lady walk by and Abi approached her and asked her if she could give a picture to Studio C that she had drawn. The lady said "Do you want to see Studio C?" and amazed at this small miracle that the kids had been hoping for, we said yes. This kind lady's name is Kim and she has a radio show at 1:00 in the afternoons and she is my kids' new hero. She was so nice, she gave us a full tour of the whole broadcasting building. First we went to the Studio C areas - their stage, the backstage area which the kids recognized ~

Ethan and I did some jazzersize (see 1:14) in front of the green screen -

we saw the make-up room ~

the green rooms ~

... and then on top of that she showes us around the sets and stages for their other shows on the other stations, like Chef Brad's kitchen and the Latin show's set, even the radio and recording studios, she kept asking "Do you want to go see ____?" and then would say "well you might as well since you're already here!" It was so nice of her, the kids loved it. It was also a good lesson on how we should try to be more like Kim - notice people, greet them, offer help, take the time to slow down from our own to-do's and help and serve others. We're so thankful that she took the time to show us around! 

And then we got some Krispy Kremes with chocolate icing and sprinkles on the way home ~

(I had to have a bribe to convince them to come with me when it was time to leave rather than go home with Kim.)

Happy kids and a small miracle = great childhood memories