Child Acting is hard. It's not easy to get into and it requires a child (who normally might be riding their bike) to stay committed to rehearsals, practice, photoshoots, resumes, and feedback or criticism. Thats rough on a 7 year old. Alex is doing her best, but unsurprising she has forgotten the fun she had when just doing the audition that landed her a place at the Hollywood CGTV.la acting program that we are doing locally. All the extra prep and homework has worn her down. Normally when this happens she will ask to do something else. And if this were surfing or biking I would be like 'ok'. But this is something bigger. She asked to do it. We all agreed as a family we would do this. And while it would be easy to say - no worries Alex - we don't have to go. That wouldn't be right. We committed to this. And while we may have changed our minds, we need to follow-through and do what we said we would do. After we finish with the program - if she still hates it and doesn't want to do it every again - then we don't. We can go back to surfing and biking. But we have to at least finish what we started. That's character building. And personally its one of the most important things I can do as a parent.

Head Shots for Alex were from Shelby Lynn at
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Thank you Shebly for an amazing photoshoot!

🎬 Start Here Videos:
Alex buys her first surfboard: a Catch Surf JOB Skipper 6'6"
https://youtu.be/6rdDpIEo9yg

Sharks at Ewa Beach? Reaction video and surfing lessons:
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Wet'n Wild a Water Park in Hawaii?
https://youtu.be/MeeizA54NEA

First time surfing ever! Surf lessons with Ohana Surf Project in Queens Beach Waikiki
https://youtu.be/WLrE-QyhJ84

Swimming with Dolphins (in the wild)
https://youtu.be/P25H-1cF050

Moving to Hawaii
https://youtu.be/ZS3yFSv1yCE

🪖 If you new to our channel, we are a military family stationed in Hawaii for the next few years. John, my husband, re-enlisted in the military after being out for ten years. Kind of crazy. But John was a Marine and he loved the Marines. Afghanistan Veteran. The only reason he got out was for me. Back before online jobs or school, he gave up the Marines and allowed me to start my career. I had an amazing career spending years growing and working with Target as a Store Director. But with Covid came many changes. One of those was the desire to stay home and homeschool Alexandra and Hailey. And so it opened the door for John to do whatever he wanted to do. He re-enlisted, but this time we both agreed the Army. After being out so long, John had to go through Basic training again or OSUT. Six months of that followed by waiting for command sponsorship for our first OCONUS move and the family has been apart for 10 months. Crazy considering this wasn't a deployment. But we made it! We are now stationed at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii for the next 2 to 3 years and feel truly blessed to be here!

The hardest thing as a parent - and the hardest thing about child acting. Behind the scenes.

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