The first week continues - Mom gets to be in the movie

Family portrait - Luka (aka Salvatore), Dom (aka Francesco) and Carlotta (aka Rachel)

July 11th - Our next day on the set was in Boston. They were filming the kids being dropped off and picked up at school. All the trailers at base camp were full, so Rachel and Salvi had classrooms in the school they were filming in they could use to hang out in. Unfortunately it was really hot and the rooms were upstairs and not air conditioned. There were alot of extras on the set that day, including one of Salvi's cousins so we ended up hanging out mostly in the holding area - closer to food and much cooler thanx to the air conditioning that was being pumped in !

Hanging out in director chairs:

And one of their fans !

Then the most exciting part for me, was when they asked us if we would be willing to help out and be extras in the background ! So Michelle, her husband Salvi and brother George and I all got to stroll down the street as extra extras. Just about everytime I got one foot in the scene they would yell Cut - I think it was George's red shirt. After numerous takes, we finally made it across the set in a couple of the takes (yes !) so we'll see if we end up on the cutting room floor or not ! It was fun and I finally got to be in a movie, sort of !