A SURPRISE FOR DEVON

I woke up to a voicemail from a friend yesterday morning asking me to return their call. The two of us never chat on the phone, so I wondered what was going on. As it turns out, they had two concert tickets that weren't going to be used and wondered if we wanted them. I said I'd talk to Tim and then let them know.

Normally I'd have been excited for a free date like I was when we got to see Crowder last year, but I've been fighting allergies or something and was so wiped out yesterday that even the chance to go to a free concert didn't make me want to get out of jammies. With one ticket up for grabs and three kids old enough for Tim to take along, we had a choice to make. Which kid would get to go? Any of the bigs would have loved it, but Devon is the one who is the most obsessed with music, bands, knowing who sings what, and so on. We decided Tim would take Devon and told our friend we'd accept the tickets ... but we didn't tell Devon or any of the other little Ws.

We carried on with our day as usual until Tim told Devs to put on some shoes and head to the car. Devon had no clue what was going on and probably just figured they were running an errand together. He remained clueless until they walked into the venue and he saw all the merchandise tables. He asked Tim if they were at a concert, but Tim just shrugged. Then they walked into the auditorium and he saw the stage set up with banners for the different bands that were playing. Devon's suspicions were confirmed.  Newsboys headlined and both Hawk Nelson and Ryan Stevenson opened.

The guys took some pictures in the lobby. (We incorrectly assumed the concert was outdoors because it was at the fairgrounds, so Devon was carrying extra layers for warmth later in the night. Oops.)

They took some pictures in the auditorium.

And I took some pictures of one very happy boy when they got home.

Such a memorable night and I'm so thankful for the generosity that made it possible!