Unplanned Parenthood: Mom and Dad's night out

Last Friday was a big day for Evan as he met his Great Grandma for the first time and had his first overnight without Mom and Dad. Evan gave me two tickets to the Weezer concert for my first Mothers Day present and Friday was the night of the show down in the City Market.

Visiting Grandma M. was pretty sad for me. Grandma has very advanced dementia. She really doesn't know who any of us are anymore. Even worse, she doesn't sing anymore. She would always sing those really old songs that only grandparents sing. Now, she doesn't remember any words or melodies. But it was good to see her. She's going to be 93 soon. She's extremely healthy. Her mind has just betrayed her...

After visiting with Grandma M., we took Evan over to his Aunt Steph and Uncle John's house. They volunteered to watch him for the night, which was very awesome. At first we were a little nervous about how his 3 1/2-year-old older cousin, Brayden, would be around him. He's had some jealousy issues when Steph holds Baby Evan or Baby Logan. Steph told us the night before that Brayden said, "Baby Evan can't come here. He needs to stay at Linda's house." By the time we got there, though, he was excited to see Baby Evan - that's what he calls him. Baby Evan.

We visited for awhile and when it was time for Brian and I to leave and go get ready for the show, Brian went to give Brayden a hug goodbye. While doing so, he said something about playing nicely with Baby Evan and Brayden said, "I probably won't hit him." WHAT?

The concert was pretty fun and the Weezer sounded great. I can't say the same for the opening acts. Brian and I both agreed, however, that outdoor general admission shows just really aren't for us anymore. Everyone paid the same for the tickets, so they all thought they had to smash their way to the front on a 90 degree/90 percent humidity night. And then the crowd surfing started. Really? Crowd surfing? We joked after the show that you don't see crowd surfing at Elton John and thought the chances would be pretty slim at the upcoming Paul McCartney show at Sprint Center. Hell, we didn't even see crowd surfers at Ozzie over a year ago. We definitely are in favor of in-door, climate-controlled venues with reserved seating!

Throughout the night, Steph sent us pictures of our baby boy to reassure us that all was going well and that Brayden had not yet assaulted him. She said that she didn't make it through her first night without Brayden and had to go get him. We made it through. And while Brian seemed to have a harder time leaving Evan behind, I was the first to grab him up the next morning!

Below are a few of my favorite pictures from the day.

Four generations: Evan, me, my Mom and Grandma M.