Night Out

Brian was invited to a Diamondback's game with some work colleagues and they must have liked him outside of the office (he he) because before you know it we were invited out again!  This time to the Van Halen concert on Saturday.  The Hillins were out of town so our first prerogative was finding a babysitter for Trevor.  Well, Mike and Nicci insisted on taking Trevor for the night so that the boys could play again.  That was SO nice of them and we can't wait to watch their boys overnight sometime!!

The night started at our friend Dan and Donna's house for a preparty that included a 'can't drive 55' signature drink in honor of the concert we were all going to.  They have an awesome bar in their home that rivals that of real bar/restaurants!  There were probably 20 of us total, some even came in costume!  We did not...nor did Bob (PetSmart CEO).

They arranged a party bus to take us to the concert, which was just a hoot...complete with not just one but two stripper poles as well as an overabundance of cold beverages.  Water for the pregnant lady.  Here's a pic of one of the girls dressed up in 80s gear!

After a 30 minute or so ride we arrived at the venue and promptly went to our suite and caught the last song of Kool and the Gang which was 'Celebrate'!  We chowed on a fully stocked suite of food and drinks before Van Halen came on and the place erupted! 

Everyone in the suite was dancing, picture taking, just having a GREAT time!  At one point we even had a congo line going in the suite which was a little interesting because Bob was behind Sara but no worries, Sara doesn't get intimidated by that and we all were having a great time!  Which reminds us, Bob has a memory of steel!  After the concert a few of us were in the hallway waiting for the others when Bob said, "Sara, improv" so Sara started salsaing and Bob joined in.  Turns out he grew up in Argentina and has some good moves!

After the concert we headed back to the party bus for more drinks and fun...and lots of singing.  A popular song for the evening was "Small Town Girl" and boy can the party goers belt it out!!  This picture shows everyone dancing to the tunes and maybe using one of the poles!

The bus dropped us off at Blu Martini at Desert Ridge for more drinks and dancing.  Holy sweatiness but tons of fun!!!  People commented that Sara was a trooper for hanging in with all the drunks but honestly, she was having so much fun dancing she didn't even notice she wasn't drinking!  However at 1:30am it was time for Sara and baby to go home!

How did Trevor do at his slumber party?  Fabulous!  The boys went swimming, enjoyed a pizza dinner, lots of playtime and a movie complete with popcorn!  Nicci thinks he's amazing because when it was time to go to bed, Trevor hopped right in, listened to a story then rolled over to close his eyes.  Nicci asked him a few times if he was okay and he said yes and that was it!  No crying, no getting out of bed, nothing!!  He slept until 7:30am and probably would have slept later but he heard Adam and Cole were up and didn't want to miss out on play time!!  Thank you Mike and Nicci for watching Trevor so we could have our fun night!  It's so nice to have family in town and can't wait to see you again soon!!