My Baby Girl Is Turning 13-Time For Another Mom/Daughter WDW Trip!!

[brookelizabeth]

Oh wow!!!!!!!! I can't wait to hear all the details!!! I am so happy to read it is now known as the Greatest Day of Lauren's Life. And to have his arm wrapped around her...oh, I'm sure she was just beside herself.

You guys both look great - Lauren looks so cute-it might have been more than the Yankee's shirt keeping that boys' arm around her!

 

[Sleeping*Beauty]

I can't wait to see the pictures! I'm sure she will never forget meeting them.

 

[Camster0307]

Ok guys - you asked for it, so you're going to get it. I've decided to make this a mini-TR within a TR.

Since Lauren has now officially declared July 17th as the greatest day of her life, I feel the strong need to document it and share the experience with all of you. Also -- I took a boatload of photos and I've got to do something with them!

So fair warning to you all: my next few posts will be completely JB-centered!

For those of you who may not have read my pre-trs in the past, I have talked often of Lauren's obsession with the Jonas Brothers. Before this past Friday, she had seen them twice in concert and is a very enthusiastic supporter of all things Jonas related, with the youngest Nick being her favorite.

Exhibit "A" - the walls of her room:

Unfortunately for Lauren, the majority of her friends do not share the same enthusiasm, which makes me sad for her.

Fortunately for Lauren, she has a mother who has grown to enjoy the Jonas Brothers music and I do not mind accompanying her to these concerts. In all honesty, they put on a really good show and lord knows, there are worse things she could be into. So yeah, I happily support her addiction.

Anyway, long story short - the tickets for their summer tour went on sale in March and the one friend that likes them also was going to be away at camp and wouldn't be able to go. So it was to be just Lauren and I. After sitting on the Ticketmaster site for 45 minutes, and throwing back seats that I did not think were good enough, I finally scored two tickets - 7 rows off the floor, front and center of the main catwalk.

On top of scoring great seats, a very good friend from college reveals to me that he is very good friends with someone who works closely with the Jonas Brothers. AND he could arrange for us to get meet & greet passes!

Well, not only did this "friend" get us meet & greet passes, he also arranged for us to attend a private soundcheck party that the band has before every concert!

I kept this secret from Lauren for months and finally decided to tell her the night before the concert.

Here she is before I tell her:

Here she is right after I told her. (for some reason she felt the need to jump off the couch and run away):

I finally caught up with her and made her stand still. Could this smile BE any bigger?

Yes, I'm meeting the Jonas Brothers. Aren't I lucky?

Now, as I discussed earlier, Lauren was originally planning to wear a JB shirt. But after discovering she would be meeting them, she had a change of plans. She went with her Yankee shirt. She's a Yankee fan; the Jonas Brothers are Yankee fans - helloooooo! Best decision ever!

I went with the JB concert shirt. What the heck, right? I like them; I'm not embarassed to show it.

We had to arrive for soundcheck by 4pm so we decided to head into Boston a little earlier to get some lunch beforehand. It was going to be a long night and this was going to be our only meal of the day.

Anxiously awaiting 4pm:

So was I. But I got to enjoy a Sam Adams Summer Ale, with lemon, while I waited:

I wanted to take some food porn but Lauren informed me that it's only cool to do that when you're in WDW, not out in the real world. Whatever.

We finished up lunch quickly and headed over to the Garden by 3:15. (anxious much?) We had our wristbands in hand and got into the soundcheck line!

We waited. And waited. And waited.

Soundcheck was running very late. (come to find out that Nick and Kevin had a hard time getting up to Boston because of weather issues in NJ, where they were). Finally - by 5pm, we were heading in!

Poster on the wall:

Finally, we head to our soundcheck seats! So cool - they only let in about maybe 100-150 fans for this.

The stage, pre-JB:

The band starts to take their places for soundcheck. The horns:

Bass guitar and keyboard player (I'll explain the hat later):

The guitarist and strings:

The drummer:

Up next..........the main attraction takes the stage!
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[MapleGirl]

Great report Cammie! I can't wait to hear more.

 

[karajeboo]

 

[TigerKat]

This....is....so....exciting!!!!!!!

 

[torsie24]

Eeee- I don't even have a clue about anything JB related and this is even making me super excited!!!!

 

[Camster0307]

And now the moment Lauren has been waiting for............the Jonas Brothers take the stage for soundcheck! (be forewarned: I'm posting alot of pix because I know some of my readers here have kids who would be interested)

Left to right: Nick, Joe, Kevin:

Now to explain this outfit on Joe. He doesn't wear these glasses and doesn't dress like this normally:

Evidently the band has "dress-up" days on Fridays. But apparently Joe seems to be the only one who does it. With the exception of the keyboard player, who was wearing a crown. Anyway, I think he was trying to be a nerdy tourist because he is wearing a fannypack. Who knows? LOL.

Soundcheck was fun. The guys took questions from the audience and sang a few songs:

The boy has nice legs.

Question & answer session. Lauren was too shy to raise her hand. Actually, she had heard stories how they bring fans up on stage to sing and she was terrified of that possibility!

Someone wanted the bassist to sign their poster:

They bought a group of friends up onstage for a round of musical chairs. Then they sang to them:

Because he's her favorite, Lauren took many Nick pix:

Soundcheck lasted about half an hour. Very intimate and the boys were very funny. Our night was off to a good start.

Next up..............WE MEET THE JONAS BROTHERS!

 

[MaryAz]

Yay for the pics of the keyboard player. He is cousin Ryan to us and the girls loved seeing him.

 

[babytrees]

Miss Cammie-Cassidy says thank you for the pics.....actually she more like shrieked it.

 

[lauren_elizabeth]

Ahhhhhh this is SO exciting!!!

 

[2xcited2sleep]

Oh wow! So exciting!!! Lauren must have been on cloud nine!! And what a cool mom you are!!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

How FUN!! I think the mom is a little obsessed, too - just sayin'

Before I read what you wrote, I was thinking, "what's with the shorty shorts?" I didn't even notice the rest of the costume - he probably saw that outfit at WDW! And you're right - NICE LEGS!!!!

 

[ortholablady]

How exciting! I can't wait to hear about and see pics of the meeting. I bet Lauren still has that smile on her face! And you get the Mom of the Year Award! What an awesome surprise!

 

[Camster0307]

Yay for the pics of the keyboard player. He is cousin Ryan to us and the girls loved seeing him.

No way! Happy to post pix of a relative! I have one more pic of him from soundcheck, even though it's a little further away. But it was nice to see him in the spirit of "dress-up" day!

Be sure to check in when I post the concert pix. Our seats were right in front of the catwalk where Ryan and Garbo were. He's in alot of our pix! And you can see his face.

 

[Camster0307]

Great report Cammie! I can't wait to hear more.

Thank you! And thanks for reading.

What are you waiting for? YOU know what happens. LOL

This....is....so....exciting!!!!!!!

Thanks Kathy! It was exciting to experience.

Eeee- I don't even have a clue about anything JB related and this is even making me super excited!!!!

Oh honey - stick with us. We'll have you up-to-speed on the Jonas Brothers in no time!

Miss Cammie-Cassidy says thank you for the pics.....actually she more like shrieked it.

Well, tell Miss Cassidy that I say she is very welcome! I have about three times as many pix from the actual concert!

Ahhhhhh this is SO exciting!!!

HaHa! Thanks for reading, Lauren!

Oh wow! So exciting!!! Lauren must have been on cloud nine!! And what a cool mom you are!!

You can't even imagine how nervous and excited she was. So cute! And I was feeling it right along with her.

How FUN!! I think the mom is a little obsessed, too - just sayin'

Before I read what you wrote, I was thinking, "what's with the shorty shorts?" I didn't even notice the rest of the costume - he probably saw that outfit at WDW! And you're right - NICE LEGS!!!!

Just supporting my daughter's obsession, missy!

How exciting! I can't wait to hear about and see pics of the meeting. I bet Lauren still has that smile on her face! And you get the Mom of the Year Award! What an awesome surprise!

Yes she does. And now, she looks at those boys with a whole new glow!

 

[Debbie6221]

OMG!!!!!!!!!!! Love all the pix! Too cool!

 

[podsnel]

I LOVE reading about this and seeing all the pics!! The little ones on my phone were just not big enough!!!! Can't wait to see the meet!!!

 

[brookelizabeth]

It's so exciting!!!!!!!!!! I am loving the mini-TR!

The nerdy tourist getup is hilarious! And I love how it's Dress Up Day, but only 2 people participate.

Mary, the keyboard player is a cousin of yours? How cool is that???!

 

[MichelleVW]

I'm going to show my DD's these pics when they wake up. It's so cute because they don't even know you or your DD but they were so excited for her. Alyssa said, "I love it when young fans get to meet them!"


I love the Jo Bros...they seem so sweet and funny.