Elton John Concert

On Saturday we went to an Elton John concert at the PNC Music Pavilion in Charlotte, NC. It was such a blast and the perfect 1st concert experience for the kids. Back in March I was so thrilled to see that Elton was coming to NC. Once I bought the tickets the count down to the concert began. The kids have been rocking out to his songs for months now and trying to learn his biggest hits. It turned out to be one of the best nights of my life.

This beauty was ready to rock out!

I am so grateful for the kind woman sitting next to us who took these photos. I love them! I am almost never in any good photos with the family. 
It is so nice to have all of us in the photos together.

The little ones were so thrilled that we found guitar glasses, feather boas and beads to wear. They wanted to dress up fancy like Elton.

Hotch is such a great dad! He totally played along.

We had awesome seats on the lawn. It was so nice being able to bring lawn chairs, blankets and even food to munch on. They kids chowed down on chips, guacamole, tomatoes and popcorn.

The opening act 2CELLOS (Luka Silic & Stjepan Hauser) were amazing!
It was awesome when they played "Smooth Criminal". 

The kids were so thrilled when Elton John finally stepped out. They loved the fact that he was wearing a sequined jacket and pants.

Alyssa kept telling me that it was totally awesome!

The second song he sang was "Bennie and the Jets" which is our family favorite! It started the night off well. My kids were so excited to hear him sing it live and that they knew most of the words.

Alyssa only captured a small bit of the chorus. 

We were definitely entertained by who we fondly called "Drunk Hippie Girl" and her interesting outfit. Let's just say she left absolutely nothing up for the imagination. At the end of the night we were entertained by her further when she got into some drama in the parking lot.

We were grateful for the jumbotrons!

Delaney and I love the song "Tiny Dancer"! We were so happy that we got to dance and song along to it. Alyssa captured the whole song on video.

These girls were having a wonderful time!

The photos below aren't the best, but we cherish them. (It was bummer that we couldn't bring in my nice camera and had to settle for using the lame 35mm.) Elton John sure did make our night! He is such an incredible singer.

Braxton was so happy when he sang "I Guess That's Why They Call Them the Blues" because he had just learned the whole chorus. He was so sweet when he cuddled into me as we sang and danced to his song.

I absolutely love this next photo of Alyssa! Her favorite Elton John song is "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)". As the concert was coming to an end (the second to last song) Elton John finally sang her favorite song. She started screaming and jumping all around. The joy on her face in this photo is priceless! She danced, sang and hugged me tons. It was a perfect moment!

Elton John signed some autographs and then walked off stage. The kids were wondering why we weren't leaving until we explained encores. 
They LOVED that he came back out to sing "Your Song".

We had an outstanding, incredible night!

No idea what these tired babies are doing, but they crack me up.

I am so grateful for these four treasures! They make my life complete! 
Going to an Elton John concert was such a blast and a blessing!