What a night!! Not sure I can capture everything that happened in one post, but I will try! So the evening started out not so good, with me getting out of work about 25 minutes late. I had to rush to pick up Toby at the sitter, run home and change and let the doggie out, then run and get the other two at school. Drew was going to Braden's house for a birthday part and Toby had to go to my parents house for the night. We still made it to the church by 4:30. We thought they were going to need our help, but turns out when we got there, they didn't. So Tay and I ran for some dinner and got back to the church around 4:45. We decided to just stand in line at that point, because doors opened at 5:30. We were the first person in line with Artist Circle tickets, so Taylor was pretty excited to be the first one in the doors! We got in around 5:30 but they weren't opening the doors to the student center until 5:45. Again, Taylor went straight to the doors to be first in line! She was, and we were the first ones in and we got Front and Center seats! WOW!! Taylor was thrilled! We had a while to wait before the Question and Answer session started with Barlow Girl, so Taylor hooked up with some friends!
Here she is with Macie and Maddy from school! (and oh yeah, did I mention Nate got a call that Barlow Girl needed to use his Bass? It's there on stage in the background)
And this photo was actually taken at intermission, but we found cousin Sara! Aren't these two of the most beautiful ladies you've ever seen!
Here are some photos from the Question and Answer time... and once again... Taylor was the FIRST to ask a question! She asked what other bands BarlowGirl likes! They said bands like Relient K and Switchfoot, a few more of Taylor's favorites as well! Here is Becca and Alyssa chatting.
And Lauren answering a few questions! (She's the youngest ;)
We then had a photo op with Barlow Girl and yes, once again... Taylor was FIRST in line!! Can you see why my girl was smiling from ear to ear? During this photo op, they were standing right in front of our seats, so Taylor got the priveledge to be the "assistant apprentice" and helped their assistant with the cameras. It got to the point that they were all saying "Get your camera from Taylor!" What an honor for her!
Following our time with BarlowGirl, Mr Matt Carter and Andrew Simms took the stage! Matt is a very dear friend of ours, as he and his wife Sarah are in our adult small group at church and Nate plays Bass for him in Worship band. And Andrew is a friend that our Drew looks up to! Andrew and Drew share a birthday and a love for drumming! Drew calls him his "Brother from another Mother!" What an awesome time of Worship once again!
Then Pastor Nick came out to introduce BarlowGirl! The time had come for their amazing show!
I won't give commentary on these photos, as they are just various shots that turned out. Most were blurry because I didn't want to use my flash since we were right in the front. I didn't want to blind the poor girls!
Oh yeah... and here's Becca playing Nate's Bass!
After the show it was time for autographs. As we were waiting in line for BarlowGirl (and no, we weren't first this time, we waited until the end...) Taylor and some friends got Matt's autograph! He wrote "Taylor, You're my Hero, Your Dad is my Bassist"! Pretty sweet of him... He's going to make a GREAT dad one day ;)
So, when we finally got up to get autographs, the most special thing happened for my Taylor!! they all remembered her from her helping out with the cameras. She got up there and had brought several things along for them to sign, but they were saying "only one thing can be signed." So she was trying to figure out what she wanted to have autographed. Well, we got up there, and since they remembered her, they were like... "oh no, we are signing everything for Taylor!" And they just gushed over her. She got two CD's signed, a program and her shirt! She also got to show them a photo she had taken with them back in 2005. They thought that was great (especially since Lauren was not a blonde, something they tease her about mercilessly!)But Nate did take this photo at the end of the night with his phone, but I thought it was a great shot! It is Andrew Simms, Becca Barlow, Matt Carter, Alyssa Barlow and Lauren Barlow! What an amazing group of musicians!! God has Blessed them, and they are Blessing others in return! What a testimony to Obedience to God!
The night was simply AMAZING... and I didn't even touch on the actually concert. It was a small intimate setting for BarlowGirl, as they usually rock the place LOUD! But it was amazing in a whole new way! As usual, their songs were brought hope to many of the young ladies (and old ladies :)) that were there, and many lives were changed by the message of their music!I could not ask for any better role models for my daughter, and I will do everything I can to encourage her interest in BarlowGirl and music and a lifestyle that Glorifies God!
God is Good!
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