The importance of being idle

Last week, we went to the Oasis concert at the WaMu Theater. Oasis doesn't play often in the United States (the only other show they've done in the US since 2006 was in Pittsburgh last January), so we were really excited that they chose to play in Seattle. Especially because Chris loves Oasis. It's almost worth the ticket price just to watch Chris go crazy during the show.

We went with a great group: Ben & Carrie, Matt & Lori, Aran & Kerstin, and Brett & Emily. Carrie got everyone into the VIP area before the show, and they had a great time enjoying pre-show adult beverages and taking fun pictures in the photo booth (see below). I, being the mama, was at home putting the little guy to bed and hanging out until our last-minute-babysitting-savior (aka Z's fairy godmother) Margaret came over. (On an non-concert-related note, Margaret had the very appropriate honor of being the last person to use "her" room -- the next day, we moved the bed out of the guest bedroom and turned it into a playroom for Zachary.)

I made it downtown before the show started and met up with everyone as they headed in to find our seats. We had a great time in our amazing seats (thanks to Matt for getting the tickets so early!). Oasis put on a fantastic show and it was fun to see them in a relatively small venue -- it felt like a college show. Chris almost cried with joy and he got a new Oasis t-shirt that he'll likely be wearing every day for the next 3 months. The night was a wild success.

Here are some pictures from the night, plus a short video to show you just how excited Chris was.