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Surprises at Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!

Captain Fussybuckets is four and Baby D is two, so they are both right at the prime ages for loving "Yo Gabba Gabba." They were beyond thrilled when they found out that we were going to see them LIVE! We saw a different Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! show in 2011, so we KNEW it was going to be great for the kids AND us! We loaded up the car and headed for the show at Dallas Fair Park Music Hall for the 6 pm show. We arrived about 45 minutes early and found fun games, led by Yo Gabba Gabba volunteers. The boys played this fun beanbag toss game:

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Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! Get the Sillies Out! is Coming to Dallas March 15th!

By Gena 2 Comments

Disclosure: My family received four tickets for writing this post and a review afterwards. All opinions are mine.

For all of you Yo Gabba Gabba! fans, especially those that live in Texas, you should know that their new show: "Get The Sillies Out!" will be in your area in March! We love Yo Gabba Gabba! and we really enjoyed the live Yo Gabba Gabba! show that we attended in 2011. The Captain still talks about the great time we had at the show. The music, the lights, and the songs that they know and love were great to hear performed live!

"Get The Sillies Out" is the NEW live show from the Yo Gabba Gabba cast. "Get The Sillies Out!" will visit more than 50 cities across the United States this year. Check out this complete list of cities and dates for the tour. The show is guaranteed to be a hit with kids and adults because of their state-of-the-art production, interactive experience, and cast of characters. DJ Lance Rock and his colorful friends will be joined by hip-hop legend Biz Markie and other surprise Super Music Friends and Dancey Dance guest performances.

Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! will be in Dallas at the Music Hall at Fair Park on Friday, March 15th AND there are two shows to choose from: 3 pm and 6 pm. Tickets start at $25. VIP party packages are also available, as well, which include a ticket in the first 15 rows, a pass to "Get The Sillies Out" in the private VIP room with the Yo Gabba Gabba gang and more. Children under 1 do not require a ticket to sit in a parent's lap. For any all all information regarding this awesome show, visit the Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! website.

We had an AWESOME time at the Wiggles’ Concert!

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If you didn’t know by now, three of the original four Wiggles will be retiring at the end of this year. That’s why I was SO thrilled to be able to take the boys to one of the last Wiggles concerts in Texas yesterday, as a part of their Celebration Tour. Captain Fussybuckets and Baby D haven’t really watched a lot of the older Wiggles stuff, but I can tell you that we have two copies of their DVD – “You Make Me Feel Like Dancing” because when the Captain was about 18 months old, we thought we had lost the first copy we had and since he asked for it daily, we quickly bought a new one. And the Wiggles’ DVDs – “Hot Poppin’ Popcorn” and “Getting Strong” are also HUGE favorites around here. We catch them occassionally on Sprout, as well, and the boys are always mesmerized.

My husband and I were shocked and amazed that we were able to sit on the very front row at the concert with the boys. What a special, exciting, and just delightful experience! Yes, I’m an adult and yes, I’m describing sitting on the front row at a kids’ concert with these words. You see, The Wiggles are REAL musicians with REAL talent. They don’t have to rely on … anything, really. Their show is just that good. We four, along with the rest of the crowd, were entertained from start to finish. It was a magical, fun, and wonderful time at the Wiggles’ show!

When we got there, there was a Wiggles video playing on the big screen. Millions of parents with antsy kids thank you for this, Wiggles. While we were waiting for the show to start, the kids got a mini Wiggles fix, and we were able to relax and enjoy! This was just one of many ways that you could tell that the Wiggles are seasoned pros, good at what they do – entertaining kids.

Soon the show started and we got to see all of the four original Wiggles – Jeff, Greg, Anthony, and Murray. We also saw Dorothy the Dinosaur, Henry the Octopus, Captain Feathersword, Wags the Dog, the Teddy Bear, the Big Red Car, some fabulous, talented dancers and the three up and coming Wiggles, Emma, Lachlan, and Simon, (in their current roles, NOT as the new Wiggles…yet!)

If you are attending a Wiggles show, and I highly suggest you do, make sure to bring a few things: 1. a bone for Wags – could be a real bone, toy bone, paper bone, whatever, but it gets your kids closer to someone from the Wiggles crew. 2. a rose for Dorothy – same as the bone, someone from the Wiggles crew comes out to collect them during the show. I don’t know HOW we missed this, but a sweet mom behind us gave my boys a bone and some roses for a special photo op. 3. a special sign for the Wiggles – they read them out during the show!

Now, for the pictures of our great day:

Toot Toot, Chugga Chugga, Big Red Car!

Wake Up, Jeff!

Captain Feathersword!

Anthony playing the didgeridoo

The boys got to meet Emma!

The Captain got to meet Jeff!!!

Dancing with the Wiggles

The Captain had already had his nap, but all of the dancing during the show wore him out! AND, Baby D was not feeling well, but even he couldn’t resist dancing with the Wiggles! He LOVED it, as we all did! Here is a little snippet of the boys dancing during the show:

Thanks, Wiggles, for an amazing 21 years of great music and for a great concert in DFW, Texas!!

disclosure: I was not paid to write this post. The fabulous Wiggles PR people gave us tickets in exchange for writing a promotional post for the Wiggles’ final concert, however, this post was not required. I just want to gush about how AWESOME the Wiggles truly are!!

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The Wiggles' Final Tour

By Gena 4 Comments

Did you know that three of the four original Wiggles are retiring? Yes, after this final world tour, Jeff, Murray, and Greg will be retiring and three new Wiggles will be joining Anthony as the new generation of The Wiggles! The 2012 Summer Tour called "The Wiggles! Celebration Tour!" will be the last time you will get to see the orginal four Wiggles sing and dance to your favorite Wiggles songs!

The Wiggles! Celebration Tour! is guaranteed to get you up and wiggling! Their fun, interactive, and educational message is sure to entertain kids and parents alike. Audience members are encouraged to participate by:

creating a fun, giant sign at home to bring to the show
having fun with your favorite Wiggly friend as they sing and dance through the audience
dress up as your favorite character
yelling "Wake up, Jeff!" whenever the loveable Purple Wiggle falls asleep on stage.

If you need a little fun to pass the time until the Wiggles come to your town, visit WiggleTime.com, specially created for preschoolers and their parents. Parents can monitor their child's progress and have access to premium promotional offers, contest, merchandise discounts, and presale Wiggles tickets! You can also follow the Wiggles on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook!

The USA Celebration Tour begins July 12th in San Diego, California. I'm excited because the Wiggles will be making a couple of stops here in Texas, too! Check out the full listing of tour dates and places!

The Celebration Tour corresponds with the release of the Wiggles' new DVD and CD, "The Wiggles Big Birthday," which will be released on July 17th:

Preorder the Wiggles' "Big Birthday" DVD on Amazon today!

Are your kids Wiggles fans? Are you planning on attending a concert in the Celebration tour???

Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! is on tour NOW!

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Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! is on the road! The “It’s Time To Dance!” tour features a mix of classic Yo Gabba Gabba! favorites, as well as new performances. The production features characters from the show, DJ Lance Rock, Brobee, Foofa, Plex, Toodee, and Captain Fussybuckets’ favorite, Muno! There is lots of singing, dancing, games, animation, and music to enjoy in this show. Hip Hop legend Biz Markie and Leslie Hall also join the cast on stage. The show runs just under two hours with intermission. It’s guaranteed to be an awesome show!!

If you’re not familiar with Yo Gabba Gabba!, you need to check it out! Both Captain Fussybuckets and Baby D love it. The hubby and I weren’t too sure about the show when we first watched it, but YGG! has tons of memorable, catchy, educational tunes that we all love. And I’m not just saying that! YGG! is not your average kids’ show…the music is actually enjoyable by all ages! The characters are cute and teach valuable lessons like “don’t bite your friends,” “all of our friends are different,” and “keep trying, never give up!” Captain Fussybuckets has learned from this show!

The tour is wrapping up soon, so check to see if they are coming to a city near you! (They’re coming to Texas soon! YES!!!) Just go to Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! to check out tour dates and ticket info!

Keith Urban concert!

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Last night Daddy and I had a “date night” while Grandma watched the boys. We went to the American Airlines Center in Dallas (home of the Mavs!!) to see Keith Urban in concert and we had a blast! We didn’t take any camera besides Daddy’s phone, so we didn’t get any good pictures, but the show was amazing!!!

Keith performed old songs that I love, along with new songs that I love. He didn’t sing “Your Everything,” which is one of his older, slow love songs that Daddy and I had played at our wedding. I get it though, you have to phase out the old stuff and you can’t have too many slow songs, but that was a bummer. BUT he has plenty of newer slow songs that are amazing, like “Without You” and “Making Memories of Us.” And, of course, there were many fast songs, such as Captain Fussybuckets’ favorite which he calls “The Guitar Song,” but is really called “Put You In A Song.” (here is CF “playing” the guitar song:)

Okay, back to the concert. Keith seems SO down to earth still, after all of his fame. He interacted with the fans and walked through a swarming crowd a few times to get to different places on the floor so he could interact with more than just the front row. Towards the end of the concert, he walked back to a little platform in the back, which was RIGHT below us. He played a song and then…he gave his guitar to a sweet little younger teenager. She was thrilled beyond belief. He clearly had hand selected her. I wonder if maybe she was singing all of the words to his song so he KNEW she was a true fan. I watched him reach down and grab her hands and put them on the guitar, so she and everyone else would know he meant to give it to her. ahhhh…it was so sweet. I’m sure that was the highlight of her year!

What else? I could go on and on and on…but here are a few other things about the night:

1. The fad for girls going to concerts in 105 degree weather (outside, the AAC does have AC…) is a baby doll dress and big cowboy boots. Literally over half of the crowd was wearing this outfit.

2. Older people love Keith, too. I promise I saw a couple of 80 year old women!

3. Keith genuinely thanked the crowd for coming out. He said that he knows a lot of people are going through very hard times and uncertainty, but whatever it took for them to come to the show, he was extremely grateful. I don’t know how many famous people would even think to say that.

4. Keith came out for his encore wearing a Mavs jersey and sang “We Are The Champions.” Oh yeah.

5. Concerts are louder than they used to be (yes, this statement makes me old,) even 5 years ago when we saw Keith last.

6. They added some video clips to the show since we saw him last and that is just awesome!!

7. There are a TON of people working behind the scenes. A.TON.

And can I just say that while I don’t know that it’s true because I don’t know the man personally, but I think his wife Nicole and two little girls have softened his heart. He’s always been sincere and sweet to me, but I dunno, it’s much different. It’s clear to me that something has changed since we saw him 5 years ago, and I think that’s it.

Way to go, Keith, you’re awesome.

“meeting” Keith :o)
(yes, I was a little embarassed…ha!)

picture of the big screen
(remember, phone picture! It was soooo awesome in real life!)

Keith singing RIGHT below us!!!!!

Surprises at Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!

Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! Get the Sillies Out! is Coming to Dallas March 15th!

We had an AWESOME time at the Wiggles’ Concert!

The Wiggles' Final Tour

Yo Gabba Gabba! Live! is on tour NOW!

Keith Urban concert!

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