Toby Mac

The kids have loved Toby Mac and his music for years.  So when we saw that he was coming to Charlotte, we took the opportunity to scoop up tickets to give them for Christmas.  Of course, we wanted to give them in a unique and fun manner, and we all love Survivor, so Mike and I (mostly Mike) came up with a Survivor challenge for Katey and Seth to complete in order to reveal their big gift.

First they each had to untangle a little key that was wound round and round and round the DVD rack.  Katey was speedy at this task, but Seth hung in there and eventually they both were off to the next task.  The keys unlocked small bags containing letter pieces:

After tearing into the bags the kids had to unscramble the letters.  This proved to be no easy task.

Both of them got the first bag unscrambled pretty quickly:  'Going to'

The next bag was much more challenging: 'See Toby Mac'  

The gift that Katey got Seth for Christmas (with *maybe* a little hinting from Mom) was the new Toby Mac CD.  So we had that playing while the kids were working.  Mike and I were trying hard to not bust out laughing as we were, unbeknownst to them, calling out hints left and right.  "Wow, this song is really great!  Toby Mac is a great artist!" and "I bet he would be fun to see in person."  We kept saying "Toby Mac" over and over and over.  And finally they got it:

And the kids were EXCITED!!  

But, they had to wait until February for the concert.  As the date drew closer Katey and Seth were getting more and more excited.  They each got to invite a friend to come along and then spend the night afterward.  

The concert was a lot of fun!  It was 4 hours of pure energy and volume!  We got to see, not only Toby Mac, but also Hollyn, Colton Dixon, Britt Nicole, Building 429, Capital Kings and Finding Favour.  Of course Toby Mac was the BEST!