David Archuleta/Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert

Bailey's Big Surprise

Mark put us in the lottery drawing this year for the Mormon Tabernacle Christmas Concert featuring David Archuleta. We were so excited when we found out we got tickets to the Saturday night show. I was even more excited when I found out that David Archuleta was going to be doing a signing at the Deseret Book in Salt Lake City on Friday night. We left right when the kids got home from school, and drove straight to the store. They dropped me off with Bailey thinking I just had to buy something I couldn't find in Idaho Falls. Mark took the kids to check into the hotel, and get dinner while I stood in line in the freezing cold to save us a spot to meet Archie. Once I realized that I had a really good spot in line, I called and told Bailey what I was really doing. There was all kinds of giggling and squealing into the phone :)! They met me at the store about a half hour before he was supposed to be there. We bought her David Archuleta's new book to have signed. We also let her open one of her Christmas presents while she stood in line, which was his newest CD. So, with Mark and Sawyer's help, she was able to have 3 things autographed. She was one happy girl :)!

Here she is getting her book signed! It was really hard to get pictures, because they were pushing people through the line so fast. I did manage to get this one, and you can tell by her face that she's a little star struck!

He's such a cute, friendly guy.

Here's her with her signed book.

Here are her signed Cd's.


Temple Square
After the signing, we walked around Temple Square and looked at the lights. It's a beautiful place during Christmas time.

Salt Lake Temple


Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert featuring David Archuleta
Saturday night was the concert. It was AMAZING! We got seated in the Conference Center early, and had fun watching some general authorities walk in. We saw President Eyring and Uchtdorf. We heard that Elder Bednar and a few more were there, but we only spotted the two. The show was so good. I know that David Archuleta is famous for his pop music, but his voice was meant for the kind of singing he did last night. He was absolutely incredible.

Waiting for the show to start.

Still waiting.

You couldn't use cameras during the show. I took this picture with my phone. If you look right below the Choir and right above the orchestra, that person standing there is David Archuleta.

After the concert, we went out on one of the roofs of the Conference Center and took pictures of the Temple.

I love this picture of Sawyer.

We met the Larsons in the Visitor's Center and hung out at their hotel until about 1:00 in the morning. It was a great weekend!