Monster Jam Fun!

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Saturday night was the BIG night around here for one special little man.  It was the night Advanced Auto Parts Monster Jam returned to Cincinnati.  It was so much fun for our 3 little ones!

The evening started out well.  We found fantastic parking (hello $5 instead of $15!), the walk to the Paul Brown Stadium was shady, and the heat was tolerable.  It was hot though!  It was around 100-120 with the heat index.  Woohoo hot weather...not so much.  After a slight mix-up with our tickets and the resolution of better tickets in my hand, we headed inside.

We found our seats and the action began!  It was so much fun, as I've stated before.  Our seats were wonderful!  Ren was in monster truck love.  From the qualifying to the free style he didn't stop standing, jumping or cheering the whole time!  The girls were really into the event too.  That is, until A realized exactly how close our seats were...

We were so close that when a truck stirred up some dirt, we felt it.  Literally.  A's drink had a nice brown layer to it at one point.  This is where I would like to thank the concession people at Paul Brown.  A little explanation and they refilled it for no charge.  Thank goodness though, since as mentioned about the heat was a little intense and they were charging $5 for a bottle of water.  Rip off?  Maybe not for a normal event, but there were kids there and I personally think they could have charged a little less, just saying.

Anyway, I want to share some pictures of the event.  We truly did have a great time as a family and love this event.  Ren is in his element, the girls are having fun and Chuck and I are enjoying watching our kids have fun.  It's a good way to spend some family time!  I would recommend taking anyone to this, but a love of cars, trucks, monster trucks makes it so much better!  There is nothing more exciting than watching your kids eyes light up when one of their favorite trucks revved up their engine.  Nothing more shocking than watching a monster truck jump to huge heights only to come down, bounce and keep going.





I think Ren's favorite part is watching for a truck to roll over, and he got to see several roll overs!  He is such an enthusiastic little man when it comes to Monster Trucks.  He knew the names of his favorites and pointed them out.  His favorites are Avenger, The U.S. Air Force Afterburner and his absolute favorite is The Grave Digger!  Oh boy, how he adores Grave Digger!



All together it was a fun way to spend a Saturday night!  I really hope that you get the chance to check out a Monster Truck or to go and see Advanced Auto Parts Monster Jam.  It truly was the "Rumble in the Jungle" we were hoping for!

***I was given tickets for my family to enjoy an evening at Advanced Auto Parts Monster Jam courtesy of Feld Entertainment.  The thoughts and words contained within this post are my own.  Thanks!***

Are you ready to "Rumble in the Jungle?" *Giveaway***Closed**

*****The winner of the tickets, when I put it into random.org, was Jeremy Jackson.  Random chose #1 and he was the first to enter.  I have honestly never had #1 appear in all the giveaways I've done.  I thought it was neat, so I had to share.  Congrats to Jeremy!  Thanks everyone for entering.  There will be more giveaways coming soon!!*****

You read that right.  You see, around the Cincinnati area "the jungle" is a reference to Paul Brown Stadium.  So what's all the "rumble" about? Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam is coming to soar, fly and delight!  Have you ever been to a monster truck show before?  Last year was my first year to attend and we loved it.  Let me rephrase that.  Ren loved it so much he HAD to have a monster truck to bring home.  Long story short, he is know the proud owner of around 5 or 6 monster trucks, all from the Hot Wheels Monster Jam line of vehicles.  They look just like the ones seen in the show!  As a matter of fact, we have the two pictured below.  He loves them.



I know you may be wondering why I'm writing a post about Advanced Auto Parts Monster Jam right?  Well, the reason is simple.  I *may* have a giveaway.  Yup, you read that one correctly.  I have a 4-pack of tickets to the show at Paul Brown Stadium!  How exciting is that?  I know I'm excited to go, yet we're keeping it a secret from the kids.  This is one surprise I can't wait to let them in on!

First though, I want to share some details.  If you don't win the tickets from my giveaway, you can always purchase tickets for the event.  Simply log onto Ticketmaster or by phone.  Mention the code MJ2011 and save $4 off of all $20 and $10 dollar tickets. *This discount cannot be used to purchase kid seats, cannot be combined with other discounts, and there is a limit of 6 tickets per purchase*. Yet, with kids seats only being $5 this is a really fun way to spend some family time without spending a lot of money.

Now for the fun stuff.  Here's the details. Advanced Auto Parts Monster Jam is going to be in the jungle on July 23.  I'm going to be ending this giveaway on Wednesday, July 13 at Noon.  The winner will be chosen by random.org.  Here's how to enter:

• Leave a comment letting me know which truck you'd most like to see.


• Head over to the Advanced Auto Parts Monster Jam facebook page and "like" them, then come back and leave me a comment.


• "Like" Mommy Confessions Blog on facebook or let me know if you already do.


• Tweet: @MomConfess is giving away tickets to see #MonsterJam in #Cinci, and let me know you tweeted by leaving a comment!

It's that easy to enter!  For those of you who are looking for some fun facts or things to share with your kids to get them excited about the event, here is a link to a fun coloring page.  I printed a couple of those off this weekend and the kids had so much fun coloring them in!  Good luck in the giveaway and I hope to see you there!

**My family was provided tickets to attend the show.  We are really excited to go and want to thank the wonderful people at Feld Entertainment for the opportunity to attend.  The words and thoughts contained within this post are my own unless otherwise noted.  Thanks!**