Let's go see The Lion King!

Thursday, 2-12-09

Today was a very fun day! Darin, Patty and I took Elissa to see her first play, The Lion King at The Paramount. Zach got to spend the day with the Boyd boys, so he was having a fun day too. We decided to take her to lunch at Johnny Rockets in Pacific Place. I was hoping that they would dance for her, but I guess they only do that on Fri/Sat nights. That was a bummer, but she really enjoyed sitting on stools at the counter. Daddy joined us just as we were finishing. Then we headed straight to The Paramount for our 1pm showing. There were ALOT of kids there. Elissa was VERY excited. Actually the minute she woke up she yelled downstairs, "Today we are going to the Lion King!" She really enjoyed the play, but it was a bit long (3hrs). If it would have been just the length of the first half, it would have been perfect. There was so much going on on stage and in the aisle at points, that it kept her interest for most of it. She did a really good job. Thankfully we were at the end of the aisle, so she stood up and kind of walked around a little. The rest of us LOVED it! It was a wonderful play with amazingly sophisticated puppeteering. The music, the costumes and acting were all great. I probably will wait at least a year before I take her again, but I don't regret it at all. It was a wonderful afternoon!