Yesterday we took the kids to the Ohio Theatre to see The Lion King. Ben and I saw it several years ago, but thought the kids were old enough to enjoy it now. And they loved it. Our seats were in the middle of the balcony, but we got lucky in that one seat directly in front of us was going to be empty (the woman in front of us said one person in her party was not going to be there), so the kids sat behind that seat and were able to see really well. (Except for the fight about who got to sit next to me, since they both couldn't and still be able to see well. We finally compromised that Sam would sit next to me during the first half, Maria during the second. But then that seat got filled during intermission and Sam had to sit on our laps anyway.)
Maria's comments were things like "Amazingly spectacular" and Sam stuck with "Awesome." They loved the costumes and big animals, and the first half held their interest pretty well - Sam started to get squirmy toward the end of the first half. At intermission, Ben took Sam to the gift stand where he picked out a Scar key chain, which kept him entertained during the slow parts of the second act. Maria and I spent all out time in the bathroom line, but were able to make it back to our seats just in time for the second act. Maria picked out a T-shirt after the show.
We had a great time, but were exhausted since going to the show was sandwiched between Sam's soccer game and going out to dinner with the Smith's (the kids and Mason stayed here with a sitter). We're trying to cram everything in before Ben starts having competitions starting next Saturday.
Today should be more relaxing with only regular Sunday stuff and finalizing plans for Sam's party. Check back later for a post about Sam's soccer game - Ben took video and will have to download those pictures. He did great and scored three goals.
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