What An Evening!!

~Last summer we saw the sign downtown.

~We called to order tickets, but it was too early. 

~February I got a text from Mark, "Please order tickets today!"

~That day we took a quick trip downtown to purchase our tickets (and avoid extra ticket processing charges.)

~It was set!! July 2 seemed so far away. 

~Finally our big day arrived. 

Determined to make it a special evening we planned to be girly all day as we got ready for the long awaited event.  Each of the girls woke with half asleep whispers of, "It's today isn't it!"  "Tonight is when we get to go!" "I'm so excited, what time does it start?!"

I knew we needed a filler for the morning hours of waiting, so we made some "Sweet Orange Lip Gloss."

After swimming lessons, lips were glossed...

nails were painted...

three heads of hair were braided...

we met Daddy for a nice dinner...

and FINALLY it was time!!!

(Mackenzie isn't hiding, she is trying to be a lion ;)

Once in our seats the girls couldn't stand waiting any longer. 

All of a sudden, a voice sang out, the "sun" began to rise and "animals" poured down the aisles.  Sensory overload!  Not sure which way to look first, were we taking it all in!

 

 Pointing in a flurry trying to make sure the girls were seeing it all too.  It was fascinating, the scene, the makeup, the artistry of the costumes...  Then one of my favorite moments of the whole night.  I happened to catch out of the corner of my eye the one who said, "Let's go, let's all go, it'll be great...  Check on tickets...Plz get tickets today..." as he sat there holding Mackenzie, not fixed on the parade of excitement, but stuck in a gaze, soaking in our girls' sheer joy, wander, and elation.

The entire evening was nothing less than fantastic!  Once we were home (around 10:45) we sat around the table eating sorbet as banter of our favorite scenes continued long after all our bowls were emptied.  
(To see a bit of the magic you can click here:
http://www.lionking.com/about )