Lion King or Bust (Portland Trip Day 1)

All throughout this year my parents have been giving out $125 Lion King tickets to everyone in the family, as each persons birthday comes around. Seriously, all of my siblings and most of the grandkids have one, that’s like 20 tickets! (Holy birthday presents! Right?) The kids were super excited and have been counting down the days till it was time to go.

Well today’s the day! The car is loaded, kids are in, home made bumper sticker made by Kase, and we’re heading to Portland to cash in our tickets! Lion King or Bust!

On our way to Portland we made a little pit stop at Multnomah Falls.

(Kayleb, Drew, Hailey, Hudson, Kase, Alaina, Bryce, and Ky)

Here’s all of the kids waving after hiking up to the first bridge…

…And here’s all of the “LAZY’S” who stayed down below to wave back at all of the people up on the bridge :)

Cousins checking out the fish.

Hudson walking on the ceiling.

Once we arrived in Portland we had lunch together at the Olive Garden.

After checking into the hotel we had some time to kill before show time so the kids went swimming. We all know that a trip out of town, no matter what the occasion, isn’t nearly as memorable for the kids if it doesn’t include a Hotel Pool Experience. So, we made sure they got one. No excuses for grumping around on this trip. Waterfalls, Swimming Pools, oh yeah….and only the COOLEST Broadway Show around. :)

Then it was off to the big event!

I don’t really know how to put into words how cool this show was. We have been to dozens of productions and this was truly one of the best. All I can say about this AMAZING show was that it was….well AMAZING. Oh yeah, and did I already say it is probably one of the best Broadway shows I’ve ever seen. YEAH, I guess I did, didn’t I.

The animals and the costuming were out of this world spectacular and the music was fantastic and fun. The lady who played Rafiki was a native of South Africa and she was my favorite. She had awesome songs and a gorgeous voice. Loved it! Here’s a few pics from the play.

Here’s the whole fam sitting in row #3. Sweet! (Hudson’s is here too, he’s just sitting back hiding his pretty little face between Dan and I)

If you haven’t seen this show….find the time and spend the money. Well worth it. Even for the kids….you won’t regret it. This was a much loved night and vacation that was made possible to us thanks to Mom and Dad Rose. We love you and thank you for this awesome family experience.