The Lion King with Evan

 Evan and I had tickets to see The Lion King at the Detroit Opera House last Thursday.  Since we had no school on Friday I figured it was a good night to stay out late and see the show.  It was my third time going because it's such an amazing production.  I took Sean to see it a few years ago and knew that it was Evan's turn to go.  I'm so glad we got to go, although the weather should made things interesting!

It rained all morning, switched to freezing rain in the afternoon and during our drive to Detroit it started to snow.  We just went slow and steady and added some extra time to our drive.  I pulled Evan out of school early so we could get down there with enough time for our dinner reservation.  He loved that we parked in between the Detroit Opera House and Comerica Park.  Of course he had to check out the stadium from the outside in the snow!

We had dinner reservations across the street at Karl's.  We actually have some family ties to the restaurant's owner/chef!  Evan and I split pancakes for the table.  They were huge, light, and fluffy!  We both got full of the sugary-ness of the pancakes, but we were craving something savory to compliment it.  So, we decided to order some chicken fingers and fries to share.  I'm glad we did - Evan ate a ton!  I tried the Karl's lager, which is actually made by Shorts and we enjoyed the placemat that had a crossword puzzle with Detroit trivia and the dot-to-dot.  What a cute place!

We got to the theater a little early, but it was fun to walk around and explore.  Evan bought a keychain of Simba, we got our playbills, and found our seats.  Evan absolutely loved the production, as I figured he would!  He loved the opening number the most.  He's still talking about how fun it was to go.  I told him I'd take him to see another musical in the future now that I know he likes going.  Too bad Hamilton tickets are so stinking expensive...

Another slow and steady drive home...no visible lanes and several inches of snow on the ground.  But, we made it safe and sound!  It was a late night!