Spoiled Little Boys

Thursday Ayden, Jody, Wyatt and I headed out and traveled down to Omaha to spoil the boys. We got tickets to see the Broadway Musical The Lion King. We LOVED IT! Simply amazing. This was my first time at a musical and I was impressed at how great the performers were. They were into the part, their body movements, facial expressions, everything! I was also intrigued by the lighting. I think if I studied under the lighting director for a year I would be a much better photographer. The placement, intensity, direction, etc. I was just awe struck from the whole thing.

Some images, cameras weren't allowed and I wanted to respect that, but they allowed me to take a couple afterwards:

Walking up to the Orpheum.

The boys in their seats right after the show.

The boys outside showing us their lions and roars.

Our seats. Were right there in the front row the first four seats from the aisle. They were some of the best. You can see the Orchestra pit right in front of seats. There were times when we could reach out and touch the actors.
Ayden and I in our hotel room at the Redick Plaza Hotel which was conveniently located right across the street from the Orpheum.

Jody and Wyatt.

Then the next morning we headed out to the Old Market and then to the Henry Doorly Zoo. There are some great shops there. I really enjoyed some of the clothing boutiques like Nebraska Clothing Co., Nouvelle Eve and Paper Dolls and the boys like the Toy Chest of course.
I want a cool parking garage... Wyatt in the parking garage.

Let me tell you finger puppets rock! I swear these kids would have been happy going all the way to Omaha just to get these fifty cent finger puppets. We need more let me know if you know where to get them.

And we at lunch at the great Upstream Brewery which had wonderful light.

And one of my favorite animals as the zoo. The turtles. They just amaze me.

All images taken with a D200 and 50mm 1.4 lens.
CA