How many upgrades do I need to upgrade from 10.4.11 to get to Lion?

I have been going through all the other posts and my head is spinning. Some of the answers seem contradictory and confusing esp since I am not all that versed in computer stuff. Anyway, I have a:
MacBook Pro 3.1
Version 10.4.11
2.4 GHz Intel Core2Duo
2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
L2 Cache (per processor) 4MG
Boot ROM version: MBP31.0070.80
My end goal is to upgrade to Lion if possible. The question is:
1- Do I have to first buy the "Leopard" upgrade and install it and d/l any updates, then buy the "Snow Leopard" upgrade and install it and d/l any updates and then finally buy the "Lion" upgrade? Thus, making 3 individual purchases.
2- One other family member has a MacBook Pro with "Leopard" and has to upgrade to "Snow Leopard" before "Lion" (so I guess I could get the family bundle.)
3- Is Lion only available as a direct d/l or is there a family bundle yet?
Is there any shortcut or do I need to go through all the steps and individual upgrades, and apple updates?
Thanks

You do not need to buy Leopard, but you will need to buy Snow Leopard. You will need to install SL, bring it fully up-to-date to version 10.6.8, and then download Lion from the App Store. Note that the installer self-deletes when finished, so you should snag a copy before it does that - right after the download is done, but before continuing with the installation. You can later use the installer to make a bootable install disk.
Note that you could also just wait until sometime in August, when Apple will release an installer on a flash drive. I would guess that that will install on your Mac without the need for SL first. It will cost $70, compared to the cost of SL + Lion now ($30 + $30).
Also, note that your machine is close to the bare minimum specs for Lion. You may want more RAM, and probably shouldn't expect peak performance. You'll also probably need to update a bunch of applications. Make sure you're not reliant on any PowerPC apps, and check compatibility of other apps here:
http://roaringapps.com/apps:table

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