Lunar Eclipse

Since last night’s lunar eclipse was a rare one, I wanted to try to get some photos of the “blood moon” as it was called.  There were several factors that made this eclipse rare, but one of the main factors was that it was a total eclipse of a full moon that was called a “Super Moon” meaning that it was at it’s closest point to earth, making it appear bigger and brighter.  Also, there have only been five times in the 1900’s that there has been a total eclipse of a Super Moon.  The next one won’t be for another 18 years.  This moon was also called a Blood Moon for the red/orange color the moon takes on during the eclipse.

I had a great view of it from our back deck.  Despite many reports of clouds that were blocking the view of the eclipse, I got lucky that there weren’t any cloud issues while I was out watching.  It didn’t take it long to progress to just a sliver of light, but it was very pretty to watch while I had the chance!

Fun Family Evening

This past Saturday, we had a fun family evening at Mousey and Poppy’s house.  We had some great food, played Cornhole, and Cayenne and Maggie got to play.  However, the highlight of the night came when the kids started trying to climb in between two trees.  They made it look so easy, that the adults commented that of course we’d be able to do that too!

   

Shenley and Pops gave I a valiant effort – proving it was really much harder than it looked.  Maybe our ankles just don’t bend the way they used to, or our weight to strength ratio isn’t what it used to be, but it sure was entertaining to watch. 

  

Poppy got quite a bit of attention when he came crashing down from between the trees.  Even the dogs were concerned!

It’s a fun evening when the family gets together (this time, however, minus Nina, Emme, and Bo)!

Playmates

It hasn’t taken Cayenne and Magnolia long to become great buddies.  Their first meeting was a little dicey, but that’s to be expected.  Cayenne was over the top wound up, and Maggie was just getting used to everything.  However, now, they’re great buddies and great playmates.  When they get together, it’s running, wrestling, chasing, and just overall good puppy fun!  I’m so glad Cayenne has a puppy playmate in the family now. 

First Day of School 2015

Yesterday was the first day of school, and like I feel like I say every year, “I can’t believe they’re already…” and this time it’s 2nd Grade and 4th Grade!!  They were both very happy with their teacher assignments, and both had good friends in their classes, so there was a lot to be excited about.  They were both excited leading up to the first day, but in the morning yesterday they both realized they were a little nervous also, so they called what they were feeling “nervicited” – a mixture of nervous and excited.

They both had a great first day and were all smiles after school and this morning as well.  I think we’re off to a good year!