Solar Eclipse

The Solar Eclipse has been well anticipated in our home and around the country. Fortunately for us, we're right in the path of totality so we didn't even plan to leave our house for the momentous event.
Last week our friends came over and we made eclipse t-shirts! The kids had so much fun doing this. Then I made a shirt for Daniel & I as well.

Had to get pictures of all the kids in their cute shirts, of course. Then they wanted to get a picture of me as well. :)

We studied the sun and solar eclipses all last week to prepare for today. We did some school work this morning then moved onto some fun activities before the eclipse began. First up, edible constellations. The kids had fun putting together all shorts of shapes and then eating them of course! Will's star was probably my favorite but I loved watching them use their imaginations.

 Next, eclipse cookies. I'm in the process of making iced sugar cookies for the girls' party this weekend, so I made a couple circles while baking and set aside a little royal icing. So this is just half an oreo (moon) glued onto the sugar cookie (sun) with a little bit of icing. Looks like an eclipse! I found these ideas online, btw, can't take credit for that. The kids enjoyed this as well but I think they actually had more fun with the constellations.

Time to go outside, the eclipse has begun! We still have a couple hours before totality at this point, but it was neat watching the moon move through the stages. The kids found it really cool. We were prepared with our snacks as well. :) Except moon pies. Couldn't find them anywhere.

 Allie for some reason thought it was going to snow and went inside to dress for such an occasion, LOL! I don't know what gave her this idea (actually I think Jake asked if it would snow) but she sure is cute! She was well prepared. :) Monkey Jake below and further down Allie had to copy her big brother.

Unfortunately, clouds moved in about 10 minutes before totality and didn't part until after totality ended. Daniel and I still got glimpses of it through the clouds, but the kids didn't really get it. Disappointing for sure that we didn't get the total effect. But it was still a really cool experience. Day still turned night, dogs were howling, crickets chirping, street lights came on.

What an epic day experiencing God's greatness and how small we are in His vast universe! A bit of a let down come totality, especially for the kids, but overall a great day.