I saw a solar eclipse through box pinhole when I was little. (My Mom made sure we saw it.) I had no idea how neat it was and just kind on said, "Oh cool." Then we went to the one in Idaho 7 years ago and I realized how neat it really is. After that one, Jer asked Margaret if we could do an Eclipse party with them when the 2024 one came around. We joked about how Ada could do a lot of the driving cause she would be 16 at that point. And now that it's past... she did do a lot of the driving and it was really cool. I love how the colors and temperature changes just before the eclipse. I love the shadow snakes and most of all, I love sharing it with my kiddos. I'm grateful for a Mom that took time to point out neat things going on. I'm grateful for a husband that's up for adventure. I'm grateful that the kids think most of what we do is fun.
Seth was showing Hal how to make shadows on the ground to see the eclipse.
Cy wore both his regular glasses and his eclipse glasses. Cutie pie.
It was hard to pull Seth out to watch the eclipse. He wanted to play on his cousin's arcade machine. He did eventually come watch.
Grace watching in style.
I think this is my favorite. Seth was standing like a superhero, so I asked him to pose... the rest of these guys heard me and joined in. Hehehehehehehe.
Watching shadow snakes.
The full corona with a very rare solar prominence. (the red blip)
