Super Lunar Blood Wolf Moon Eclipse

I have no idea why they keep adding all these adjectives to the full moons, but tonight's was worth having a lot of adjectives to it.  The reason was that tonight we had a lunar eclipse, and it was rare because the weather was so amazingly clear.  It was also amazingly cold!  But you could actually see from inside the house the moon as the earth's shadow started to cover the surface of the moon, one bit at a time, until at 11:40 or so, the moon was completely enveloped in shadows, giving off a characteristic reddish glow when lunar eclipses take place.  

This one was magnificent!  Daddy was outside - even in the cold - with the camera.  You can see about four of the shots taken of the moon tonight, each one showing the progress of the shadow of the earth slowly marching across the moon's surface.  The last shot was pretty difficult, because the moon was straight up and I needed a tripod, and the temperature made it difficult to use things ...like fingers.

But it was amazing to see, this almost supernatural celestial thing in the sky, so unusual from anything else we see from night to night.  And it happens so quietly, just like the solar eclipse did a few years ago.  Something as dramatic as this seems to need a soundtrack, right?  But no, it needs no soundtrack.

We were blessed very much tonight because we could see this.  We could see it from our windows inside, and despite the late hour of the event, we didn't have to worry about getting up early the next morning, none of us.  Tomorrow is a holiday, and therefore we could stay up late watching this.

We were killing time a bit waiting for it, so we had ourselves a Jackie Chan marathon.  It started with "Forbidden Kingdom," this movie that takes place in China.  We've been inserting a few Chinese movies to see lately, given that it's around the time of Chinese New Year.  It's a new movie for Madison, one she enjoyed.  Afterwards, we still had some time to kill, so we made it a marathon of sorts by watching "The Tuxedo," another Jackie Chan movie.  By the time that one was over with, the real show in the sky was just getting started.  The moon was so brilliantly bright tonight that it was easy to see the earth's shadow begin its creep across the surface.

Of course that's not the only thing we did today.  You can see above that the whole gang was back for another Dr. Seuss morning at KidPak.  This morning Fox in Socks was here, and you can see we added a few costumes for Horton and the Lorax.  Daddy wanted a group shot this weekend, and by gum, we got a good one above.  The characters look great!

Madison was back as Thing Two, having a great time with her new friend Skylar, who is also trying out some acting.  There wasn't much of a part this morning for either of them, as Fox in Socks was the main character in the story.  But these two did well, and they did their part with fun and energy!

You can see here that during the skit we had kids and adult volunteers trying to read tongue twisters.  Daddy was looking for some classic ones that might be tough, but then the thought occurred to me to just take selections from the book, "Fox in Sox."  There are some really crazy ones in there!

Afterwards, the characters were out there greeting, not just downstairs, but also by the main entrance.  You can see this little boy above actually wore his Cat in the Hat shirt to service today.  The parents are really into this series as much as the kids.  We are getting so much feedback on it!

It was another solid morning at KidPak, and just like that, there are only two more weekends left of this series.  But it's been memorable, and the kids are learning of course.  As we close up for now, here's sort of an overview of what we were talking about today, a really fun morning at church!

“All of us get tripped up in many ways. Suppose someone is never wrong in what they say. Then they are perfect. They are able to keep their whole body under control.” James 3:2 NIRV

If visiting your house one day
a Fox in Sox comes there to play,
just watch out, friend! Do you know why?
Your tongue, this crafty fox will tie.
He’ll ask you, “Try to say this please!”
These words he uses with such ease:
“New socks. Two socks. Whose socks? Sue’s socks. 
Who sews whose socks? Sue sews Sue’s socks.
Who sees who sew whose new socks, sir?
You see Sue sew Sue’s new socks, sir.”
Though games start easy when he talks,
your tongue he twists, that Mr. Fox!
But in the end perhaps his goal
is giving your mouth more control!
And that’s not bad. In fact, you should
be careful what you say. Be good!
Much harm can come when we proclaim
bad things spoken – it starts a flame!
One little word can start a fire
and brings your troubles even higher.
The best thing you can do today
is watch all those things that you say.
Don’t lie, insult, or call bad names
You’ll find that in the book of James!
A person should watch how he talks,
just like our friend, the Fox in Sox!