Blood moon

My pic through the telescope during the bloodiest part.

The littles are currently in the middle of Astronomy

and have been keeping a moon chart for the entire month of April,

so this "rare occurrence" (that will only happen 3 more times this year) was perfect timing to coordinate with our studies.

How to Enjoy the Blood Moon by me
Step 1: When the children start to fall asleep, give them ice cream and play a lively card game like Nertz to keep everyone awake (while hopefully not waking the children sleeping downstairs who have to get up early for school!)

Step 2: Bundle up and head outside. Notice the "regular looking" full moon. This is the "before" pic.

Step 3: Have daddy set up the telescope grandpa let you borrow and figure out how to use it (even though mommy's been trying to figure it out for 2 weeks to no avail).

Step 4: Fall asleep during the 2 hours of waiting for the moon to be completely eclipsed.

Step 5: Wake everyone up with the flash of your camera just after midnight when the bloodiness is visible.

Step 6: Enjoy for a couple minutes then head back inside to get some sleep.