2017 :: week 34

August 20

August 21

Solar Eclipse Day! We live very close to the path to totality, but opted not to travel the approximately thirty miles to be in it. I waffled back and forth and am still undecided about our decision. Regardless, we had fun. Tony worked from home and we went up to the school to watch with the kids. Unfortunately it was pretty overcast so it was hard to tell if it was getting dark because of the sun getting covered up or the cloud cover. Thankfully it cleared up right before we hit peak coverage. I believe we had 99.7% coverage. It got pretty dark, the street lights turned on and the cicadas got loud. It is amazing how much light .03% of the sun still provides. A few days before the eclipse I talked with the kids about how important it was to NOT look directly at the sun. Apparently I did an effective job because I made Will cry and tell me I ruined the eclipse. Lauren refused to look at the sun and had to be lead around because with her eclipse glasses on she couldn't see anything.

August 22

Elliott and I are still trying to get into a routine. This is the first time I haven't had a midday pick-up or drop-off in four years! Tuesday we met up with Stephanie and Kendall at Sheridan's for some delicious food.

August 23

August has been a lot cooler this year than I remember it being in years past. We went tot he pool after school Wednesday afternoon and the kids had fun jumping off the diving board. I zoomed in to take this pic of Will and Lauren jumping off the diving boards at the same time as I sat next to Elliott while he played with the over-sized Connect Four game. It feels good to see my kids have fun together and enjoy doing the same things I enjoyed doing when I was young.

August 24

Melanie and Leah, the first family visitors of the week arrived Wednesday afternoon. Thursday morning Elliott and I went over to my parent's house so hang out with Memaw, the aunts and cousins. Memaw bought some lemon cookies that Elliott likes. Tyler, Leah and Elliott collaborated to get some.

August 25

Laura and Jill arrived Thursday night and Friday morning. Friday after school we visited our dad at work. The kids like to m&m machine in the break room and watching the cars drive by on the highway. We have a good dad.

August 26

Our eleventh anniversary! It was a busy day. Yard/housework in the morning. Baptism at noon. Haircuts for TJ and Anthony. BYU football game. Visiting with family. Pool time with cousins!