The One With The Trip To Newport

Earlier this week we did an overnighter to Newport. It was a blast.

While we were there, we did:

Afternoon Tea at the Viking - great experience
Visit to the Audrain Auto Museum - awesome
Visit to the Elms - great mansion
Went to the pool
Went to some shops for the winter festival.

Overall, it was a great trip.

The One With The Busy Week

Phew,

What a busy week.

School
Dance classes
Going over friends
Basketball
PTO meetings
School

Zoinks.

So glad it is vacation.

The One With The Eclipse

Last Friday  (February 10), was a wild night. Bri had Dance. Kiff had a Cub Scout Blue and Gold. But perhaps just as interesting was what happened in nature.

That night, there was an astronomical triple fecta - a full Snow Moon, a penubral lunar eclipse, and a comet in the sky. Well, we were lucky to see two out of the three (clouds from an approaching snow event made it so we could not attempt to see the comet).

While the moon was beautiful, it was fascinating to see the eclipse. It was not your typical eclipse. In fact, you could see it approaching (there was a reddish cloud around the back of the moon). Now, the moon did not change too much, but in the top left corner, you could see a shadowy spot.

Not amazing....but very cool.

If you look at the picture below, you can see in the fuzzyness a small shadow in the top left corner. Definitely worth spending two minutes to look at as a family.

Fun times.

The One With The Super Bowl LI Win

Last night, the Patriots made Super Bowl history.

They made the greatest comeback ever.

They were down 28 -3 in the third quarter and were able to come back in win in the first ever Super Bowl over time game 34-28 (I predicted 35-28, Pats....pretty close).

Tom Brady set a record for most passing yards in a game with 466.  James White had a record with 14 receptions - the most ever in a Super Bowl.

The Pats tied it up on a two point conversion at the end of regulation. Wow! 

Overall, a pretty amazing game...perhaps the best Super Bowl ever!