The One With The 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

It is hard to believe, but today is the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing. I was definitely not alive to see the first one (nor was Emmie, or Bri, or Kiff), but it has always been one of those hallmark moments in life.

Growing up, it was even more of a moment because our next door neighbor for a time was an astronaut who eventually rode on the shuttle. Seeing someone training for space missions was always so inspiring (not to mention he sometimes came next door and shot baskets on our hoop with us).

It is hard to believe that 50 years have passed since that memorable day. As we looked at the moon this week in Florida, it made it even more amazing that it has been so long since a return.

Happy Golden Anniversary

The One With the Peabody Essex Museum

This past weekend, we spent some time at the Peabody Essex Museum. It was a blast.

They had two exhibits that we were interested in seeing. Kiff has shown an interest in shoe design, so we explored the shoe exhibit (called "Shoes - Pain and Pleasure")  they had. It was quite interesting. They had a variety of unique shoe designs from the 1100s to present there....included two pairs I was most interested in - jeweled golf shoes and a pair of Elton John boots. We learned a lot about shoes, from "binding shoes" used in China long ago (those sounded harsh) to elaborate shoes that were hard to walk in, to shoes that were totally decorative (including an "invisible" ghost shoe).

Bri has come to enjoy space (as has Kiff), so after a quick lunch at the Cafe (I miss the old Garden Restaurant), we went to visit the Moon exhibit. That was a lot of fun. There were different images of the moon throughout time.

We were able to find out how much we would weigh on the moon:
Kiff = 12 lbs
Bri = 17 lbs
Emmie = 23 lbs (which was not quite right)
Me = 32 lbs (also not quite right)

The kids also made really neat star lanterns.

All in all, it was a GREAT time.