Solar Eclipse

On August 21st we were lucky enough to have the opportunity to see a solar eclipse.  Lexington, Ky was not in the path of totality but pretty darn close at 93% I think.  After doing a lot of research and spending a decent amount of money I was able to find solar glasses that were approved by NASA so we could all watch the eclipse happen.  I decided that Jett was to little but I explained to Brody the seriousness of wearing the glasses and felt like he was mature enough to handle it.  

Around 2:30 we all set out to watch the eclipse.  I was afraid that Brody would remove his glasses and I wouldn't know it because I would be looking up at the sun in mine so I put them on his head with a pair of ski goggles.  I guess I stressed to him the danger a little to much because after watching the eclipse for a minute he panicked and ran inside screaming and crying.  After calming him down quickly I ran back outside and continue to watch the moon cover the sun.  After about a minute Brody peaked his head back out the door in another panicky crying voice because Jett was awake and he was afraid Jett would look out the window at the sun.  It was really sweet and I feel bad that I didn't comfort him more at the time but the eclipse was only going to last a few minutes and I really wanted to see it.  The whole experience was pretty neat, for me.  The outside was an eerie and there was a strange darkness, yet with eclipse shaped shadows on the ground.  The crickets started to chirp and everything just seemed off or even wrong.  The whole experience really makes you realize how small we are in this whole universe.