Once in a Lifetime

Yesterday was a very special day filled with a very special once in a lifetime moment.    We saw Venus, a sight which only comes around every 110 years or so. God Bless my husband for being an inner science nerd.  He is fascinated with the universe and space.   Yesterday evening, right at 6, he took his binoculars and cardboard out to our cul-de-sac to see if he could catch a glimpse of the phenom.

Now, since you can't look into the sun, he had to use the binoculars as a telescope and reflect the image of the sun onto the cardboard.  Pretty ingenious.  Sure enough, there it was.  AMAZING!

 This is around 7PM 

Right around 7:30PM as the sun was setting through the trees.

 I brought Lily out and she and her Daddy watched as Venus came into view.  It was a special moment considering that the next time it happens Lily will be around 110 years old and, as Bob so aptly put it, he and I will be in our 130's!  What a cool way to celebrate Lily's 19 months.

In other news, we have been packing around here.  Having to keep our house clean for showing while living in a sea of boxes and dishevelment (word?), oh, while corralling toddlers, is quite a challenge.  Our moving day gets closer and closer.

We said goodbye to some of our family out here in NC.  Great Aunt Bev and Aunt Sandy came up to Raleigh for an art show/party.  They are both so crafty and talented.  Lily instantly latched on to one of Bev's crocheted purses.  We couldn't help but buy it for her.

Simply precious and such a little shopper. We will miss all of these guys, and are so blessed that the Lord brought them closer to us for a time.

Jancsi and Lily are still in their squabbling sibling mode.  Oddly, Grace and I have discovered that the only place they do not scream and fight with each other is when they are confined in a crib together.  I know, who would have thought?  They have a ball.  Look at those smiles!

The only other time they seem to be best friends is when Lily gets into her "Mommy" mode and feeds little Jancsi her cracker.  Jancsi LOVES it because he is all about food and Lily LOVES that she can feed the baby.  Hard to believe these moments are numbered.