Lunar Eclipse

The weather FINALLY cooperated and I was able to watch the lunar eclipse this morning.   I had some fun with my camera taking these photos of it. The photos captured a different view than what my eye saw. Sometimes I liked what the camera captured better sometimes my eyes view was better.

I think my roommate and I may have freaked our neighbors out by sitting out in the road with my tripod. They were totally oblivious to the awesome sight happening before their eyes.

 If you look carefully you can see that the bottom right corner is still light. This portion of the moon was not in the shadow yet when I finally pulled myself out of bed to look at it.

 I think it is cool that you can see the stars in these photos. They were not visible to the eye. I didn't know they were there until I saw the picture.

 This was the eclipse at its fullest just before it started to get light again.

 You may not be able to tell very well but the following three pictures you can see the moon getting lower in the sky. I did not move my tripod between these photos.

 And these pictures were only about 90 seconds apart. Watching with my eyes I couldn't tell how much the moon had moved but with the photos it is very obvious.

 This was the moment(below) when we started to see the moon getting light again. You can see the top right corner is a little brighter than the rest.

 Still getting brighter.

 Now it is a little more obvious.

 This one is a good one to see the line of light on the moon. So neat. I love the tree in the pic too.

 Big increase in how much of the moon is not in shadow anymore from the last photo. Again so gradual you don't notice much with your eyes.

 Here is a different setting to see how much of the moon was in shadow. You can't see the red part just the white.

 This one reminds me of a Halloween Moon. The whispy clouds around it and the trees.

 I love the glow on this picture.

 The red section is getting smaller.

 Just about half way out now.

 Here is the last of my photos as the moon sunk below the trees.

 It looks like the sun rising not the eclipsed moon setting.

It was so cool to watch the lunar eclipse. I think our world is AMAZING with all its wonders. So cool. Thanks for letting me share this awesome experience with you. 

While I was out there I took some photos of the stars because my camera could see ones I could not. 

 This one was very bright. I am wondering if it was a planet and not a star. Anyone know? It was near Orion at the time.

Butter Sculpting

For FHE (Family Home Evening) a few months ago we did some butter sculptures. Everyone had 20 minutes to make something out of the butter. Then we named them and voted on our favorite. They turned out really well I think. 

Here are some pictures of the sculptures. It is hard to see the details of them in the pictures because it is all the same color but you can get an idea of the awesomeness.

Mutt Cuts made by Richard. Inspiration: Dumb and Dumber

Statue of Liberty by Daniel. 

"I don't know what it is" by Jason. Though I would have named it "Bread and butter" This won the most like butter award.

"The First Vision" by Luis

"Cadillac" by Josh

The first place winner was "Tutom (or Totum) of America" by Deanna.

Second place "Turtle for Dinner" by Amanda

Third place "The Building" by myself. Can you figure out what building?

The guys with their art work.

 Another shot cause Luis was being shy with his. And cause it makes me smile.

 Here are the winners of the competition.

 Josh decide to take a bite out of his butter car.

 After the competition, the guys decided to cuddle on the couch. Except Jason wasn't so eager to participate. He needed some persuasion.

Tutu Party

Well I have been busy living life instead of blogging about it so I am a bit behind. But I'll try to catch up just cause the pics are awesome and if I don't share them here they won't be seen.

My dear friend, Deanna, turned 22 a little bit ago and she had the brilliant idea to wear a tutu for her birthday (get it 2-2). Well, myself and some of her other friends wanted in on the fun so we decided to have a Tu-2 party for her. We encouraged everyone to come in tutus and was surprised how many did.

Here is the crew that wore tutus minus one who left early. There was a lot of glitter everywhere after that.

  For those who did not wear a tutu I provided this tutu for them to stand in front of to feel like part of the party.

 Here are some photos of those who didn't have their own tutu.

 Everyone got to be part of the tutu party!

 Luis did acquire a tutu by the end of the night and wore it the rest of the time. He was also brave enough to let me take a picture of it. Proof he wore a tutu.

Deanna got some great presents. She loves guns so here she got a gun mold for ice...

 and jello!

 It is actually a very detailed mold. I kind of want one now too.

 Check out this cool cake card. It sang, too, as I remember.

 Are you noticing a theme? Not the typical gifts one would receive at a Tutu party. But that's what makes it so fun.

 And the adorable minions!

 And a yummy smelling candle!

One of the things we did was have a balloon tournament.

 You know where you can't let the balloon touch the ground.

 Look at their focus!

 It was a lot of fun!

I am so proud of how the cake topper I made turned out.

Isn't it cute? Looks really god by light of candle I think.

Make a wish!

 I know what you're thinking: "Why'd she post this? it's so blurry!" But check out the flames as they are blown out. They look so cool!

Happy birthday Deanna!! I'm so glad you turned 22 so we could have a tutu Party! And I'm so glad you gave into our ways and let us through you are party. Admit it, you had fun. See it's not so bad.