Considering their limited understanding of planets and our place in the solar system, I'm fairly certain the transit of Venus meant very little to them. What did matter to them was that we spent our evening in our neighbors' front yard, staring into the sun with the special glasses Uncle Matt sent us. The fact that they won't experience this astronomical event again in their lifetime didn't seem to faze them. Instead, they asked exactly the types of questions you would expect from a 3 and 4 year old being told to look at a dot moving slowly across the sun.
"Why does the sun have a freckle?"
"Can I wear my glasses inside?"
"Can we go play now?"
This moment of educational excellence brought to you by the School of Mommy, and Uncle Matt.
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