Earth Hour

We celebrated Earth Hour last night from 8:30 - 9:30 EST.  Well, we actually celebrated for 2 hours because I knew the kids would really enjoy it and they generally go to bed much earlier than 9:30.  

So we started at 7:30 with roasting marshmallows over a beeswax candle.  (Not my idea, I saw it here.)  This part was a surprise so they were thrilled, to say the least.  It was at this point that Elizabeth declared Earth Hour to be "best celebration we've had in a long time."

Then Paul cranked up the victrola, and we listened to Gershwin's "Someone to Watch Over Me".

Then we got down to business with a bit of family game playing.  The favorites of the night...Gobblet Junior (by Blue Orange games, sustainable, all wood games--quite fitting for Earth Hour, I think) and Apples to Apples Kids.

After the kids brushed their teeth by candlelight and crawled into bed, Paul and I sat alone in the dark, breathing the silence.  I think it shouldn't take another Earth Hour to spend more time this way.