Florida is Freezing - It's Fifty-Five!

It got cold this weekend, and when I say cold, I really mean Florida cold.  When the weather dips beneath a crisp 75 degrees, the year-round FL residents catch a chill.  We run and grab jackets, throw on the jeans, and opt for closed toed shoes.  You can only imagine the mayhem when the high is 69 and the lows hover in the low 50's. 

It was 55 degrees Saturday morning when we pulled in to the Busch Gardens parking lot. With the move quickly approaching we figured we should dedicate a Saturday to fun before life becomes preoccupied with packing boxes.

We bundled the baby up good.  She has only worn a hat like this a handful of times, and much to my surprise she liked it.  She got pretty upset when I pulled it off of her head half way through the day.  Here she rides the carousel and says "Nay Nay Nay" the entire ride.

And, we dealt with the nippy wind in our faces, even as we rode rides that swooped and spun.  The cold weather is a nice change from the heat and humidity.  We didn't complain.   

Camdyn crawled inside of this giant hippo in a play area right next to the area where we were having lunch.  She played with a boy in there, and I love the way her little feet are pointed.  It signifies childhood innocence to me.  I wish this photo wasn't so blurry. 

And, of course we saw the elephants.  Camdyn loves this part of the park and usually wants to go straight to the elephants the moment we walk through the gates.  We saw them feed on bananas, cantaloupes, apples, and sweet potatoes.

Then, we piled in the car and headed for home.  The girls slept the entire way and woke up as we pulled in the drive-way.  We spent the rest of the evening at home, playing outside and enjoying the weather that finally means Fall is here.  The weather that swings, from sixties to eighties in a day.  The weather that means that Christmas is coming.  The weather that brings the northerners south. 

And then, we put the girls in their fleecy footie jammies and tucked them in tightly. 

Bring it winter.  Bring it.