Last saturday

It was very cold last weekend so Matt decided it was the perfect temperature for camping. I can not believe how cold it was outside, Akiva was completely bundled up and I think he was still cold. I know that I sat dangerously cold to the fire after the kids went to sleep, I'm becoming a Floridian and do not fair well in cold temperatures anymore.
Like their last camping "trip", this one included s'mores and I do not know who enjoyed them more! This trip was much more successful for Jordan. She calmed down beautifully and slept right next to Lior who told Jordan to sleep next to her so she could cuddle her.
A great time was had by all.

The tent

The tent is a HUGE hit. The girls had so much fun in it last night that they napped in there this afternoon! I should say that Sydney and Matt napped in there this afternoon, Lior would not calm down and Matt wound up bringing her inside because she was keeping him awake. Jordan was not even given the choice.
Tonight they all wanted to sleep in the tent again, especially Jordan. It took a lot of patience to get Jordan to go to sleep tonight. After I put Akiva down I came downstairs to Matt holding Jordan by her ankle and screaming. It seems that Jordan head butted Matt one time too many and he lost it. I calmly reminded him that she was only two and not used to sleeping in anything other than her crib. That earned her another try so I carried her back into the tent and cuddled her for close to an hour while she tossed and turned, tossed and turned, and tossed and turned. It took a lot of patience for that little monkey to go to sleep but she finally made it and I know that when she wakes up in that tent tomorrow morning she will be thrilled. Now she can tell everyone that she slept in the tent, actually she told that to everyone today but now it will be the truth!

Camping out

When you live in south Florida and the average temperature is one hundred in the shade, you learn to embrace the cold weather, the three days a year we have it! It is not really cold if you are from Maine or New York but when you are born and bread in Florida it is down right chilly.
It is so chilly in fact that my husband was inspired to take the girls camping tonight! He did not go far, they are sleeping in the backyard but they are camping out in a tent complete with sleeping bags and flashlights.
We started off the evening with our usual Friday night Shabbot dinner but instead of heading off to the bathtub after dinner we headed off to the backyard where we searched for firewood,started a fire and made s'mores. We even sang a few campfire songs!
After our very sticky campfire the girls came inside to get into their very cozy PJ's,
to brush their chocolate and marshmallow covered teeth, and to gather up some books for the night. There they sat reading book after book, hoping that the girls would calm down long enough to pass out cold. That is where I checked out because my Floridian husband is under the impression that it is far too cold for Akiva to sleep outside
and because I like my bed and my pillows I did not disagree. If truth be told it is probably warmer in the tent than in our bedroom so Matt must be very comfortable right now.
After about ten books, the troops came in for a potty break and Jordan came in for good. Our little Minnie likes her Minnie bed. I think she was having a hard time calming down, maybe next time and I think there will be a next time!
Meanwhile everyone is sound asleep and I am enjoying some peace and quite, until someone needs to come inside to pee.