Busy but Fun Weekend

We were really busy this weekend but we had fun enjoying all the different activities. And on top of it, we are having our first cold front of the season and it just feels so nice outside. Of course, Friday night we enjoyed trick-or treating and the kids went quite late to bed. But we still had to get up early on Saturday morning, as we were participating in a garage sale (my first one ever) at our friend's neighborhood. The past few weeks, we got stuff (mostly baby clothes, toys, bedding, glassware, etc.) ready to sell and let me tell you, we had a lot. It was a pretty successful garage sale and we ended up selling 2/3 of our stuff and made some good money. It was fun, even though a few people really tried to nickel-and dime me. And what does Santa do when he is not preparing for Christmas? He goes garage sale shopping. He was very nice and even took some pictures with our little ones.

After the garage sale we went home for a nap because in the afternoon we had plans to attend the annual St. Martin's festival (lantern fest) hosted by Amelia's preschool: the German School of Ft. Lauderdale. There was some delicious German food, friends to play and talk with and a nice walk around the park with our lanterns. It was quite chilly once the sun had set, which felt a little bit like being in Germany where St. Martin festivals are traditionally held on November 11.  

 

And today, we got up early again because of the time change. We gained an hour, but unfortunately the kids don't know that and were up at 6am instead of their usual 7am. It wasn't too bad though as I was invited to go horseback riding at 7:30am anyways. It was a beautiful, but definitely chilly morning in South Florida with temperatures of 53F degrees (11C). Luckily, the sun was out and the sky was cloudless and perfectly blue; just great weather to be on a horse.

And since we enjoyed the cooler temps so much, we spent pretty much all day outside. We went for a walk and in the afternoon we had snacks in the backyard, blew bubbles and played in the sandbox. Hopefully this cold spell sticks around for a while longer so that we can enjoy having our windows open and playing outside.