Once in a Blue Moon

So this past weekend we drove to Florida to meet up with the rest of my family.  My sister and her family just moved to Florida for her husband’s new job and she just had a baby so they decided to do the blessing when Trev and I could come.  The first day we were there was so fun.  We met up with my parents at their hotel and played in the pool for a while.  Kirra is so funny and loves to jump in the pool but she does not like anyone to catch her.  We would stand in front of her and she would run to the side of us and jump in before we could get her.  She is fearless!  Anyway Ben and Whitney met up with us at the hotel and we all went to the beach.  We had fun playing in the water and soaking up the sun.  I will miss East Coast beaches and the warm water.  Grace and Kirra were so cute together.  Grace likes to hold Kirra’s hand and Kirra loves to do anything that Grace is doing.  They loved playing in the water and in the sand.  I loved getting them together.  Kirra also LOVES her new cousin Lucy.  Anytime she saw Lucy she wanted to hold her.  She would go sit in a chair and hold her arms out like she was ready.  She would kiss her forehead and pat her head (as gently as she knew how).  She also liked to watch when Lucy was having her diaper changed.  She will be a great helper one day when she is a big sister.  Anyway after the beach we went out for pizza!  It was so yummy!  I don’t know if it was just because I was starving or because it was really delicious but I loved it.  The pizza place was right by the beach and it happened that we were there on the night of a blue moon.  After dinner we kind of parted ways because Ben and Whitney had some furniture that needed to be taken home so Trevor took me, Kirra, and Keaton to the boardwalk to watch the blue moon.  It was a really nice night and there were lots of photographers out and even a little band that was out specifically to sing to the blue moon.  Kirra would run up and down the boardwalk occasionally stopping to dance to the music being played.  It was a great atmosphere and everyone was so friendly.  Trevor and I both would love to find a place to live with that kind of atmosphere.  Anyway the first day of our trip was lots of fun and well worth the 12 hour drive through the night.

Me and my big two year old niece 

Passed out after a long day

It was huge and delicious

Kirra loved it too.  She loves using a fork.  If she can’t get things to stick on the fork she will pick them up and force them on.

She must have liked her pizza cause she wanted to take it to go.

Keaton turned 13 on this trip and got a sweet yoyo

Don’t you hate my sister.  She had a baby less than a month ago and she looks like this.

We have quite a few pictures just like this one.  I love to look and them and she how we have all changed.

THis is what the blue moon looked like.   Not really blue. except when the clouds were covering it.