Earlier this year, my cousin Annie suggested a reunion of the King family, my mother's family. Over the last ten years, we have become increasingly spread out over the west coast and unfortunately do not see each other often. I loved the idea and soon had airline tickets booked. As the trip neared, I began to feel nervous about flying with an infant and being "that parent" with the crying child. As we boarded the plane, fellow passengers gave us dirty looks as they evaluated their proximity to us. Fortunately, Nathan hardly made a peep the entire time and seemed angelic compared to the hysterical toddler a few rows ahead of us (definitely makes me want to avoid flying with a toddler)!
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| Lilly swimming in the pool |
My Auntie Betsy and her husband were gracious enough to offer to host this first gathering at their home in Glendale, Arizona. Of course, Arizona in August is HOT but the pool in the backyard was convenient and refreshing. Most of the weekend was spent in the pool or on the patio. Nathan and I spent more time inside where air conditioning cooled us both. Uncle John and Julie became the official cooks for the weekend while Annie's daughter Lilly provided us with an assortment of movie watching opportunities.
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| Ty-Ty was trying to play with Nathan |
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| Nathan, Ty-Ty and Cousin Annie |
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| Nathan wasn't as excited about swimming as his dad was. |
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| Cousin Annie and Ty-Ty lounging in the pool. |
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| Annie doing the "Double Floatie Dive" |
At Jeff's request, Uncle David found some great tickets to the Diamonbacks game at Chase Field. For those who don't know, Jeff aspires to visiting every major league baseball park in the country and didn't want to miss the opportunity to add Chase field to his list. I was certainly thankful that the roof was closed and the A/C was running!
Our final task was to create a family photo. Jeff, Nate and Tyson helped get the photo set up and slowly but surely everyone made it into the photo.
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| Back Row: Me, Julie, Uncle John, Uncle David, Cousin Annie; Seated: Jeff, Nathan, Tyson, Auntie Betsy, Lilly |
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Our final task was to create a family photo. Jeff, Nate and Tyson helped get the photo set up and slowly but surely everyone made it into the photo. 
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