November. Part Two, the Arizona Edition

Love is definitely in the air!!

The Eggmans were blessed to head down to sunny (very sunny, might I add!!) Arizona, to be with family and friends and to also be a part of one of the most special days in my sister's life! That's right my little sister, Rachel was getting married to the love of her life, Allen. And to top it all off, both of my mom's brothers and their entire families from the east coast, were there to help celebrate! The last time the entire clan was together was in 2001, and that of course didn't include the Eggman, Lil Chick or Allen. Needless to say, I was giddy with barely controlled glee!!!

Lil Chick and I went down for two whole weeks, and the Eggman joined us for the long Thanksgiving weekend. (Thanks again to the bride and groom-to-be for planning your wedding on the Saturday after Thanksgiving!! Your thoughtfulness did not go unnoticed and everything worked out so well!) Once Lulu and I got in town, we hit the proverbial ground running!

Eating and Socializing

Lil Chick Time

Lulu taking some of her first steps
... a very special moment for her Mia!

 Rock out, Lil One!
You've got some serious moves!

 Bobbing for sodas??
I think Auntie Rachel might have gotten a second bath that day!

Mia & Grandpa Ron
love their Lucy Cooper!

Lunch with friends and
hanging out with Great Gpa, Ronnie and Judith

Gpa Ron feeding Lulu ...
 Lulu feeding the cat.
Good times!

Lucy loves her Uncle Ronnie!
And he loves to tickle her under the arm.
Now whenever we say Uncle Ronnie or point to a picture of him,
Lucy sticks her hands in her armpits ... just like he would do.
It is simply precious!!

Chinese Food for Thanksgiving
No cooking.
No clean up.
All 18 of us agreed ... NO PROBLEM!

Family Portraits

Time with Dear Friends

Howie and Audrey

2/5 of the Bosts

A Rehearsal

And oh, yeah a WEDDING!!!

First Dance as Mr and Mrs

 Daddy-Daughter Dance

 Party Time!!

Welcome to the family, Allen and
Congratulations to the Mr. and Mrs!!

   Until next time, Mama Chick out.



Then We Just Played!

With all the surprises out of the way,

it was time to hang out with loved ones and simply play!!

We had the pleasure of seeing ...

The Trost Ladies

I mean seriously, are these two cuties or what?

 

Great Grandpa Warren Cooper

... during bathtime

Mama Chick's Family

The Deers
when we stopped to visit Aprende

Miss Megan Walls
for dinner at Chick-fil-A

3/5 of the Bost Crew

 on an amazingly fast, yet extrememly productive Last Chance-run

As Carrie put it: Only Mama Chick and I could hit Last Chance with three kids ... score purses, shorts, a shirt, socks and two pairs of shoes and be back on the road in twenty minutes flat! The huge pumpkin latte I had might have helped with the warp speed but nonetheless ... an impressive outing!

Great Gma and Great Gpa
... our great dinner guests!

Grandpa Ron
at work

And then of course
there was some time to chase the cats!
Kitties, where are you?

All in all, it was a fantastic trip!
Admittedly, the weather was a titch on the sweltering side,
but it was 100% worth it!!
 
Until next time, Mama Chick out.