We are slowly getting back into the swing of things around here. Friday we went to Fallon for a family gathering with Mr. Ferrero Rocher’s parents and siblings.
Aren’t they a good looking crew? We got a kick out of his dad’s tie straight from the ’70s! Hang on to things long enough and they definitely come back into style. And doesn’t Mr. FR’s mother look like a saint? She doesn’t just look it, she IS a saint! She has to be to put up with all of us. ☺
As we were setting up for the big family picture the little boys decided to play some football their way. The object was to get the ball away from everyone else, run a ways, then throw it. They wrestled like this for at least five minutes before Special Dark finally got the ball and ran. All the rest of boys started crying. It was actually pretty funny because while they were wrestling for the ball they were laughing and having a great time but as soon as someone actually got it away from the rest the fun stopped.
Here’s where I would insert the big family picture but it was taken on my SIL’s camera so I don’t have any copies of it. . . .yet. What I do have is all the grandkids minus the two oldest boys with grandma and grandpa.
I’ll save you the trouble of counting. There are 40 grandchildren with #41 due the end of February. The ratio is 23 granddaughters to 17 grandsons. The two oldest grandsons aren’t pictured as they are serving missions for our church, one in the Philippines and one in Brazil. The credit for most of the kids looking in the general direction of the camera AND smiling goes to my sister-in-law, Sylvia. She stood behind me with a puppet (the really nice kind with a stick attached to the arm and everything – think Muppet type of puppet) and said silly things while the puppet smacked the back of my head.
We had a great time! It was a much needed break, getting out of the house and into the sunshine.
Ganache continues to slowly gain weight. We can even see a slight double chin now! Of course, I have to post a couple of pictures of him. We were trying to capture how red his hair is to show my parents. This is a big deal for us as all the rest of my children had either black or dark brown hair (or no hair!) when born.
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I’ll slowly get back onto a more regular posting schedule this week and next. Though, I must admit, the break has been really great!
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What a progeny!! They must be so pleased with their family.
WOW! What a great family!
And red hair! Super cute…better watch out for his temper…or is that just girls…?! 🙂
I love family reunions.
What a great family! And I love the red hair. My baby came out a red head too! We were quite surprised, but so glad to have it! OH and I am so glad he is gaining weight and getting some chub to him! What a relief.
Lucky you! 😀 To have a family reunion with so many people… you are truly RICH!
Corine 😀
PS I LOVE the last photo with the baby and his adorable tongue! You are a blessed mama!
Corine 😀
oooh red hair on tan skin is super gorgeous! I knew a polynesian guy with red hair and he was super cute! do you have the term ranga in the US… here the joke is to call red heads Ranga’s (terribly after orangatang 🙂 My mum has red hair and her nick name was Rusty growing up. what a wonderful family reunion. We can NEVER get family photos when we all get together… its IMPOSSIBLE and we have a very tiny family compared to yours!!
My parents only have 6 grandkids, soon to be 7. And that’ll probably be it for a while. They have 6 kids, but I guess our family doesn’t quite grow the same as others. 🙂
Three of mine were fire engine red – red heads. And then when their baby hair fell out, it grew back in blond to sandy blond. Here’s hoping your little guy gets to keep his red locks!
big family reunions can be so much fun.
You’re going to think I’m a dork, but I love Fallon. I love Hawthorne even more, since that’s where my dad grew up. We’ll be passing through next week sometime and I wish my dad was still around to tell the story of my Grandparents daring one another into the courthouse for a marriage license and all the other nonsense he got into as a kid. 🙂
Hello! I’m stopping in to say Hi from Latter-day homeschooling. Congrats on your new addition! I have actually been following your blog for over a year now. I snatch FHE ideas from you on a regular basis. 🙂 I’m excited to join you all on the the writing crew. Have a great week!
What a lovely post on your family. I enjoy reading it and the pictures are awesome. It is such a miracle if you can get a good picture for a huge family. We have 31 grandchildren and 1 great granddaughter with another one on the way. We did get a pretty good picture at our last family reunion. Being with family is the best; so keep on enjoying those moments.
I am excited to see that you were in Fallon. My brother is on his mission and just got transferred to Fallon.
What a fun time! Terry’s family is very similar to yours – we are at 43 grandkids. It makes things so fun & I love when we can all get together! We have gotten pretty spread out thru the last few years but, I guess we at least get together when Terry & Lorell leave on a mission and again when they come home! You have such amazing In-laws!!! Love your little boy & his cute red hair! My last one (he is almost 2) has kept more of the red than any of my others, I love it!!!