Every 1st Sunday of every month we get together with my family for dinner at my parents’ house, and every 3rd Sunday of every month we get together with Stan’s family for dinner at his parents’ house. Stan brought his camera along to both gatherings this month, so I wanted to share these photos to give you an inside look at both the Phelps and Roberts families.
The Phelps Family-The Phelps Family consists of Mom and Dad, 10 kids (6 girls & 4 boys), 10 in-laws, and 34 grandkids so far (20 boys & 14 girls). The grandkids range in age from 18 years old to newborn age. All of my siblings live in AZ except for my youngest sister Tara who lives in Ohio with her husband and 2 kids…but they’ll be back in a few years! :) I am the 3rd oldest in my family.
Some of the younger boys taking down their oldest cousin Kyle.
Dallin has 7 boy cousins around his own age in the Phelps family. Dallin calls them “my best friends”.
Sometimes things can get a little crazy, but we wouldn’t have it any other way!
The Roberts Family-The Roberts family consists of Mom and Dad, 10 kids (5 boys & 5 girls), 10 in-laws, 42 grandchildren (29 boys & 13 girls…ya, the girls are way outnumbered!!), and 9 great-grandchildren (and one on the way). Stan is the 7th in his family. 4 of Stan’s siblings and their families live out of state ( 3 in Utah, and 1 in New Mexico). The grandkids range in age from 30 years old to 1 year old. And now of course, we’re starting on the next generation.
Dallin was so excited about the Ice cream sandwich Grandpa gave him!
I just have to tell this little story. Our brother in law David, whom you could safely call the family Clown was giving Stan a hard time about all the pictures he was taking that night. Well, after we left that night we realized that as we were coming up to the freeway light, that David and his family were just ahead of us. Stan pulled up right beside them at the light. And what do you think Stan would do in a situation like this?
Stan rolls down his window, whips out his camera and points the camera at David who was driving their van. David didn’t notice us right away. It wasn’t until Stan pushed the Camera button that David happened to look our way. Perfect timing David!! I think it caught him off guard a little! As soon as Stan snapped the picture, the light turned Green and we sped off all the while laughing our heads off!
6 comments:
Hilarious story at the end there-- I could totally picture it! Fun to see pics from both sides. Is it just me, or do the Roberts' seem more reverent than us? :)
Sunday are the best! I love all our family get togethers! Stan does such a great job of taking pictures of these everyday moments that we treasure! I can't believe those boys are going to be starting school soon!
Great Memories!
Ya Melody, it is a little less crazy at the Roberts house but it helps that many of the grandkids are older now, and about 20 of the grandkids (many of the younger ones) live out of state. :)
It just dawned on me that Stan's sister barbara was in my ward growing up...I'm pretty sure stan's parents were in my grandparent's ward and know my mom. My grandparents are Larry and Cora Leavitt and my parents are Bryan and gaylene weight....small world!
Two FABULOUS families that you're a part of - - LOVE IT!
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