I was looking through my old pictures and came across this picture of my mother's daddy (Granddaddy Andrews) and my daddy.
I was reminded of when one of the soccer dads Mr. Frakes, wanted to take James home and fatten him up. He was totally serious. I think he thought since we had so many kids that he wasn't getting enough to eat.
I assured him that James came by his tall lankiness through his family and wouldn't fill out until he was older. Both of my grandfathers, my daddy and my husband and his dad were tall and thin until they got into their 30s and 40s.
My daddy had dark skin and dark hair with a tendency to curl. David and James got his coloring and curly hair.
Of course, I took after my Granny. Short, plump and straight hair. How fair is that? Oh well, at least I will always look up to my husband and my sister says I got the little feet and she got long skinny ones.
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SO that's were Kenadie got her feetsies... never had a baby without some plumpness to the feet, but she has some good ole long, skinny feet. I haven't found any shoes to fit her yet.
I think the "tall and lanky" has been passed down to the next generation. Taken a look at Josh lately?
It's cool to look at big families because you really get to see genetics at work. We joke and say "They definitely look like a Mayfield," so they obviously all have some similar features, but at the same time, have their own uniqueness, too.
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