Family Tree

My side of Alexis's Family Tree is only my mother's side.  As you can see by the information below, my mother had 2 siblings who were married and they all had children.  This tree is only accurate for when Alexis was a toddler.  The reason for this is that poor Alexis had a hard time keeping everyone straight so I also included Alexis's version of the Family Tree with people's names as she referred to them.

 

Family Tree

Phyllis

Martha (Marvin)                                Herb (Carolyn)

                                                     Diane    Phillip                       Steve  Tonya  Mark Scott

 

Alexis’s Version of the Family Tree (When little)

Mamaw Phyllis (Alexis’s Black Mamaw!)

Marsta & Grandpa                   Uncle Herb & Carolyn

                                      Aunt Diane & Uncle Phillip             Steve, Tonya, Mark, Scott

 

In Alexis's version, Mamaw Phyllis was referred to as her "Black Mamaw" and no one knows why to this day!  She was also around Diane's daughters so much as a toddler that she started referring to their grandparents (Aunt Martha & Uncle Marvin) as Marsta and Grandpa and you couldn't tell her any differently.  Consequently, Diane and her brother Phillip became Aunt Diane and Uncle Phillip.

 

Unfortunately, due to location and difference in ages, Uncle Herb's family didn't get any weird names.  For some odd reason she did refer to Uncle Herb and Aunt Carolyn as Uncle Herb and Carolyn.  No matter what I said, she wouldn't add the "Aunt" in front.  Alexis was--and still is--hilarious!

 

When kids are toddlers it is a good thing that people take what they say with a grain of salt.  If not then people would have been offended or have their feelings hurt constantly.  Poor Alexis.  It is amazing that she ever got any of the family straight.