the abridged version is that nat's dad's side of the family is originally from mexico city but their grandparents immigrated to boston in the late 50s before having three sons. nat's dad is the middle of the three, and he took over the father + son carpentry trade business when their grandfather retired (nat's older brother works with him now, so it's still a family business). details for the other two brothers and their families are still pretty vague for anybody coming in, but i like the idea of having a big, close family that sees each other regularly, has big parties, goes all out and is kind of ridiculous (but loves each other anyway).